Big Data Now: Current Perspectives from O’Reilly Radar – Book Review
As someone who is enthusiastic about technology, but not necessarily an insider, I’ve been wondering what Big Data is all […]
OXA 220 Lumen LED Flashlight
LED Flashlights have by now become quite common, and they can come in handy in a variety of uses. This […]
Sony 364 SR621SW 1.55V Silver Oxide Watch Battery (Pack of 5)
Watch batteries are a usually apin to find as it seems that each manufacturer uses a slightly different battery. In the past I’ve tried looking for some very particular batteries at our local super megastore, but since I had not […]
Entrepreneurship: A Very Short Introduction – Book Review
Entrepreneurship seems to be all the rage in various business and economics discussions these days. Its association with the high-tech sector in particular seems to make it a very recent and novel phenomenon. However, the word “entrepreneur” is centuries old, […]
Beautiful Geometry – Book Review
Geometry remains one of the most intuitively appealing subfields of Mathematics. However, as anyone who has studied geometry at any length will attest, the visual beauty of geometry oftentimes belies its underlying intellectual complexity. Like in many other parts of […]
OXA 3000mAh Power Bank
This is a very convenient and small external battery charger. It’s ideal for the on-the-go situations where you want to be sure that you’ll have extra power on hand in the case your smartphone runs out of power. The 3000 […]
Aleratec 4 Port USB 4 X 2.4 A Car Charger
I’ve used many USB car plugs, and most of them perform adequately for my needs. I rarely need to charge more than two devices at the time – a phone and a tablet, or two phones. However, if you have […]
No Merger of iOS and OS X After All
Contrary to many rumors and speculations that have been going on for years (including my own one from a few weeks ago), Apple seems to be committed to keeping the iOS and OS X separate and distinct operating systems. This […]
LeapFrog My Own Leaptop
Like most toddlers I know our son just loves pressing buttons and fiddling with the myriad gadgets and other consumer electronics devices we own. We’ve also bought him several of his own toy gadgets, and for the most part he […]
Inateck 4 Ports PCI-E to USB 3.0 Expansion Card
I’ve had a Windows 7 (previously Windows Vista) in my living room serving as a media center for a few years. The PC works fine, but over time it had become noticeably slow compared to the new machines I have. […]