Nest Thermostat Kicks Energy Bills In The Teeth

nest thermostat

What do you get when you mix an ex-Apple iPod guy with a big, energy sucking appliance?  Yeah, you get the self learning Nest thermostat.  But can it play music?

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LG LSB316 280W Sound Bar

If you have an audiophile in your family, they will love this LSB316 sound bar system.  You can also connect via bluetooth from your cellphone and stream music.  All in all, it’s a good budget sound system.

Etón American Red Cross ARCFR160R Microlink Self-Powered AM/FM/NOAA Weather Radio

When is a good time to buy a weather radio?  Really, now.  If you don’t have one, this radio can save you from being out in cold or worse.  Know when to rent that generator.  Keep your family safe from tornadic weather, flooding, etc.  Yep, it’s a little, red wonder.

VTAB1008 Vizio Tablet

Well, that time of year for gift joy is fastly approaching.  Vizio steps into the tablet space with their mid tier $240 VTAB1008.  If budget is on your mind, and you want open, you may want to give it a try.

SteriPen Water Purification UV Pen

Hikers and backpackers are always on the look out for things to help them in their adventures.  None are so important as water filtration and purification systems.  It’s pretty hard to last very long without water.  Steripen helps you do that.

Motorola Droid Razr

I know, believe me, I know.  Hearing the name Razr takes you back, doesn’t it?  Well, Google dusted the designs off and came up with their new Motorola Droid Razr.  This thing ain’t dainty and it ain’t your grandfather’s, er brothers, Razr!

Belkin Chef Stand and Stylus

If you talk to any foodsmiths, you will know that they love the idea of tech integration into food preparation.  The Belkin Chef Stand and Stylus is a dream for those wanting instant access to recipes and the like.

Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 4TB Hard Drive

Seagate tries to move the capacity limits first.  So, they have come out with the mega sized 4TB external hard drive.  It won’t break the bank at around $225 on Amazon.

WPMU Sub Domain Test Environment on the Mac

I have been using a Macbook pretty heavily for the last few months.  Anyway, I recently had to do some major upgrades to a WPMU or WordPress multi site installation.  So, I wanted to set up a test environment on my Mac.  Well, it became evident soon thereafter that doing sub domaining is something a … Continue reading

Moving Microsoft Outlook to Mac Mail

If you have made the move over to a Mac, then you will quickly realize that you have some work to do.  This holds true if you are wanting to work within Mac Mail and Address Book.  Let me show you a pretty quick and mainly painless way to move that over.