Pocket Chainsaw – Product Review
This pocket chainsaw was a new one for me. I never heard of such a product before I was contacted […]
Wired @20 – Book Review
I’ve been a longtime fan of the Wired magazine, and for the past few years a regular subscriber as well. […]
Runtastic Speed and Cadence Bike Sensor with Bluetooth Smart Technology – Product Review
Let me first tell you a thing or two about my background. I am not really a “die hard” biker, and only within the last year or so have I gotten more seriously into road biking. I go on a […]
QQ-Tech Mini Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard – Product Review
One of the main obstacles to the wider adoption of “smart” TVs and entertainment center PCs is the lack of convenient and accessible user interface. The traditional remote controls are very limited in their capacity, the touch-screen input is obviously […]
Satechi 7 Port USB 3.0 Premium Aluminum Hub – Product Review
I have way too many USB peripherals, and I never seem to have enough free USB ports on my computers. I am primarily a Mac user, and have, among other things a MacBook Air. This computer in particular is severely […]
Higher Education in the Digital Age – Book Review
Higher education, particularly in the US, is on the verge of a major structural change. There has been a lot of speculation in recent years about the ever-increasing cost of higher education, the mounting student college debt (which has surpassed […]
Caselogic CDE-48 48 Capacity Heavy Duty CD Wallet (Black) – Product Review
The rise of cheap hard drives, cloud storage, and ubiquitous online connections has almost obviated the need to optical storage media. However, I still prefer to use DVD-R for additional backup of some of my most precious and valuable files, […]
Kingston Digital DataTraveler SE9 8GB USB 2.0 DTSE9H/8GBZ – Product Review
When they first came out USB sticks were a great little invention. They enabled a compact and universal distribution of large files. They are aslo *very* inexpensive, and have only become more so in recent years. However, with the rise […]
Canon PIXMA MX922 Wireless Color Photo Printer with Scanner, Copier and Fax
I have used several printers, including several all-in-ones, over the years. The three main brands that I’ve owned include HP, Epson and Canon. They each have their own set of perks and qualities, and overall the functionality and quality of […]
Rebooting Work – Book Review
I have to admit: when I first got this book I thought it was yet another vanity book project by a powerful egomaniacal Silicon Valley bigshot promising to solve all of the World’s problems by recasting them in the mold […]