Archive | September, 2007

The Battlefield 2142 Review

When you see all the new DirectX10 titles coming out for PC it becomes very easy to overlook the newer DirectX9 titles. Battlefield 2142 is one of these titles, and it most definitely shows itself as proof that DX9 is not dead yet! Now, don’t get me wrong, I am fully aware that Battlefield 2142 [...]

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Sync your mobile digital lifestyle: The Ford Focus | Sync Review

[THIS is a monster post with lots of photos - so give your browser some spinning wheel time!] GearDiary was invited to join traditional media and automobile journalists to experience the launch of the redesigned Ford Focus and Ford Sync™. Hosted in Seattle, Washington by Ford Motor Company and Microsoft, the program included significant drive [...]

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AntWorks – Space Age Ant Habitat

Observing ants in your home used to mean obtaining the typical ant farm which used sand as the medium for the ants to live in. A modern development and improvement on the old sand ant farms are the AntWorks ant habitats. This habitat uses a special gel instead of sand. The gel setup was originally [...]

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Voice clips on Windows Live Messenger

f you’ve got a Windows Mobile 6 device and haven’t yet tried the voice clip feature, do it – it’s amazing! Instead of struggling with the touchscreen or keypad input, you just activate the voiceclip function, speak into the device’s microphone, and the other party gets an embedded voice clip within the chat window.Mitchell and [...]

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Tricks for staying motivated

This is off-topic, but I thought I’d share with you a little nugget of wisdom I found today. I’m one those habitual procrastinators that will always find a way to put something off until I absolutely have to do it – and if I don’t have to do it, then there’s a good chance it’ll [...]

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YouTube Star, Tay Zonday

I really did not notice Tay Zonday’s music until a few days ago when he released his latest song, “Do the Can’t Dance.” When I saw the new video, I thought Wow, Tay is really an awesome singer. And the theme of the song appeals to me as geeks can’t dance. I then checked out [...]

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Aerobie Aeropress Coffee & Espresso Maker Review

I enjoy a hot cup of coffee every now and then. But, I never had any interest in learning how to brew the coffee (cooking is really not my thing). I have always bought my coffee from restaurants and coffee shops. When I came across the Aerobie Aeropress Coffee & Espresso Maker while searching the [...]

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Review: Tersano Lotus Sanitizing System– Cleaning Has Never Been This Easy.

Imagine if I told you there was a device out there which could replace all of your soaps and cleaning supplies with water. Pretty unbelievable, isn’t it? Need to remove some heavy duty mildew? No more heavy abrasive cleaners. Just use tap water. Need to remove food stains from clothing? No more spray cleaner. Just [...]

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I Am Ready to Try Walking While Working

Updated: I have created my own treadmill desk; you can read about and see it at the end of this article. Every time I get on my treadmill, I tune into mindless reality TV on VH1 (Rock of Love reruns, anyone?), the news on CNN (same old depressing crap) , or the latest nature show [...]

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Nokia N95 Review

As I am sure you have seen, Jenneth has been extremely impressed by the Nokia N95 smartphone, going as far as to call it her “JesusPhone”. I managed to get my hands on one for a couple of weeks to review, and while I agree with many of her points, I have some reservations. IMG [...]

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First Look at the New SeV Women’s Line

For years, Scott Jordan has been inundated with questions about if and when SCOTTeVEST would start carrying a women’s line, and for the longest it looked like they might not ever. Well, that’s not entirely true: I still have a v2.5 women’s vest that SeV released years ago, but until now, that was it. In [...]

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Why I Don’t Run First Thing in the Morning

Yesterday afternoon we had a surprise softball game for Kev’s youngest at 5:30. We made it to dinner at 7, [...]

Microsoft and Zinio Offering Big Incentives to Buy a Nokia Lumia

One of the biggest trepidations I’ve had about my switch to Windows Phone is having to buy all new apps. [...]

World Tarot Week? World Tarot Day? What?!

Best I can tell, the people who use tarot cards are those who want to believe in the idea of [...]

Baofeng UV-5RA Review – Can a $50 Ham Radio Be Any Good?

I hope you have been enjoying my series on Amateur Radio.  It’s been one of my favorite hobbies for about [...]

Zinio Introduces Z-Pass – 3 Digital Magazines Per Month for $5

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If you haven’t already discovered how awesome it can be to have all of your magazine subscriptions delivered to your [...]

2013 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT All About Value and Functionality

An automotive anniversary is quietly approaching, but I doubt anyone will notice. Of course I am not talking about the [...]