{"id":495,"date":"2004-01-06T08:14:04","date_gmt":"2004-01-06T13:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/?p=495"},"modified":"2004-01-06T08:14:04","modified_gmt":"2004-01-06T13:14:04","slug":"year-of-the-gadget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/index.php\/2004\/01\/06\/year-of-the-gadget\/","title":{"rendered":"Year of the gadget"},"content":{"rendered":"

OK, so within 24 hours of placing my order for my new Mac laptop, I learn of two<\/a> people<\/a> who also bought new Mac laptops.
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And yesterday I’m at work and I notice one of the guys on the National Desk has this shiny new digicam in his hand.<\/p>\n

Me:<\/b> “Hey, what kinda camera is that?”
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Him:<\/b> “A Nikon Coolpix.”
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Me:<\/b> “Wow, I just bought a new Canon. You know, if you ever need a battery pack for that thing, let me know. I found real good one.”
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Him:<\/b> “Why, do people have battery problems with these?”
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Me:<\/b> “No, but they all go through batteries super fast, so the battery pack is nice to have. How’s that one doing?”
\nHim:<\/b> “I don’t know, I’ve only owned it for four hours.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Everybody’s got the bug these days, it seems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OK, so within 24 hours of placing my order for my new Mac laptop, I learn of two people who also bought new Mac laptops. And yesterday I’m at work and I notice one of the guys on the National…<\/p>\n

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