Category: Reviews
The Energy Detective: How I Monitor My Home Power for $30
Have you ever looked at your monthly utility bill and wondered exactly which appliance was the culprit behind that price spike? Was it the extra…
From Gift to Gadget: My Journey with the Meta Wayfarer (and the $500 Lens Dilemma)
I recently received a pair of Meta Wayfarer smart glasses (Gen 2) as a gift. To be honest, I hadn’t looked into them much before…
Review: Vornado Flippi V6 Personal Air Circulator Fan
Working from home for almost 3 months now due to COVID-19-induced work-from-home policy in my company, I have been sitting at my desk in a…
Review: Plantronics Voyager 5200 Bluetooth Headset
Trying to find a good noise cancelation solution for my home audio conferencing setup while working from home, I first tried the BlueParrott B550-XT (my…
Review: BlueParrott B550-XT Voice-Controlled Bluetooth Headset
After spending a fair bit of time researching for headsets that offered high-quality active noise canceling (ANC) features to improve my home office audio setup,…
Review: Black and Decker – Electromate® 400 AC/DC Portable Power Station/Jump-Starter/Compressor
Electromate-400 is a power-pack, jump-starter and air compressor, all rolled into one – a very handy device to carry in your car on road trips.
Book Review: "Blink" by Malcom Gladwell
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell This is Malcolm Gladwell‘s second book after “The Tipping Point.” In The Tipping Point, Gladwell writes…
Book Review: "Outliers" – by Malcolm Gladwell
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell This book, Malcolm Gladwell’s latest, focuses on something completely different from his earlier ones, “The Tipping Point,” and “Blink.”…
"Who You See Is What You Get."
I have been listening to the audio-book “How Doctors Think” by Dr. Jerome Groopman for the last few days. I will write a review when…
Review: "Wagner Power Tex" Texture Sprayer
Over the end-of-the-year holidays, I have been busy remodeling some rooms in my house. We recently had new flooring installed, and so all the rooms…
A Collection of Book Reviews
I just created a Collection of Book Reviews at the portal site, using links to all the book reviews in this blog. Once again, the…
Book Review: "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make A Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell After listening to this book twice, I am beginning to appreciate…
Book Review: " Sway" by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman
“Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior” Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman I was looking forward to this book after listening to two other eye-opening…
Review: Fluval 305 External Canister Aquarium Filter
I set up my 55-gallon freshwater aquarium about two years ago, and Fluval 305 was my choice for the filter. This has been a quiet,…
Does The Sun Go Around The Earth In France?
While flipping through the pages of the book “Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior” by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman, I came across this…
Buffalo Linkstation Pro Duo NAS – Configuration: Shared Folders
[This is part of the Buffalo Linkstation Pro Duo NAS Configuration article.] The Shared Folders Configuration page has two sub-menus: Shared Folders Setup, and, Services…
Book Review: "35mm Photography – The Complete Guide" by Steve Bavister
I picked up this book when I bought my first SLR camera — the Canon Rebel K2 — about 3 years ago. Being new to…
Review: Jabra BT 8010 – Mono for Phone and Stereo for Music
Do you play a lot of MP3 or other music on your cell phone? If so, a typical Bluetooth phone headset does not really give…
Book Review: "Freakonomics" – By Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
“Freakonomics – A Rogue Economist Explores The Hidden Side Of Everything” – By Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner This is a book that will challenge…
Review: Canon EOS 40D DSLR Camera
This was my father’s day gift this year from my wife and kids. I have been using it for only the last day or so,…