Death Notice: One of Steve’s and my digital cameras, the Fujitsu FinePix 700, has succumbed to the scrambled screen of death. It was purchased March 2004, so it had just celebrated its one year birthday and the demise of any possible extended manufacturer’s warranty. There was no reason for its passing. I can only suppose […]
Judie’s Gear Diary – 2005-04-18 Read More
I have been using a ProStrap on my Olympus for about a year now, and I thought that I was quite happy with it. However, about a month ago I was sent a product which I have since decided is superior, the CooLanyard Digital Camera Wrist Strap. Photo courtesy of CooLanyard The CooLanyard is a
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Whoo hoo, another WiFi sniffer review! Come on, you can never get enough reviews of WiFi detectors. Since this is my third such review, I now consider myself a WiFi savant. Ok, not really… but I have learned a little bit about these gadgets and it’s my job to convey that info to you.
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Product Requirements: Laptop Computer If you own a small laptop computer, a fair bet is that it probably didn’t come with a built-in system for raising its rear end. In my opinion, this is a serious oversight – especially on a model such as mine that does not include a built-in cooling fan. The addition
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Houston we have a problem… I’m getting the Mac OS X fever again. Tiger looks very enticing! It would work great on a Mac mini. ;o) I’m thinking about picking one up at the end of the month. You know what they say, 3rd times the charm. If anything, it will make a great (silent)
Julie’s Gear Diary – 2005-04-12 Read More
How do you feel about Spam? Do you just deal with it, or do you use a tool or service to make it as painless as you can for yourself? I get probably 1000 emails a day through my gadgeteer address. Of those 1000 or so emails, 95% are spam. I’ve been using a free
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Product Requirements: Device: Fossil Wrist PDA After Julie and I returned from CES, I was very excited about getting my hands on a Fossil Palm Powered Wrist PDA. One of the first things I realized upon its receipt was that if ever there was a solid case for screen protection, this huge watch with the
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Product Requirements: USB 2.0 computer port, Plug and Play with Macintosh OS X, Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows Me There are so many reasons why having a portable hard drive makes sense, but finding the one that fits your needs – or your wallet – is not always a simple thing to do. The
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If you are looking for my review of the Apple’s 2nd generation iPod shuffle, you can find it here. Product Requirements: Device: Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or later or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later Mac OS X v10.2.8 or Mac OS X 10.3.4 and later (Mac OS
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Photographers like their gadgets just as much as the rest of us. Here’s a clever little tool from Brando that would be a welcome addition to your favorite shutterbug’s gear bag. The G-Clip Cam Stand is a more feature rich version of the ClamperPod that was reviewed here last year. The concept is pretty much the same as the ClamperPod. The
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