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Category Archives: Appliances
Soehnle Scale Brings Precision to the Kitchen
What’s more frustrating that not being able to find the right measuring spoon right away? You give up, and either eyeball half of the one twice as big, or use one too small and have to dump it in and … Continue reading
Posted in Appliances, Food, Gadgets, Gifts for Women
Tagged analog, eyeball, measuring cups, mid twentieth century, multiple times, no worries, pancake, soehnle digital scale, spoon, spoons
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Screen in the Bedroom – Part Three: Roku
The Roku box looks almost exactly like the Apple TV from the last post and does almost the same job. The differences are quite subtle, and which one you might end up wanting to buy might be as simple as … Continue reading
Posted in Appliances, Gadgets, Video
Tagged 1080p, apple tv, game controller, line of sight, maximum bandwidth, nowhere man, open platform, private channels, rca cables, stiff wire
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Screen in the Bedroom – Part Two: AppleTV
If the TiVo from my earlier post is not for you (you don’t have cable, it’s too 20th century, it’s too big), it’s now the perfect time to pick up the 3rd generation Apple TV. The brand spanking new version was just introduced … Continue reading
Posted in Appliances, Gadgets, Video
Tagged 20th century, 3rd generation, generation apple, itunes, little apple, netflix, planned obsolescence, predecessor, video store, youtube
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Screen in the Bedroom – Part One: TiVo
You get a new, big screen TV for the living room or the master bedroom – then what do you do with the old, not-so-big-screen you already have? Or if you are leaning the other way and want to … Continue reading
Posted in Appliances, Gadgets, Video
Tagged broadcast antennas, cable box, cable company, favorite sports, good stuff, master bedroom, screen tv, search capability, sports teams, tivos
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An Electric Shoe Polisher Will Make You Feel Like Don Draper At the Waldorf
A vintage Dremel shoe polisher (or a new Beck one) adds a luxurious touch to the home, giving the effect of a fine four star hotel (and buffs your shoes). Continue reading
The iRobot Roomba Is the Vacuum Cleaner for the 21st Century
Here’s the problem for me: how to keep the kitchen floor and the bathroom floor clean every day. The kitchen floor collects crumbs and the stuff that just ends up as a result of the time we spend there (which … Continue reading
Posted in Appliances, Gadgets, Gifts for Anyone, Household
Tagged irobot roomba, robot vacuum cleaner, roomba, roomba 400, roomba 500
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Bogue Ultrasonic Jewelry Cleaner Does a Professional Job and Costs About $25
It started to look like we had an awful lot of jewelry that needed cleaning, and glasses; real glasses, cheap reading glasses and cheap sunglasses. Ultrasonic jewelry cleaners seem to be so cheap online (and get such good buyer reviews) … Continue reading
Posted in Appliances, Gadgets, Gifts for Women
Tagged Bogue jewelry cleaner, Bogue ultrasonic jewelry cleaner, Jewelry cleaner, Ultrasonic jewelry cleaner
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X-10 Home Automation
The X-10 Web site can be a little much if you have never seen it before, but that’s OK. You can work your way through to the useful parts without a lot of fuss if you know what you are looking … Continue reading
