: About Me

I'm an avid runner who's training for this year's Boston and New York City Marathons. I live in New York City and work in the field of education in Manhattan. I write a bit in my spare time and enjoy sharing my ideas and viewpoints especially about health, sports, exercise, and technology.

My passion is ...

running

I know too much about ...

sports and technology

My parents always told me ...

never to take candy from strangers

My childhood ambition ...

was to become the first baseman for the New York Yankees

My favorite memory ...

is blowing out the candles on a bi-centennial celebration cake.

Why I write ...

to express myself

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

the Yankees versus the dreaded Red Sox

My first job ...

delivery boy

My best moment ...

winning the Footlocker 5-Borough Challenge in the 2005 NYC Marathon.

My inspiration ...

Grete Waitz and countless other marathoners...

Computers & Technology > GPS Devices Will Global Positioning Systems (GPS) ever replace conventional maps?

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There are many new technologies developed within the last decade that have garnered new products and services. One technology, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), is perceived by many people as a recent technical development. Actually, GPS technology has existed for decades and was used almost exclusively by the United Stated military until the early 1980's when, out of utility, its benefits were extended to civilians. This technology uses several satellites to provide location-based tracking and other useful corresponding information to individuals. A GPS device, which uses GPS technology c...

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