January 2010

Cast of Dads: Podcast #5 – “Guys Love Gadgets”

January 13, 2010

This episode of the “Cast of Dads” podcast was something near and dear to my heart…GADGETS! With CES 2010 having just finished, we decided that the theme for the podcast would be gadgets and technology. Jeff Sass provided some great insight having just gotten back from CES (I covered the show remotely) but we all [...]

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How to Remove an Old Microwave & Install a New Panasonic Microwave (Model: NN-SD277WR)

January 11, 2010

Most people don’t think of a microwave as a gadget, but I guess if it plugs in, has buttons and a display, it excites me a bit. But before I go in a major analysis of popcorn pop timing (or burning), I wanted rewind back. Here’s the story. I had a microwave that was on [...]

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CES Coverage Remote #3: More Gadget Thoughts & News from the Day

January 8, 2010

My coverage of CES 2010 (remotely) is starting to run out of steam. I can only imagine what the people covering it there are feeling. I must say, that c|net has done the best in terms of presenting their coverage in my opinion. I have been watching BOL (Buzz Out Loud Live@CES 2010) as well [...]

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CES Coverage Remote #2: Press Day Thoughts & Day 2 News [Update #1]

January 7, 2010

[Updated: 01.07.10 @1:05 pm Pacific] While it is obviously not the same as being at the International Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2010, I was able to watch quite a few of the press events over the web (probably with a better seat than most of the people attending the events in person). Also, the flood [...]

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Remote CES 2010 Coverage: Initial Thoughts & Day 1 News [UPDATE #3]

January 6, 2010

[Updated: 01.06.10 @ 3:20 pm Pacific] I’m jealous of all of those who are able to brave the madness of gadget-hungry attendees of CES 2010 (the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show). I was able to secure a blogger press pass at the end of last year, but unfortunately due to changes in my schedule, I [...]

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A USB Mic with a Great Name and even Better Functionality – the BlueMic Snowflake

January 6, 2010

Recently, I have tried to move my content beyond just the typed word (although it is my de facto method of doing a review). I have expanded to include videos using a variety of video capture devices (e.g., HD camcorders & screencasting software). Also recently, some other “daddy bloggers” and I have started a regular [...]

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Can You Do A Backup Without Touching a Button? ClickFree Can!

January 4, 2010

Backup solutions abound. Most external hard drives you buy bundle some kind of backup software with them and most of that software works pretty well. But, you have to remember to set up a backup schedule and ensure that you follow that schedule. There are also online backup solutions that you can use like Mozy [...]

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Fix Mail.app Search Issues and Speed Up Apple Mail with This Simple Script

January 4, 2010

Today I was trying to find an email in my Apple Mail and went to my usual trustworthy internal mail search function only to find that the “Entire Message” field was grayed out for all of my accounts. Granted, I use a mixture of POP3 and IMAP account and my main IMAP account has about [...]

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