gadgets
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....
iPod Touch
It was time to retire my Palm PDA, but replacing it was something of a challenge since no one really...
Envirocycle Compost Bin
Since we’ve been talking about planting a garden for quite a while now, my Earth Day gift to myself this...
Nexus LCD TV
It was finally time to replace my wife’s tired old CRT TV that she uses to watch her workout videos,...
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...
Virgin Mobile Kyocera Wildcard
As I wrote about earlier this year, my old phone had developed some kind of malignant growth on its display,...
Garmin Nuvi 260w
Santa was good to me this year. At the top of my wish list was this model from Garmin’s very...
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...
Some Like It Hot
As I mentioned last month, we planned to install a solar water heater in our home this year. That plan...
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...
Asus Eee PC
My new netbook arrived a couple of days ago, and I must say that I am not disappointed. I have...
Nintendo Wii
With our little girl in the hospital for two weeks, we are trying to make the best of our time...
Binary Clock
With the closing of all the Discovery stores in the St. Louis area, there are some great deals to be...
Craigslist
I finally took the plunge and upgraded from my 802.11b wireless router to the faster 802.11g. But this isn’t really...
Lego Designer
A while back I wrote about a really cool and addictive board game called Cathedral. Ever since I got the...
Dyson Cyclonic Vacuum Cleaner
Touted in everything from TV commercials to the tagline emblazoned on the side of the product itself, this is the...
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...