Monthly Archives: February 2009

Moneual 972 Home Theater Center

There are some really cool home theater systems out there.  A few years ago, I built my own with an Ahanix enclosure.  The result was pretty cool.  Wireless internet, wireless keyboard & mouse, remote, dvd, 5.1 channel sound, etc.  Moneual makes my attempt look like a school boy’s electronics project.  Meet the Moneual 972.

Kidzui Safe Internet Browser for Kids

One of the big challenges in our culture is helping our children stay safe online.  Computers are such a big part of our lives.  How do you safeguard your children while utilizing the amazing amount of good stuff online?  Kidzui, that’s how.

Crashplan Offsite Backup

If there is one thing that I harp on about, it’s backing up data.  Backups should be automated and it should be an offisite backup.  Most people do backups locally to things like external drives.  That’s not a bad step, but it’s not enough.  What if your home or office is destroyed by fire or … Continue reading

Western Digital My Book World Edition

I guess the solar system edition is next.  Western Digital tries to improve on their popular My Book external hard drive line.  Did they do it?

Apple Mac OS X Critical Security Patch

It seems that Apple is really starting to gobble up market share.  That’s because exploitation of the OS is starting to pick up.  Yeah, some of these are standard development cycle fixes.  But hackers and crackers are starting to take aim at the growing market share.  I think Apple gobbled 5% more of the computer … Continue reading

Technibble Computer Repair USB Kit

If you do any sort of computer diagnosis and repair, then you should add the Technibble computer repair USB kit to your toolkit.  The program runs off your USB drive and gives you access to an amazing amount of programs.

Harmon Kardon Go + Play Portable iPod Dock

If you want portable, big sound – look no further than the Harman Kardon Go + Play Portable iPod Dock.  You will, frankly, be very surprised that something about the size of a toaster can produce such deep, quality bass!  Now, this thing is not cheap at around $300.  But, if you are wanting quality … Continue reading

Out of Sight G-1 Glass Pool Table

Yeah, that really expensive pool table you just bought is so passe.  Just haul that thing outside and set it on fire.  Why would you want something that looks so, well, clumsy, when you could get the G-1 glass pool table.  Well, for starters, it’s $30,000.  Yeah, but you’re worth it – especially in this … Continue reading

HBI SnorePro 600 Stops Your Sleepless Nights

Every once in a while I go camping with some friends.  I made the big mistake of neglecting to take ear plugs the first time we camped.  I didn’t sleep.  The snoring was off the charts.  I was more than annoyed.  And that was only one weekend.  I can’t imagine the frustration of sleeping next … Continue reading

Transcend SSD18M Portable SSD Drives

It looks like this will be the year that SSD really comes into the mainstream.  It’s been a long time coming.  Transcend recently announced their SSD18M line of portable SSD drives.  It’s enough to make your heart swoon.