Freaky Frugalite

Hm, I read an interesting article by Reuters “Not Getting Enough Sleep? Turn Off the Technology.” It says that gadgets are hindering our ability to get good sleep. I thought about my own lifestyle. I have never been a good “sleeper.” The slightest noise or light wakes me up. I constantly toss and turn while [...]

I literally burn through computer keyboards and mouses. I work online all day, and really give my computer peripherals a workout. I generally burn through three mouses and two keyboards a year. The best keyboard I’ve ever used is the wired Apple Aluminum– it’s performed marvelously and is very comfortable. Unfortunately, I have a Windows [...]

… what the inside of your Netgear router looks like? I do. Well, I did. It wasn’t working, so I ripped it open. The wireless was working, but the Ethernet ports were not. I couldn’t figure out the problem, so I got another one. I burn through routers like I burn through mouses and keyboards. [...]

OK. Confession time. I LOVE ELECTRONICS. My step-dad was an electronics repairman. As a kid, I used to spend countless hours with him in his huge workshop (which was an old one-story house that he converted into a workshop). Yes, there were FIVE rooms in that house, totally devoted to his electronics repair (mostly TVs [...]

This has GOT to be the absolutely coolest thing I have seen. Hands down, this is the best gadget of the year! I saw this on sale at Buy.com and it is amazing! It’s the Sony Dash. It’s a “personal Internet viewer.” I have always wanted one of these. How many times have I been [...]

Thanks to the blogosphere, I’ve learned about all sorts of things I never knew. One of them is the game called Wii. (I’m still in the Playstation 1 era). I was mainly curious about Wii because I just HAD to know how one pronounces it! Is it WEE or WHY or could it possibly be [...]