HTPC Hardware
[This is Part II of a series on building your own HTPC] Let me start by saying that I did...
March 2, 2010
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Tunes To Go
I’m lucky to work at a place that doesn’t mind its employees listening to music (on headphones) while they work....
August 28, 2009
iPod Touch
It was time to retire my Palm PDA, but replacing it was something of a challenge since no one really...
July 28, 2009
Envirocycle Compost Bin
Since we’ve been talking about planting a garden for quite a while now, my Earth Day gift to myself this...
June 14, 2009
Nexus LCD TV
It was finally time to replace my wife’s tired old CRT TV that she uses to watch her workout videos,...
June 5, 2009
Western Digital 1TB MyBook
What can I say? Two hundred gigabytes just ain’t that big anymore. Western Digital is offering this series of MyBook...
January 26, 2009
Virgin Mobile Kyocera Wildcard
As I wrote about earlier this year, my old phone had developed some kind of malignant growth on its display,...
December 29, 2008
Garmin Nuvi 260w
Santa was good to me this year. At the top of my wish list was this model from Garmin’s very...
December 28, 2008
Solatube Solar Attic Vents
Back in July, I wrote about having a solar water heater installed. About the same time, I also had solar-powered...
December 12, 2008
Some Like It Hot
As I mentioned last month, we planned to install a solar water heater in our home this year. That plan...
July 28, 2008
Adventures in Linux-Land
Look, I’m a software guy, okay? I’ve been banging around on computers since my first TRS-80 that my dad bought...
June 16, 2008
Asus Eee PC
My new netbook arrived a couple of days ago, and I must say that I am not disappointed. I have...
May 18, 2008
Nintendo Wii
With our little girl in the hospital for two weeks, we are trying to make the best of our time...
May 17, 2008
Binary Clock
With the closing of all the Discovery stores in the St. Louis area, there are some great deals to be...
June 18, 2007
Craigslist
I finally took the plunge and upgraded from my 802.11b wireless router to the faster 802.11g. But this isn’t really...
March 4, 2007
Lego Designer
A while back I wrote about a really cool and addictive board game called Cathedral. Ever since I got the...
January 4, 2007
Dyson Cyclonic Vacuum Cleaner
Touted in everything from TV commercials to the tagline emblazoned on the side of the product itself, this is the...
June 20, 2006
Viza Tank 50QT-9 Motor Scooter
A friend of mine reminded me of an old joke about mopeds. Well, that may be true, but it doesn’t...
October 5, 2004
