It’s a bit old news by now, but perhaps some of you haven’t heard about it. About a week ago the folks at Amazon had a problem with a couple of George Orwell’s novels they were selling in e-book form. News reports vary with some saying the publisher changed it’s mind about letting them be . . . → Read More: Amazon gives me another reason not to buy a Kindle. (#Blogathon)
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I’ve been a big fan of Canon products ever since I purchased a Canon CanoScan N670U flatbed scanner after upgrading to Windows XP. I had an HP scanner prior to that which stopped working after the XP upgrade because HP couldn’t be bothered to make proper drivers for the new OS. After several months of . . . → Read More: Wherein I rave about my love for Canon digital products. We’ve all seen the commercials for ShamWows wherein the hyper host Vince demonstrates the amazing absorbency of the microfiber towels he’s selling. The question is: Do they really work? The folks at Consumer Reports decided to find out. As with most things in life they’re not quite as amazing as they’re presented to be. . . . → Read More: Consumer Reports tests the ShamWoW. OK gang I need your help again. Anne and I will be taking a trip to Iowa over Memorial Day Weekend in May in the Civic we just bought to hang out with one of her best friends. In preparation for that trip one of the things we’re looking at buying is a GPS Navigation . . . → Read More: Looking for your input on GPS navigation systems. You see this picture to the left? You’re going to think it’s an April Fool’s joke, but it’s not. That’s a real product you can buy that’ll make it look like your baby is bursting through your chest like those monsters from the Aliens movies. It’s called a Peekaru Original Fleece Baby Carrier Cover: Let . . . → Read More: The Peekaru will make you look like an extra from “Aliens.” Compact Fluorescent (CFL) bulbs are currently the best way to save money while lighting your home thanks to their low power consumption and long life, but they also require careful handling and disposal due to the mercury they contain. That’s why the next best thing just over the horizon will be LED based lighting. You . . . → Read More: Say hello to your future Light Bulb. … and bought a RCA EZ205 Small Wonder Digital Camcorder. You may recall back in 2007 I wanted one of the earlier models of these for the purpose of trying to do some video blogs. It didn’t happen due to a push back on the release date putting it too close to Krismas—I usually don’t . . . → Read More: I gave in to gadget lust yesterday… Japan spent ¥4 billion (roughly $43 million USD) on a newfangled fingerprint security system to keep undesirables out of their country and it works great unless someone thinks to put tape over their fingers: The biometric system was installed in 30 airports in 2007 to improve security and prevent terrorists from entering into Japan, the . . . → Read More: Korean woman foils Japanese fingerpint system with tape. I plan to make my next car either a Honda Civic or a Honda Fit if I ever get to a point where I can afford to take on a car payment, but if it takes long enough I may end up getting a Honda Clarity instead: It’s very cool to see that the car . . . → Read More: Top Gear calls Honda Clarity “most important car in 100 years.” Kudos to Ubisoft for listening to customers and taking a chance. They’ve announced that the retail release of the PC version of Prince of Persia will have no DRM at all: “A lot of people complain that DRM is what forces people to pirate games but as PoP PC has no DRM we’ll see how . . . → Read More: Retail PC version of next “Prince of Persia” totally DRM free. |
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