Technology

A Few Tweaks

February 13, 2010
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There are a few new features here at Get Fit Slowly that I wanted you all to know about. First, I added new buttons for subscribing to my free feeds by email or RSS. Also, I’ve added buttons for facebook and twitter. Please consider following me if you aren’t doing so already. Secondly, I changed [...]

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Changes Coming At GFS

February 3, 2010
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On top of that, I don’t want you guys, my readers, clicking links on my pages that take you away from my site unless it’s a link that I think you may enjoy. Honestly, I don’t think you should click an ad that tells you you’ll lose 50 pounds in 5 days by taking 30 magic pills per day that cost 500 bucks.

So from this day forward, google ads are gone. Bye bye Jillian Michaels–I love you, but you won’t be making money off of me any more. From now on, I’ll only see you on Tuesdays!

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Withings WiFi Scale: Initial Impressions

January 19, 2010
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On Friday as I headed out the door to take the kids to school, I set out a note for the FedEx delivery person begging them to please leave my package in the garage. I was so excited for my new scale that I didn’t want to have to wait until Monday to get it. [...]

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New iphone App: The Daily Burn

September 10, 2009

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know I’m a gadget guy.  I’m motivated by numbers, and data, as well as outside perceptions of my progress.  I’ve used heart rate monitors, stopwatches, GPS watches, ipods, iphones, websites, TVs, treadmills, elliptical machines, and countless other technological gadgets to help me along my journey. [...]

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Running in Unfamiliar Territory

September 7, 2009

Have I mentioned before that I love running?  Have I mentioned before that I love gadgets?  Have I mentioned before that I love my Garmin Forerunner 305?  Well all of these things are true. But sometimes, my Garmin gets me in trouble.  You see, one of the shortcomings of it is that is sometimes takes [...]

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