Archive: June 2014
Have you ever wondered what happens at your home or business when you’re not there? Well, Dropcam makes it easy to find out. It’s a cloud-based WiFi video monitoring device that you can place anywhere–in a living room, nursery, office, etc.–and then receive alerts on your phone or other device when motion or sound is […]
Despite the powerful duo of McGregor and Johansson, I started this movie with low–okay, reallylow–expectations (the key to movie watching?). I mean, it’s a Michael Bay film… But I was pleasantly surprised. In fact, this might just be Bay’s best work yet. Instead of a mindless repetition of explosions and chase sequences, The Island is a thought-provoking story of the costs […]
With the Doxie Go Mobile Scanner, you can easily digitize all your favorite stuff: family photos, mementos from vacations, scrapbook remnants, newspaper clippings, sketches, and anything else flat and paper-based. This portable scanner is made to work anywhere, small enough to fit in a bag or large pocket, it features battery power and flash SD memory, […]
I’m not a big card game player, but I really enjoy Dominion. It’s designed for 2-4 players (but I recommend 3), and games take 30-40 minutes. The object of the game is to gather the most valuable deck of cards, winning you Victory Points. The winner is the person with the most Victory Points by […]
If you’re looking to laugh your butt off with friends and family and have a jolly good time, then buy this game. The game is simple: Each player gets a marker, a board to write on, and two chips that are the color of their board. One player is the judge and picks a card, […]
The Nexus 7 is, hands down, the best bang for your buck when it comes to the smaller tablets. For just over $200, you get a light, thin tablet with 16 GB of storage, a gorgeous high-res display and extremely snappy performance (thanks to its quad-core processor and 2 GB of RAM).
I’ve gone through several types of trimmers over the years and this is, by far, my favorite. It’s light, easy to use, and rechargeable, and it has a good battery life. I don’t use the little attachment, but I’ve tried it and it worked well. The main attachment has several settings for closeness, and I […]
