Charging Up on the Go with the Sharper Image Restore Charging Valet

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The 2012 holiday shopping season is knocking at our door. As I write this, I’m also looking for the best (and easiest) turkey brine recipe. Cyber Monday is right around the corner and my wife will be gearing up for Black Friday, right after Thanksgiving. While my wife is a bargain hunter and finds some […]

Making Lemonade – In a Vacuum, Don’t Complain, Just Do!

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We have all heard the old adage “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” right? I think that more people should focus on creating success than dwelling on misfortune. In the age of entrepreneurship where anybody can take even a mediocre idea and just run with it, we need to learn to turn a deficiency […]

Hands-on with the Nintendo Wii U

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This past weekend, my kids and I were invited to a private event hosted by Nintendo to get some hands-on game play with the new Nintendo Wii U, due out on November 18, 2012. When the Nintendo Wii first came out, it was revolutionary. It got gamers out of their seats and active when playing […]

The Anatomy of my Targus Conquer Plus Blogger Backpack

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Have you ever wondered what type of equipment bloggers carry around with them? I do. And I’m always intrigued by the cases or packs that they use. Mainly because I want to figure out what I need in my own case to be a prepared blogger. For several years, I used a custom-made backpack that […]

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Get Freedom from Pollen this Spring with the Honeywell HPA-150 HEPA Tower Allergen Remover

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With Springtime comes change. Hills start getting greener, trees start having leaves emerge from their dormant branches, flowers start opening, eyes start getting scratchy, noses start running, sniffles replace tabletop conversation, sneezes disrupt the normal flow of life. Yes, with Spring comes pollen and allergies. It’s pretty hard to get away from it unless you […]

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Consumer Clouds – A Comfortable and Easy On-ramp to More Complex Business Clouds

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I have multiple personalities. No, I’m not schizophrenic but I do have alter egos. During the day, I live and breathe cloud computing with my job as Technology Evangelist at GoGrid, a cloud infrastructure provider. And then the rest of my hours when I’m awake, I’m a dad, husband and technologist, trying to figure out […]

Review of the 2012 Buick Regal GS – Definitely NOT your Grandpa’s Sedan

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For some reason, Buick’s seem to have this odd stereotype of being a car that your grandparents cruise around in with the left blinker permanently on. They were lackluster and pretty conservative. The 2012 Buick Regal GS runs over that stereotype in all of its 270 horsepower, 6-speed manual, Brembo brakes, curvy lines glory, making […]

5 Cloud Myths Debunked – Understanding the Primary Layers of Cloud Computing

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A few weeks ago, I laid out my predictions for 2012, casting seeds into the wind to see where clouds and businesses may crop up. But there are still skeptics out there, people who believe that cloud computing is just a passing phase or that it really isn’t that much different than traditional infrastructure. Having […]