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When looking for things for the home, I use three sources. First is Consumer reports (subscription required) and they do some nice tests Then, Cooksillustrated.com (subscription required) which is mainly about recipes, but they do some great tests of kitchen stuff Then there is the meta site, The Sweethome which is…

How do I password protect my albums? « zenphoto forums. I haven’t used zenphoto in a while, but still like it mainly because it is file system based, so I can do big reorganizations of my 7,000 photos without painful user interface interactions. In this case, the main thing is…

Hey it’s freezing up here. So how do u keep warm? Pelonis. Not a super choice. The delonghi hmp 1500 is very popular on amazon $79 and is very small and light and not ugly like the oil filled radiator models. $69 at newegg. $64 at Walmart but out of…

I remember when figuring out a font was impossible, but now it’s easy, just myfonts.com/WhatTheFont  or whatfontis.com by feeding it a jpeg of the font you don’t recognize and it popts it back to you. When you get a match, then you can see how to download it by typing…

When you get a new job, you have to look the part. Some good reviews at the Wirecutter: Filson Original Briefcase. This is such a cool looking vintage thing. The one from Apolis is really amazing. It is canvas leather and made from cotton from Ugandan farmers. How amazing is…

What a terrible time to love home theaters, we are the start of a big transition to 4K TV (4x the resolution of HD) and prices are literally crashing. The top models seem to be according to hdguru.com and soundandvision.com and their uhd reviews: Sony XBR65W900A. (TrustedReviews)he price is falling…

Well if you care about the world, might as well put your money where your mouth is and also some cute local manufacturers; Apolisglobal.com. They source from around the world and help coops just about everywhere. Metamorphicgear.com. This is a Seattle company that recycles goods. Maybe not the prettiest but…

Well buying a vacuum cleaner might sound like the height of boooorrrringgg, but what if you have someone who really needs 🙂 Consumer Reports is usually a good source for this and the $30 a year subscription is well worth it. After looking there are other places, the best “stick…

I had always thought that Amazon didn’t have any deals that include cash back. I was wrong. For certain stores, evrewards says ebates.com has them. 6% off for Toys for instance on top of the savings today. I’m so sorry I didn’t see this earlier! And its getting late but…

Ok, I haven’t used a Windows machine in a long time, but here’s a tip. If you are lucky enough to have a fancy display like the ASUS 27 which is a 144 Hz monitor, then you can turn on Lightboost to get much less flicker and motion artifacts as…