Showing posts with label Tech. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tech. Show all posts

Friday, June 22, 2012

Blue Canary in the Outlet by the Light Switch

Just about a week ago I was listening to this song with the kids. A couple of weeks before that, I quoted it on my friend's Facebook wall. I had no idea this nightlight existed until today!
http://www.thinkgeek.com

Every time we got a nightlight for our son he just managed to break it. I do love this one. It invokes memories of high school band trips and sleepovers with some of my best friends. Coming in at thirteen dollars, this is pure nostalgic fun.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Less Clunky Camera for Vlogging

The camera I currently use for my vlog and weight loss series is great to sit on a tripod or to take video around the house. It is not ideal for taking on the go with me.
http://www.amazon.com

Some of the most entertaining footage comes spontaneously when the family is out and about. I miss a lot of these moments because my camera is large and hard to take on the go.It is also not ideal for vlogging because I have to hold my arm at a strange angle to get any shot but up my nose :) For around $150 this camera would solve that problem by fitting right in my pocket.



Monday, June 18, 2012

Cable Management 101

I am in the market for some serious cable management. Here are a few awesome things that I think could be perfect to make my battlestation a bit less of an eyesore.

http://www.sharperimage.com
This powerstrip is pure genius at around $30.You know how most powerstrips have one, or maybe two outlets with a little space between them? While this one has a slightly bigger footprint, it has six viable outlets for the big-boxlike-plugs that are so common on my electronics. This is pure win!

http://www.thinkgeek.com
All cable management projects need a few wire ties. This little guy is a little expensive to use in place of all of your wire ties at $6, but come on... it is a monkey! For the one or two spots where someone might actually see your wire ties, why not express my love of monkeys? When I tackle this project, it will surely involve at least one of these little guys.
http://www.cableorganizer.com
This is cool! Starting at about $21, you hang trough on the back of your desk so that your cables do not lie all over the floor. My wife does not even care about the computer, but even she will get on board with no cables on the floor!

Throw these three products together and my battlestation will be significantly more pleasing to the eye. And it will also appease the geeky, must-have-structure-and-predictability side of my personality as well.





Sunday, June 17, 2012

I Have Some Old Drives Laying Around

All those old computers that I have upgraded have a ton of unusable parts. The hard drives might still be useful if I had this.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/giftsunder100/a7ea/

Seriously, I have  three drives I could resurrect right now. I have used 90% of the terabyte drive in my every day machine. I could move some old pictures, movies and documents onto one of those old drives in a few minutes, or overnight.