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Although they haven’t changed the model number it appears the device currently shipping no longer has a reset button on the front. That button would reset the device to zero for today, like if you wanted to measure a particular hike.

If you look at the product picture that Amazon has, that is a correct representation. However, if you look at the user pictures, or google for a manual you see that previously the product had four buttons on the front, one of which was that reset button.

I’m guessing some people were pressing that button by mistake and losing part of their day’s activities so Omron decided to remove it. That’s fine, except now if you want to reset the display to zero you have to stick a pin in the reset hole on the back, and then enter all your data again…time, stride length, weight.

Does this matter. To me it’s a pain in the neck, but to most of the people who use the device it may be just fine since what they really want is to measure their total activity for each day, not a particular walk.

(Of course for a single walk, you just look at the display before you leave and subtract that reading when you are done.)

Seems like Omron could have designed a different reset button that was harder to press by accident instead of eliminating it entirely.

Whatever, it’s not a huge deal, I just thought people should be aware of this.

Aside from that the device seems fine, and that is covered by lots of other reviews, so I won’t repeat them. I just gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because of my own needs. I also think they should have changed the model number when they removed that button.
Out Like A Light

I loved this book from beginning to end. Along with some entertaining history, this is a beautifully woven tale. To my mind, a good novel has unexpected twists and surprises .. and this book carried one beautiful surprise all the way through.
This book stirred in me an affection for elephants that I hadn’t felt since childhood. Along with The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo, Water for Elephants helped to inspire the painting “The Gentle Somnambulist” which is included in my book TREASURE Twenty One Paintings and a Key.
In The First Light

Add me to the list of purchasers who report using the card for a limited amount of time–in this case for about a month and perhaps five or six separate days of shooting video–and then having it fail. Would advise potential customers to choose a different manufacturer.
Let Your Light Shine

It is improved over earlier versions. I demo-ed my friend’s same model, but older version. It does take about 30 seconds to find a sattelite, so I take mine off and put it on the ground and do a few streaches while waiting and then I’m ready to run! here is a tip- you can share your run data on facebook like this: when you are on Garmin Connect website, you will see a share button under your run map, then right click on it. You will see “accelerators”. Click on that, then choose facebook and it will prompt you to log onto facebook and then your run will post. Not super-easy right now, but do-able.
I’ve run streets and trails and so far, no dropped signal.
70 Thousand Light Years

I’ve been using Excel for years and never had a problem with it before, but with this version, Excel 2007 on a new Dell desktop and Windows 7, it is constantly crashing, as in “Excel is not responding.” And I am not doing anything extremely complicated. Just simple stuff. It is so frustrating, it is basically unusable. Word 2007 looks ok and I haven’t used PowerPoint 2007 yet so I won’t comment on that. I have been exploring OneNote 2007 and it appears to be potentially useful.
The Light In Things

This rosin works really well, it is far less expensive than what we purchase in music stores and came to our home relatively quickly.
Kafko Light Violin Viola

I bought an Ipod Touch a month ago. Got it from a lady that had it two months, so it was like almost new. A few scratches on the back like I see everybody says about these devices. I love everything about this touch. So easy to download music with Itunes eagerly waiting to sync it to my touch.Everything easy to use even for a 62 year old guy like me. These instruments are great and Amazon is a great place to buy from.
Light Sport Ultralight Flying

I am enjoying my I-Pod touch 32G. It works well and looks good. The sound is great whether through speakers, earphones, etc. It is easy to use. Only 2 complaints — my eyes aren’t as good as they used to be and it is small (my problem), and wireless only works on G/N not A etc. so I can’t use it at work. Still a great tool.
Deep Inner Light

Light, easy to use, excellent suction. This little vacuum was faced with a large first task- cleaning 5 years worth of dirt out of the livingroom carpet. (This is what happens when you move into an apartment inhabited by college males for such a long time). It made the room ridiculously cleaner in one pass, and only started to have some slight issues after moving on t, o the bedroom. It wasn’t picking up any more dirt. However, on investigating the bag, it was because it had gotten so much dirt up from the previous carpet that there just wasn’t any room left in the bag. Needless to say, I was impressed with this vacuum’s cleaning power. The reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is that the hose is somewhat difficult to use. It isn’t quite long enough to reach everywhere easily (although the vacuum is light enough that it isn’t a huge deal to just pick it up) and conflicts with the path of the cord when wrapped. As for the sound- I saw complaints about this vacuum being very loud before buying it, and was somewhat concerned by this… but the people who have complained must have had stealth vacuums, as this isn’t any noisier than any other vacuum I’ve ever used.
Black Light

Considering I’m a Metal/Industrial fan, the fact that I like this cd is wierd but its catchy, uplifting music, even if the lyrics are cheesy and unoriginal. Its the synth and guitar hooks that I like. I like certain pop groups like Xymox and such but AFOS is still good. Though I prefer their 80’s material, this cd is worth it for the songs Burnin’ Up, Magic, Your’re Mine, and the title track.On another note, the drums and bass are pretty thick and heavy for the style of music this is. Get it if it is cheap and you have an open mind
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