Smoothies give me the creeps. And I’ll tell you why… Yes, I’m talking about those seemingly innocuous frozen drinks that are in dietary fashion right now. I’m actually not sure if I’ve ever had a smoothie, so maybe I should suspend judgment. It’s not even that I don’t think they would taste good, either; I … Continue reading “Smoothies [shudder]”
Lately, I have felt the temptation to purchase a remote with which I could rule over the myriad components at our house. A couple of weeks ago this desire was augmented by the all-too-frequent itch to buy a new toy. And so I present to you Logitech’s Harmony 676 Universal Remote. I have followed Harmony’s … Continue reading “Logitech Harmony 676 Universal Remote”
I know, I know: this album isn’t exactly hot off the presses. But until now, at least from a web log perspective, I have remained quiet on the matter. In a word, this album is excellent. It is one of the best rock (yes, I said ROCK) albums I have stumbled upon in the last … Continue reading “Greenday: American Idiot (CD)”
A friend of mine recently emailed me the following question: “We are looking at getting a TV and I was wondering what your thoughts are about TVs. We were looking into about a 42″ or 50″ HDTV. We were looking at the LCD Sony and also the Samsung with the DPL stuff. We only want … Continue reading “Rear Projection Televisions: LCD vs DLP”
I have decided to compile here a list of my favorite freeware/open source applications. For simplicity’s sake, I will limit the list to that software running on Windows since it remains the most prominent operating system. You might be surprised to find there is a lot of freely available software that is as good, and … Continue reading “Freeware / Open Source Applications”