Tuesday, October 30, 2012

First Impressions: Windows Surface Tablet

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For unrelated reasons, my wife and I were near a Microsoft store today and we took the opportunity to drop by and check out the Windows Surf...
Monday, October 29, 2012

Tablet Lifestyle

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Google finally sent me a replacement Nexus 7 . Despite loading it up to less than 3GB a vailable, the random write ops were still well ove...
Saturday, October 27, 2012

First Impressions: Windows 8 Pro

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I'm not normally an early adopter, preferring to upgrade things after people have already eaten the beta. But Microsoft made all Windows...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Tips for running a rental business

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I've been running a rental business for a while now, and so has my wife. The income is very nice, the write-offs are really impressive, ...
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

16 GB Nexus 7 Followup, or, How NOT to do customer service

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I wrote about my problems with the Nexus 7 10 days ago. In the mean time, Google employees have tried to help me solve the problem. Some p...

Review: The Cove

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I don't usually review movies on this blog. First of all, I have my hands full just reviewing books. Secondly, to my mind, most movies c...
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Monday, October 22, 2012

The Great Sandal Hunt of 2012

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I don't buy shoes until I've completely worn out previous pairs. Some people think "wearing out shoes" means that they sta...
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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Review: The Last Lecture

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I first saw The Last Lecture 4 years ago, and it touched and moved me in a way that no TedTalk ever did. It's nice to know that in an ag...
Saturday, October 20, 2012

Review: Bikes Direct Cafe Sprint

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People usually ask me to recommend bikes for beginners. The reality is, I haven't bought a beginner's bike for years, so I'm rar...
Friday, October 19, 2012

Long Term Review: ResMed S9

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My first impressions of the ResMed S9 were nothing short of impressive. I felt better in the morning, and the numbers from the charts are ...
Monday, October 15, 2012

Review: The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh

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I will admit that I never read Winnie-the-Pooh as a child.I was also never exposed to any of the super-disneyfied merchandising and such. A...
Sunday, October 14, 2012

Long Term Review: Honda Fit

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It's been almost 3 years since I last wrote about my Honda Fit . Recent events have reminded me that I need to come back and write a re...
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Review: The Guardian of All Things

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The Guardian of All Things purports to be a book about the story of memory. That tickles so many geek flash-points in me that I placed the ...
Saturday, October 13, 2012

Overview: Video Editing Software

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One of the strange things that happen to you as a parent is that you suddenly end up shooting lots of videos. Lots and lots of video. Gigaby...
Friday, October 12, 2012

Long Term Review: Nexus 7

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Well, 3 weeks isn't a very long time to write a long term review of the Nexus 7 unless, unfortunately, your device was a complete and u...
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Brief Children's Book Reviews

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I've been reading to Bowen since very early in his life. As Brain Rules For Baby indicates, it almost doesn't matter what you read...
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Review: Kill Decision

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Dan Suarez's Daemon was a great thriller. His follow up, Freedom , was a little lack-luster, and Kill Decision's starting to make...
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Tuesday, October 09, 2012

A Wealthfront Update

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I've recommended Wealthfront in the past on this blog, yet I've not been a customer of them until relatively recently. In part, thi...
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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Review: Sony Ericsson MW600 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones

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My beloved Samsung SBH 500 Bluetooh Headphones died a year or so ago, and it's been a chore finding a suitable replacement. In the inte...
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Monday, September 24, 2012

First Impressions: Google/Asus Nexus 7

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I'm writing this review late, since there are plenty of Nexus 7 reviews out there. However, I did get the Nexus 7 as a birthday presen...
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