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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Belkin Mini Surge Protector & Dual USB Charger
Posted: Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Here is a great pocket-sized surge protector that also can charge or power a pair of USB devices like an iPod or mobile phone. The Belkin Mini Surge Protector & Dual USB Charger costs under $20 so this little gadget is a must have around the house or in the travel bag. - AMAZON.COM — ...Read
Friday, February 22, 2008
DIY: Checking You Home Drinking Water Quality
Posted: Friday, February 22, 2008
Recently my brother-in-law had a reverse osmosis system installed for their drinking water. The installer left him a water quality meter which is a digital TDS meter that measures the Total Dissolved Solids in the water. What this means is that it measures the total amount of substances in the water other than the pure ...Read
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Lumencraft Gatlight V3 Titanium Flashlight
Posted: Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Take a look at this flashlight — it’s a work of art! Lumencraft’s newest Gatlight, named V3, is hand-assembled from over 80 parts. The case is made from titanium, but the light uses variable illumination LED that provides over 240 lumens (D. Quirk — you reading this?!). The Gatlight is developed by a team of ...Read
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Craftsman CompuCarve - Computer-Controlled Woodworking Machine
Posted: Saturday, June 9, 2007
So I’m trying to find an excuse to to buy the $1899 (plus free shipping) Craftsman 3D Computer-Controlled Carving Machine. The CompuCarve looks amazing!! It not only carves but it can rip, cross cut, miter, contour, joint and route most soft materials. So wood, plastics (polycarbonate or cast acrylic) and certain types of high ...Read
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
Microsoft Virtual Earth — Complete With 3D Maps & Ads!
Posted: Tuesday, January 2, 2007
I was checking out Microsoft’s Live Map Search today and noticed they have the option of looking at maps in 3D. Doing so requires the downloading and installation of Microsoft Virtual Earth (Beta)… once installed, I navigated to downtown Seattle where the buildings popup from the ground in full 3D (complete with skins). Amazing! Microsoft ...Read
Saturday, February 18, 2006
REVIEW: The TrackStick — Follow Its Every Move
Posted: Saturday, February 18, 2006
A few weeks back, the kind folks at TrackStick.com shipped me a unit to review. At first, I was a bit skeptical about such a device… Can that little stick actually log my every movement? When the FedEx guy finally arrived with the package, I couldn’t wait to put this gadget to the test. I ...Read
Wednesday, December 7, 2005
The CALIBUG HDTV - It’s Time To Calibrate Your HD Display
Posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2005
A properly calibrated display is like sleeping in clean sheets. You get a better nights sleep and it just feels right. In the past, you’d need to get a DVD calibration disc, like Digital Video Essentials or The AVIA Guide to Home Theate, but now, with HD displays, calibrating with DVD quality test patterns is ...Read
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Dymo RhinoPRO 3000 - Label Your Cables
Posted: Tuesday, November 22, 2005
If you are setting up your A/V rack, you know how hard it is to keep track of all the cables. The folks that invented the old style embossed labels, Dymo, now have an easy way to label all your cables. The RhynoPRO 3000 labeling system uses flexible nylon or heat shrink tube labels for ...Read
Thursday, November 10, 2005
NEED ADVISE: Welders.
Posted: Thursday, November 10, 2005
Yes, folks… I’m asking for advise… I want to get into Welding. Why? ‘Cause I want to be on Monster Garage — known as a Master Welder. That would be neat-o… but, that’s not gonna happen… the real reason is because I’ve always wanted to learn how to weld and now I have designed a ...Read
Sunday, November 6, 2005
Raytek MiniTemp MT6
Posted: Sunday, November 6, 2005
I needed a way to check the temperature of the chandelier I am building, uh, copying. I thought about using a oral thermometer, but that seems too low tech and I’ve always wanted a reason to purchase a RAYTEK MiniTemp MT6. This portable non-contact thermometer is one of the coolest tools I own. I found ...Read
Thursday, August 25, 2005
The Wobble Light
Posted: Thursday, August 25, 2005
If there is one thing I learned from home construction and remodeling is that you need a good light source. My dad has a 500-watt halogen light rig he put together, which works great, but I have knocked it over several times and each time I break something on it, the lens, the frame, the ...
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