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I’m sitting at home watching race 2 of the America’s Cup (Episodes of the event have been stacking up in my TiVO so no spoilers, please!) when I see a commercial for one of the coolest pieces of gear I’ve seen in a while. It is the Wegner Alinghi Yachtsman tool.
Wegner has been in business [...]

I usually prefer my adventures motorized; however, an article about a historic hiking trail in this month’s japan-guide.com email newsletter caught my eye. Japan-guide.com is an excellent resource for anyone planning to visit Japan, whether it is for a short stay or for foreigners intending to move there for good.
In line with my philosophy of [...]

My very first outboard motor was a 25 hp Evinrude 2-stroke that I used with a 13-foot Boston Whaler imitation skiff as a kid. That old 2-stroke was noisy and smoked profusely when you first turned it on but proved reliable as it would generally start with a few pulls of the rope (or ten [...]

My dad, the late “great gadgeteer”, loved Velcro®. (Well, it was more of an obsession with him.) He used it to stick every gadget imaginable to any surface in his car or house. There wasn’t a single piece of electronic equipment he owned that did not have a piece of Velcro® attached or a patch [...]

As promised, I’ve completed the write-up of my experiences during our recent trip to Canada to attend the Motreal Formula 1 Grand Prix. Montreal is a beautiful city and we learned a lot during this experience. We had some trouble the first day but overall it was a ver positive experience and we can’t wait to do [...]

I’ve been pretty busy with work and other commitments since I came back from Canada; however, I did manage add a photo gallery section to the Blog and post some pictures from the Grand Prix of Canada. A full travelogue will be forthcoming as promised.

I’m trying to make up for not posting anything while I was in Canada by posting twice today and by doing an extensive write-up on the Grand Prix, which will be coming soon (I hope).
I’ve mentioned how Google Maps and Google Earth have transformed the way I prepare for trips and how much I wish that [...]

Porsche has announced that a group of 26 slightly modified Cayenne S SUVs will run the 2007 edition of the Trans-Siberia Rally from Moscow to Ulaan Batar, 3,850 miles away. The idea came after a privately entered Cayenne succesfully completed the grueling rally. Porsche’s own Trans-Siberian Rally web special is running a feature on the driver [...]

No sooner had I posted the story about mapping vans in Europe than I discovered that Google maps is already incorporating street level photographic views gathered using mysterious blue vans. The service is called Google Maps Street View is currently available only in selected cities like Seattle, Miami and New York.
Additionally, Google recently purchased the Spanish [...]

A recent feature on ZDNet Galleries is a collection of photos about one of the teams that operate a Tele Atlas mapping van. These high tech vehicles based on custom VW Crafter van cutaway chassis, roam Europe capturing images and data that will be featured in navigation systems by customers like Google, Mercedes Benz, Navman, [...]