sadecki.com

The main objective of this post is to inform the public that T-Mobile is a dishonest, money-grubbing corporation with no respect for their customers, and no interest in taking action to correct their mistakes. I’ll be dropping as many keywords as I can in an effort to attract readers, search results, and links to this page. Just the act of venting in a public forum will be enough to release the tension my cell phone service provider has caused me. And if I can convince just one other person to look elsewhere for their next wireless service, my efforts will all seem worth it. (more…)

Thanks to my brother Jim, I have acquired a new (to me) Nokia 9500 Communicator. Jim, who is blind, was interested in trying the 9500 out as a possible portable talking computer solution. The Nokia 9500 uses the Symbian Series 80 Operating System and Nuance has created a version of their SpeechPAKS Talks software for use with any phone that uses this or the Series 60 OS.

This year has been marked by a great return of interest in some long time and long lost hobbies of mine: Mountain Biking and Backpacking/Hiking. Having spent a majority of the last ten years of my life glued to a computer screen, I started to become repulsed by all things technology (exaggeration) and found myself craving the great outdoors like I did during my carefree college days. Working from home and living in an area loaded with state parks and recreation areas allowed me to get out into the woods at least a few times a week.

But lets face it, sadecki is synonymous with technology, gadgets, computers, and geek. A strong desire to understand the bigger picture of my adventures, to control nature and to somehow pollute all that is pure and good with technology of somekind, I began finding myself sitting at my computer late at night drawing crude maps based on bike odometer readings, compass headings, foot-paces, and satellite photos (I know it sounds ridiculous, but I actually ended up with some pretty accurate maps). After watching this maddening obsession start to turn the tides of technology back against the calming effects nature had on her husband, my wife thought it was time to get me a GPS receiver. Nancy got together with my brother Jim and my mom to purchase the Garmin eTrex Vista C (pictured above) for my birthday this year.

Not 1 day later and I had a new obsession: Geocaching. An obsession so large it deserves its own section on this website…