Why would you want to paddle standing up?

What is the allure of stand-up paddle boarding?  I just don’t understand why I’m seeing this sport all over the place now.  Seems like a marketing gimmick milking the “new and different” angle.  As a kayaker, it just doesn’t make any sense to me.  Why would you want to stand-up while paddling to go [...]

Amazon changes Kindle store for iPhone users

On Monday, Amazon.com put out a small tweak to its Kindle application for Apple’s iPhone that takes users to an iPhone-optimized store when they click on the “get books” button.

There’s now a page that lets users search either by title, author, keyword, or category. It also lists some of the New York Times [...]