REVIEW – I am getting ready to go on the longest vacation trip of my life in a few months. We will be gone for 13 days on a seven-day Alaskan cruise and a three-day land trip to Denali National Park. I know that electrical outlets and charging places will be hard to come by, […]
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REVIEW – I don’t know if traffic is the same in your part of the country, but in mine, there seems to be an increasing amount of angry and distracted drivers. Having a dash camera in your car can be a lifesaver. I had a friend who was saved by their dash camera when someone
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REVIEW – There is nothing like walking out of your back door and jumping into your own swimming pool. It is something I have wanted to have all of my life. However, owning a pool also has a dark side with ongoing maintenance. Many people pay others to do this for them, but I would
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REVIEW – Just before COVID hit, I was fortunate to purchase a Herman Miller office chair for my home office use. When COVID hit, my home office became my main office from March 2020 to March 2023, where I had to go back to work four days a week in the office. I quickly realized
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REVIEW – Even though we returned to the office four days a week last year in March, 90% of my meetings are still via Microsoft Teams. Crazy, but true! Since then, I have searched for the perfect earbuds for my office. When I work from home, I use some really nice computer speakers since I
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REVIEW – I have always enjoyed working out with weights and strength training. I used to go to a gym, but back in 2019, just before COVID, I got some equipment that would allow me to weight train at home. The strength training device I have is called a Tonal. It mounts on the wall,
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REVIEW – I have always loved dogs. I have never loved the amount of fur they can leave around the house. I have always had shelties as an adult, but during COVID-19, we adopted a puppy from a shelter. According to his DNA test, Peanut is 44% chihuahua, 28% dachshund, 15% Australian cattle dog, and
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REVIEW – USB stick data storage drives have been around for several years now. I have used several in my IT career and have found them to be very convenient to carry data around with me. I have mentioned in a few reviews that I have a marching band action photographer side gig. Just this
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REVIEW – I have a nice air compressor in my garage to maintain my car and motorcycle tires. What it can’t do for me is easily blow up inflatable objects by my pool in the backyard or inflate my tires when I am traveling. Then there are plenty of folks who don’t have a garage
REVIEW – I have been on a power station review kick these past few months. I have been looking for the perfect portable power station to take with me during all-day action photo shooting events at high school marching band competitions. I get a small table on the track up against the stands. On that
REVIEW – When our house was built a little over two years ago, we thought we had all the light fixtures exactly as we wanted. We paid extra to the builder to ensure we had recessed lighting instead of the basic ceiling-mounted fixtures they offered. It turns out we missed a total of four lights.
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REVIEW – I have been on a portable backup battery kick for the past six months or so. I started off by reviewing the Vanpowers Super Power Pro 2000. It is a great power station but not easily carried around. Next, I reviewed the Mokin Energy Smart PD Pioneer 300W unit. That power station was
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REVIEW – I had a ton of fun reviewing the Yadea ElitePrime electric scooter. Since then, I have been looking for a scooter to let me go faster than 19mph. I know there are some scooters out there that can easily hit 40-plus miles an hour. I also know that I would be stupid enough
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REVIEW – Ever since our energy grid failed us back in 2021 during that big snow event, I have been paranoid about having some backup power available. We have been getting notifications and warnings this summer to conserve energy and protect our electric grid. We have had over 32 days of 100 degrees or higher.
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REVIEW – When we moved into a new house two years ago, we had a long wish list of things we wanted to do to enhance it. One of those things was to add some lighting into the backyard so that we could enjoy our pool better after dark. We have a back porch area
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REVIEW – I finally got the pool I have always wanted two years ago. I knew a pool would require maintenance, and I am determined to maintain the pool myself. If you keep your water balanced and clean, I really don’t spend more than an hour a week maintaining it. I was smart and ensured
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REVIEW – Growing up, I remember my Dad earning extra money by repairing TVs, stereos, and other electronic devices for extra money. I loved to watch him solder to repair the circuit boards. It never occurred to me back then that I could solder myself. It was just something Dad did. As an adult, I
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REVIEW – Ever since I got to rent one of the electric two-wheeled scooters in downtown San Antonio, I have always wanted to have a scooter. It is so much fun to zip around on those things. In the past year or so, the amount of electric scooters that have shown up on the market
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REVIEW – I think every review I have done lately has me mentioning how fricken fracking hot it has been in Texas lately. Heat is something you learn to live with, and personally, I prefer the heat over cold any day. You learn how to be smart in the heat and protect yourself from overheating.
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REVIEW – Summer is officially here in South Texas, and for me and my family, that means BBQ! I am not talking about tossing some hamburgers on the grill or loading up your kettle grill with charcoal and grilling up a steak. I am talking about hours of slow-cooking a big chunk of meat into