The CAMELIO ($99.99 from Amazon.com) is a unique, Android tablet that allows you to customize and personalize your tablet with your favorite characters. Up to 5 users can easily create their own profile and customize their account with Camelio "Personality Packs" (sold separately). Personality packs allow users to customize wallpaper, widgets, lock screens, camera and photo … [Read more...] about Camelio Kids’ Tablet
Reviews and Thoughts
Dyson DC 59 Motorhead Review
The kids are off to school again, and there you are, at home with a little cleanup work to do after the kids ran through the house with breakfast in hand, then dashed to the bus. The cordless (yes, cordless) Dyson DC 59 Motorhead vacuum ($549.99, available at Dyson.com & Major Retailers) is there for you to clean up both the carpets AND the hard surfaces. Having four … [Read more...] about Dyson DC 59 Motorhead Review
Rotkraut? No. Red Cabbage? Yes.
Brian walks into a German restaurant in Indianapolis and asks from some rotkraut to go. The waitress looks at Brian in bewilderment and responds, "You want real kraut?" Brian responds, "No, I want rotkraut. You know, 'red cabbage'?" The waitress responds, "Oh, you want red cabbage. OK." Brian takes his rotkraut, shares it with his oldest son, and ponders why … [Read more...] about Rotkraut? No. Red Cabbage? Yes.
Free Range Bacon & Eggs
I was up early this morning and hit the Greenwood Farmer's Market in search of some fresh eggs. As I've learned, if you're not there shortly after they open at 8 a.m., you won't be getting any eggs. This lovely dozen will run you $4, and taste delicious over easy, with a helping of free range bacon, and some toast (or in our case today, some Jimmy John's day old bread … [Read more...] about Free Range Bacon & Eggs
Mastrad Ice Balls Review
The Mastrad Ice Ball Molds are pretty cool, and are excellent for a lowball glass. These are easy to fill, and fit nicely in the freezer in the included stand. However, the set that I received to review had one of the four ice ball molds that didn't quite seal correctly, and in four tries, it leaked every time and created half an ice ball. At around $5 each, that would … [Read more...] about Mastrad Ice Balls Review
Netflix Phishing Scam
Via Huffington Post: Users being targeted by the scam will see a phony webpage modeled after the Netflix login page. When a user enters Netflix account info, the scam site claims that the user's Netflix account has been suspended due to "unusual activity" and then provides a fake customer service number. When the user calls that number, a representative on the phone … [Read more...] about Netflix Phishing Scam
Big Boy XXL Bean Bag
From the Indiana Chronicle 2014 Valentine's Day Gift Guide: The Big Boy XXL Bean Bag is wonderful. A big fella like me can easily fit on it, with my wife. And the kids love it as well. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill twenty dollar bean bag chair. The build of it is far more substantial, and the material is more durable. And did I mention that it is BIG?! I placed this on … [Read more...] about Big Boy XXL Bean Bag
Acer C720 Chromebook
From the Indiana Chronicle 2014 Valentine's Day Gift Guide: I’m a tech junkie, so I’m always intrigued by the latest gadgets to hit the market. When Chromebooks hit the market a while back, they caught my eye, as the Netbook as we knew it was on the way out. I loved Netbooks for the simplicity of it, yet having a “real” and familiar OS (Windows). So here we are in 2014 … [Read more...] about Acer C720 Chromebook
Pissing off the Potheads (a DDoS attack)
On December 11th I posted my thoughts on the feared Colorado Weed Shortage, and I have a hunch that may have pissed off the script kiddie pothead "hackers". On December 14th an influx of traffic started pouring in which was pretty hard to miss. Most blogs would love to have ten thousand or more visitors in AN ENTIRE MONTH. Eighty thousand in ONE DAY and you'd be running with … [Read more...] about Pissing off the Potheads (a DDoS attack)