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Our First Geocaching Experience

Jim Julian — Mon, 30 May 2011 23:35:52 +0000

After owning my outstanding Garmin eTrex Vista HCx GPS for a few years now, I got it out of my car, off of my motorcycle, off of my bicycle, and back into my hands for geocaching. (It should be obvious that I have a Garmin dashboard mount and two Garmin handlebar mounts!) This first adventure was [...]

Apple iPod Touch 4 – Best PDA

Jim Julian — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 01:35:58 +0000

Yes, the greatest P.D.A. Here you have the power and beauty of iOS, and connection to the Internet, and no monthly service charge (like on an iPhone). And, like all the iPods before it, it plays music too! Like many of you, I’ve had PDAs since the beginning. You know, a “Personal Digital [...]

Amazon Kindle 3 – Best eBook Reader

Jim Julian — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:45:37 +0000

Yes, books are good. And eBooks are potentially great. And there are an awful lot of books in our house. So, what should we use to read eBooks? I’m an engineer, but I have had my time in business and marketing, so I try to understand why things are designed to fit a need. Regarding eBooks, I was an [...]

Canon SX210 IS Camera

Jim Julian — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 17:50:46 +0000

It was time to upgrade to yet another, and of course better, compact camera. I had even more specific criteria this time. Significant zoom beyond the typical 3x or 4x HD video with stereo microphones Everything other feature was a given that it would be better. I do a lot of photography, and [...]

Ride-to-Work On a Cold Morning

Jim Julian — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 01:48:16 +0000

Yes, it was very cold around 6 am. I’ve been riding my relatively new BMW G650GS motorcycle to work as often as I can. I leave very early on a much longer, scenic route; much different than my car route. My motorcycle commute is intentionally about an hour and fifteen minutes long.

BMW Motorcycle Battery Tender for My G650GS

Jim Julian — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:22:23 +0000

After a recent problem with loose battery leads from an improper new vehicle preparation, I needed a practical way to properly maintain my motorcycle battery. Plus it really needed a charge! So after much on-line research, it turns out that the battery can be trickle-charged though the Powerlet [...]

Accessories Installed On My 2010 G650GS Motorcycle

Jim Julian — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 02:01:13 +0000

These were just installed on my 2010 BMW G650GS motorcycle. They are all factory accessories: windshield, case guard, rear top case. Specifically: BMW Tall Windshield, Clear: 71607688283 BMW Engine Protection Kit: 71607653858 BMW Top Case: 71607681974 BMW Lock Cylinder: 51257660863 BMW Top Case [...]

Motorcycle Trip First One with BMW G650GS

Jim Julian — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:24:03 +0000

The first real trip that weekend. Here’s some crappy phone camera shots.

My New 2010 BMW G650GS Motorcycle

Jim Julian — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:44:37 +0000

Well, here it is, my new 2010 BMW G650GS dual-sport motorcycle. Here I am taking delivery of it at the dealer!

Fender CD-140SCE Acoustic-Electric Guitar

Jim Julian — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:29:06 +0000

After all of my on-and-off guitar training over the years, I wanted, and really needed, a decent acoustic to complement my other musical endeavors (where I’ve gotten much further along), and get serious about guitar again. I also wanted an alternative to my nice, humble, Schecter Omen 6 [...]