March 2007

Mandylion Password Manager

I’m an IT professional and as such, I manage many devices with as many passwords. I have so many passwords to keep track of that I actually have to keep an encrypted spreadsheet! This is hardly efficient as I have to decrypt each time I need to pull up the spreadsheet and make sure I [...]

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Shower Shock Caffeinated Body Wash

Are you like me and have a ridiculously hard time waking up in the morning? Do you need a shot of caffeine to get you going? Do you stumble around getting ready before you get that coffee in you? Then you may be able to shortcut the whole process by showering with Shower Shock Caffeinated [...]

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Inside Vista’s Entertainment Options

Does a Windows-based operating system belong in an entertainment room? That’s been a question since Microsoft introduced its Media Center Edition of Windows XP and inspired a host of media-centric PCs. These computers were designed not just for office tasks but also for watching TV, listening to music and doing other fun things we enjoy [...]

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Using Your Camera’s ISO Setting to Get the Shot

Having trouble with blurry indoor pictures? Your flash might help, but flashes can wash out your colors, leave your friends with demonic-looking red-eye, or wake that beautiful sleeping baby you’re trying to photograph. Fear not, friends. Digital cameras come with a tool to help you capture that low-light picture: your camera’s ISO setting. This article [...]

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Review: Online Identity Theft Protection for Dummies

Online Identity Theft Protection for Dummies is a quick read (66 pages) that recommends what you need to do to prevent a problem that has affected millions of Americans, although the exact statistics are in dispute . The first thing that you should know about this book is that it’s written by the CEO and [...]

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Get More Out of Your Nintendo Wii

During the mid-1980s, Nintendo revolutionized home video gaming when they introduced the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Now, it looks as though history is repeating itself. Once again, Nintendo has changed the way we get our game on with their latest offering, the Wii. While Wii’s claim to fame is its ability to provide the gamer [...]

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Desktop Refrigerator – Dispenses 12 Soda Cans

At my current gig, they’re talking about moving, going to cubes and cutting costs in general. Geeks hear “blah, blah, blah”, but then after a minute, also figure out “Hang on – do we lose the fridge full of Cokes too?” Well, if you are going to lose the communal fridge and have to go [...]

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Trendnet ClearSky VoIP Skype SpeakerPhone

If you’ve ever worked at a reasonably large company, you’ve probably used a Polycom speakerphone, due in part to Polycom’s large market share which I have to admit is because they really have good speakerphone technology. With the advent of Skype and other Internet-based telephony systems, small businesses have the option to bypass regular phone [...]

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Sony 400-Disc DVD/CD Changer

We’ve all seen the huge boxes that stores 100s of your CDs, so you don’t need to keep popping discs in and out of your CD player or even your 6-disc changer. Well, DVDs are all the rage, and unlike bulky VHS tapes or even huge Laserdiscs, they have a form factor that allows for [...]

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Sprint EVDO Express Card Brings High-Speed Mobile Data to MacBook Pro

I have always suspected there was a mobile broadband solution in my future as I have been carrying my laptop all around the city for years, for both work and play. True that WiFi hotspots are becoming more common, but my travels have been significantly restricted by the low availability of free wifi. Now I [...]

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