Category: Miscellaneous Gadgets
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Zip-It is a Better Solution for Slow Shower and Tub Drains Than Drain Opener
Reading Time: 2 minutesI want to share one of the ways I quickly resolve slow shower and tub drains at my house. For the last few years, I’ve been doing a lot of the household maintenance for my family. One of the pain points we run into when my wife lets her hair grow a…
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Filing a Claim to Recover Part of the DRAM Settlement
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBack in the late 1990s and the first few years of the 2000s, I bought thousands of dollars of desktop computers, printers, servers, and handheld electronics. So I am one of the people who should be able to claim a share of the settlement in the DRAM Antitrust Litigation. If you…
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The Wall Street Journal Calls Falling Gadget Prices “Deflation”
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere’s an article in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal called Falling Prices Starting to Hit Electronics Retailers. The article speaks of “… rapidly falling prices for televisions, computers and other gadgets that are adding to the woes of recession-scarred retailers.” Apparently there’s been a 26.5-percent increase in television sales, but…
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Gadget Links: Remembering Tim Russert Edition
Reading Time: 2 minutesLinda Stone: Is it Time to Retire the Never-Ending List? on HuffingtonPost.com: “What did surgeons, artists, and CEO’s have in common? Most of them reported that they managed both their time and their attention. In surgery, in the studio, and in the time carved out to think through strategies and issues, these…
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Considering a Blue Microphones Snowflake for Podcasting
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’m planning to launch an audio podcast about ice hockey officiating this September, so I’m looking at hardware and software I’ll need to produce a podcast. One thing I want to buy for myself is a compact USB microphone because I’m sure that the built-in microphone on my MacBook Pro will not…
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Towing a Two-Year-Old in a Chariot Cougar 1
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the best ways to entertain my son Jimmy over the past week or so has been to put him in the Chariot Cougar 1 Carrier that I use as a bike trailer and tow him around the backroads near our house in Newtown, PA. Jimmy in the Chariot Cougar 1:…
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Backlog at Dealers Indicates That We’ll See a Lot More Smarts on the Road Soon
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere’s a follow up to last week’s article about Smart cars on the road in the Philadelphia area. The Boston Globe published an article on Tuesday that indicates that many owners of SUVs and pickup trucks in New England are trying to sell their vehicles because of fuel costs. Near the…
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Smart ForTwos on the Road in the Philadelphia Area
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday on my way to the Philadelphia Airport to drop off Kathleen, Jimmy, and a couple of other relatives for a weekend trip to Atlanta, I saw two Smart ForTwos on the road in less than an hour. Smart ForTwos like this one that was seen by fleur-design in Louisville, KY are…
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BlueLounge SpaceStation Organizes Cables for Laptop Users
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe BlueLounge SpaceStation is a desk organizer for laptop users that acts as a USB hub for all peripheral devices. BlueLounge SpaceStation [ Photo courtesy of the manufacturer. ] The photo I’ve chosen shows the bottom of the SpaceStation. The rubber feet set the SpaceStation 5mm above the surface of the desk. This…