In the car I just can’t wait, to pick you up on our very first date Is it cool if I hold your hand? Is it wrong if I think it’s lame to dance? Do you like my stupid hair? Would you guess that I didn’t know what to wear? I’m too scared of what [...]
Photo Viewing Made Easy – Review of iWindowsMobile EyePhoto
With Windows Mobile devices coming with ever increasing quality of digital cameras built into them, the need for applications to view those photos in a quick and easy way has also increased. While the built-in Photos & Videos application of Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6 does a reasonably good job, it still is somewhat stylus [...]
DIY Mini Desktop Air Conditioner with Ice, a Burger Box and Small Fan
Yesterday here in Connecticut it was hazy, hot and humid. Then thundershowers passed through. Afterwards it was still – hazy, hot and humid. If you’re stuck in an enclosed space trying to fight the heat – check out this do it yourself mini-desktop air conditioner. It runs entirely on batteries and is fueled by ice. [...]
Viewing a Site When The Server’s Down
As I’m sure many of you will remember, a few months ago Gear Diary suffered a server crash, and a whole lot of data was lost. Fortunately, some of the data (reviews mainly) was stored in Google Cache, a fabulous little repository of lost websites. Whilst very handy for recovery, it’s can also be of [...]
USBFever 2-in-One Car/Home 2 port USB Charger
The folks over at USB Fever are now offering a 2-in-one car/home charger for USB devices. The nice thing about this one is that it offers swappable adapters for the U.S./Japan, U.K., Australia/China, and Europe, as well as a standard 12v/24v car lighter connection able to charge 2 USB devices at once.
HTC Touch Diamond: Update
Just thought I’d post an update on my experience with the Diamond after using it as my main phone for the last few days. My first impressions report wasn’t particularly positive, and while some things have been slightly better with some tweaks, it still just doesn’t perform as you’d expect it would. First off I’d [...]
FotoFusion Review
Not long ago, I had the opportunity to review Adobe’s PhotoShop Elements 6, which is probably the best consumer level photo editor. It basically takes all of the tools the pros use and bundles them into easy to use menus and wizards for the average user. The problem I have is that even with Photoshop, [...]
Paper shampoo avoids carry on baggage hassles when traveling
Last year when I was on a business trip I tried avoiding an extra charge for overweight luggage by taking out some of my heavier shampoo and other toiletries and putting them in my carry on (which had no weight limit). Of course airline regulations forbid carrying anything liquid (over a certain size). Turns out [...]
HTC Touch Diamond First Impressions
I’ve been looking forward to the arrival of the Touch Diamond for quite some time. Windows Mobile used to be my mobile platform of choice, but since using the Nokia N95 and N95 8GB, I have been swayed over to the Series 60 OS. The N95 8GB has been my main phone for about 6mths [...]
AMD Tech Day: First Half
After a short bus ride from our hotel, the13 invited bloggers showed up at the beautiful new AMD Lone Star Campus. Parts of it are still being finished, but the company began moving in late last year. Mauricio Freitas of GeekZone (we met at Mobius 2007 in Amsterdam) standing in front of the entrance to [...]
Sweetslap.com offers the Top 20 Things Not To Say During Sex
Here’s an aptly named web site for the romantically clueless. Sweetslap.com bills itself as a site that provides the “refreshing, light slap in the face that all couples need once in a while to stop and remember to appreciate one another”. Their sample suggestions are chock filled with blatantly obvious stuff that would be helpful [...]
Unboxing the Sprint Samsung Instinct
After reading review after review and probably driving my poor wife up the wall about it, I decided to take the plunge and stick with Sprint(they only have 30 days to prove their worthiness). My obsession with everything iPhone 3G has been outweighed by my necessity to pinch pennies for the diapers my 4 month [...]
Being Prepared for Anything: What Would You Take?
Like many of you, I have been watching the news of the massive flooding in Iowa and Indiana with concern. While the human and economic repercussions of this latest natural disaster are only now starting to become evident ($3Billion in crop losses alone), this is just the latest in a string of disasters which have [...]
The MWg Zinc II Windows Mobile Pro Review, Part Two
Yep, you guessed it: about a month has come and gone since I received the MWg Zinc II, posted its unboxing, gave a description of the hardware, and mentioned my initial thoughts. If you haven’t already read that portion of this review, click here and then come back; I’ll wait… Today we are going to [...]
Review: Orb Mod 2 Speaker System — Getting A Big Sound From A Small Speaker System
In case you have not been able to tell from my plethora of media player and headphone reviews, I am something of an audiophile (heck, I was even a DJ at parties and weddings in college). I have built my home theatre system over the past couple of years, carefully selecting each component. The one [...]





















