Great article debunking the need for heavy, clumsy hiking boots this summer. Get a pair of light trail runners and be happier.
The only thing I’d quibble with is the section on wet feet. Yes, in a true deluge of rain or a few days of rain, anything will give up and let moisture in. But for the occasional stream crossing or puddle hopping the whole family uses Salomon Gore-Tex trail shoes and have loved them. They are a bit heavier than some of the lightest shoes out there but I ran the Davos Marathon in them for instance and they worked just fine over some absolutely brutal terrain. Throw on a light pair of gaiters for dirt/brush protection and it’s magic.
Mailbox launches an iPad app, but Gmail poses a greater threat than ever
Now I just need an iPad.
Fitbit Flex urged me to some extra steps yesterday. Rather than stand around waiting to board the plane I walked around the airport. That was the ~2000 steps that made the goal
Paul Higgins : Good points Stowe although I am less optimistic than you sound about Yahoo and what it can do. I am also a little sad to think that the only alternative for Tumblr is to be bought out by a big player, whoever that may be. I do recognise that someone needs to pay the piper and dislike the reactions of people who want a great free service but do not recognise the commercial realities. It will be interesting to see this play out even though the Yahoo rumour may be just that. I think it speaks to changed business models and maybe that the financing expectations are out of whack.
Paul Higgins wonders if we should oppose the Tumblr acquisition by Yahoo:
Paul Higgins, The Community, Tumblr and Yahoo - Do we Protest?
There are a couple of services that are really important to my life and my business. One of them is Tumblr and the other is Evernote. In promoting…
Interesting commentary here by the interesting nugget at the end is worth the read, essentially getting bought by Yahoo has a chance of success, getting bought by Microsoft is a kiss of death.
No data given. Certainly Microsoft has plenty if botched acquisitions but isn’t that equally true of Yahoo?
Want more studies and data on bike lanes improving local economies? You got it.
49% increase in an area with a bike lane vs 3% overall. And yet we as a nation still keep the cars going.
Hey Google Now… nothing says uninstall me faster than hanging on to the GPS when you aren’t open.
Taking Google’s new music offering for a spin
So far so good. None of the skips and pauses I get at home with Spotify. The few radio stations I have tried have played, again unlike the frustrating Spotify service which frequently tells me it can’t start (I will never understand that error).
Next up — playing music all weekend and seeing how the suggests music algorithm does.
Really need an iOS version to make this stick.
What is wrong with GymPact.
I love the idea of this service. I bet money that I will perform a given number of workouts each week, I get paid from the pool of sloths if I hit the mark.
Simple and effective, I definitely did a few workouts when I otherwise might not have.
But here is the issue: the default is $5 for 3 times a week. So betting $15 which is a return of between $1-2. Fair enough I guess, not sure what Gympact’s numbers are like but let’s assume they are returning most of the betting pool and keeping operating costs down.
So if I increase my bet to $10 for 3 times in a week my reward is… $1-2. Huh? If I stand to lose more I should stand to win more. Very simple. Bigger carrots for bigger sticks. And this is what really doesn’t work, the gamification is flawed and it feels unfair. So I stopped.
If they fix that aspect I would use it again, it definitely had some motivational aspects.
Really, a convenience fee? For whom? A) you want me to buy the ticket as it guarantees I will show up and B) it’s cheaper than having someone sitting in a booth.
I continue to be amazed at this app. Really mild perceived battery drain and a marvelously simple and clear UI.
Hey Nike, this is how it should be done!
