This post brought to you by Fellowes, Inc. . All opinions are 100% mine. In the past couple of years, I’ve read stories about two medical clinics in my area dumping patient records. They didn’t shred them; they just set boxes of records full of patients’ personal and medical information out by the dumpster behind […]
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I tend to keep my iPhone 5 charged, but both my husband and daughter tend to let their batteries die. I’m tired of paying cell phone bills for phones that aren’t even available to call part of the time, so I decided to do something about it. I couldn’t get a separate battery pack, because
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My hands are always drier than the desert, and the skin on my knuckles is usually cracked and often bleeding. This used to happen to me only in the winter, but it’s a year-round thing for me now. I slather on lotion, but it’s cold and stings. The Heated Lotion Dispenser from Sharper Image will
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If, like my husband, you have a laptop that you plug into a monitor, connect to WiFi, and maybe attach a couple of USB peripherals, you’ll find connecting and disconnecting everything to be a pain. At work, Butch plugs in a monitor, network, and a disk; when he needs to work from home, he only
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You know Wil Wheaton, right? He’s an actor famous for playing Gordie in Stand by Me, Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and many more, including a slightly evil(er?) version of himself on The Big Bang Theory. He’s also a writer and a gamer, and the host and co-creator of a web show
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The Primative Stainless Steel Knife brings the flint flake tool of prehistoric time into the present. This 8.7″ handleless knife is made of a single piece of stainless steel. The top has a ridge for gripping, and the shape tapers to the front and bottom to form a sharp edge for precise cutting. It comes
Pad and Quill has a line of leather and canvas gear bags to hold your laptop and tablets, and they realized they had forgotten a gear bag for one very important item – the iPhone. The Micro Field Bag for iPhone is made of full grain leather, 18-oz waxed canvas, and stitched with thread that is
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With the new Bluetooth Audio Adapter from Logitech, you’ll be able to convert any powered speakers, like PC speakers, home stereo systems, or A/V receivers, into Bluetooth-enabled speakers. You can pair the adapter with both your smart phone and a tablet and stream music from one of them. Once you’ve paired the adapter with a
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Having to carry individual AC chargers for each of your mobile devices can take up a lot of room and add a lot of weight to your gear bag. With the Aluratek 6-port USB Charging Station with Surge Protection, you can charge up to six USB-chargeable devices simultaneously. Each of the six ports can produce 2.1A
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Okay, I recently reviewed my new Satechi ReadMate LED Desktop Magnifier, which I bought to help my aging eyes see small details, but I’m not ready to admit I need this magnifier. The iPhone5-compliant Magnifier from THANKO, also called the Raku Raku Magnifier, slides over your iPhone 5 to magnify the screen. Although it specifies the iPhone
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Amazon just introduced their entry in the streaming-media box field. The Fire TV is a tiny, black box that streams many of the subscription services you expect: Netflix, Crackle, Hulu Plus, WatchESPN, and many others. Unlike the Apple TV, it also provides access to Amazon’s Instant Video, including the free content available to Prime users. It
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I got the Phillips Hue lights starter kit for Christmas, and I control them with an app on my iPhone or iPad. Sometimes I’m at my computer and would like to turn on the lights, but I can’t unless I have one of my mobile devices with me. Phillips made the API available for third-party
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The EneBRICK from Cerevo packs a lot of function into a 4.9″ X 2.5″ X 0.9″ package. It has a 6000mAh internal battery, and it has two USB ports for charging your mobile devices. It also pulls open to expose a stand for your smart phone or tablet; it comes with adjusters that allow it
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Divoom’s Voombox-Travel speaker is a 3″ round, puck-style speaker that’s perfect for taking everywhere you go. It has a rugged, splash-proof design that makes it perfect for outdoor use. It streams music wirelessly using Bluetooth 4.0, and it has a built-in microphone so it will function as a speaker phone for hands-free calling. It has
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The Four Person Beach Mat is impossible to cover with sand. Used in military applications to contain sand and dust when helicopters land and take off, it’s made from two layers of patented, woven polyurethane that filters sand through to the ground as soon as any falls on the mat. Because of the construction, sand passes
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