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Meshforce M7 Tri-Band Whole Home Mesh WiFi System review – get WiFi to all the places

By / January 30, 2021 / Reviews / , / 1 Comment

REVIEW – If you’re like me, you’ve endured years (if not decades) of slow or spotty wireless connections, especially if you have a multi-level home or an apartment with many neighbors using WiFi.  In theory, the Meshforce M7 Tri-Band Whole Home Mesh WiFi System should offer better speeds and more reliable connections over a much …

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GL-iNet GL-MT1300 Beryl pocket sized travel router review

By / January 19, 2021 / Reviews / , / 9 Comments

REVIEW – Open WiFi is a beautiful thing.  When traveling, you no longer have to carry an ethernet cable and be tethered to the desk in the hotel room.  Just about every hotel offers free WiFi so you can plop on the marginally comfortable bed or likely uncomfortable couch and surf away.  But today, you …

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Bluever HelloX 2 review – Turn your monitor or laptop into a touchscreen

By / September 9, 2020 / Reviews / , / Leave a Comment

CROWDFUNDING REVIEW – Life these days during the Covid-19 pandemic has changed quite a bit, and my workdays include many hours in front of my computers working on tasks and projects for my 9 to 5 job as well as my Podcast, photography, etc. I continuously look for ways to make every process easier. My …

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TRENDnet TK-U404 multi system USB switch review

By / September 8, 2020 / Reviews / / Leave a Comment

REVIEW –  KVM switches have been around for a long time. They are great for using one keyboard, video, and mouse with multiple systems. But what if you want to share more than these essentials? The TRENDnet TK-U404 can switch 4 USB 3.1 ports into 4 different computers. Read on to see what I think! …

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Rock Space Whole House Mesh Wifi System review

By / August 27, 2020 / Reviews / , , / 7 Comments

REVIEW – Over the years I have tried some of those wifi repeater products to boost the wifi signal in the dead spots in our house.  I was never really satisfied with the spotty results, and many of them require that you give it an SSID that is different than your main SSID.  And sometimes …

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IOGear Access Pro USB-C KVM Switch with Power Delivery review

By / April 14, 2020 / Reviews / / 1 Comment

REVIEW – We’re all spending a lot more time at home than any of us thought possible at the turn of the year. For families and roommates, working from home means a juggling for a quiet space to take conference calls as well as realizing that your small laptop screen may not be enough for …

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Glorious Model D gaming mouse and Bungee review

By / February 13, 2020 / Reviews / , , / 4 Comments

REVIEW – In the world of competitive video gaming, even small things can mean the difference between winning and losing, and one way to get an edge on the competition is to be faster with your mouse.  With this goal in mind, Glorious has built a reputation for designing lightweight mice that are “built for …

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MouseTrapper Alpha Ergonomic Pointing Device with Full Sized Keyboard review

By / January 5, 2020 / Reviews / / Leave a Comment

REVIEW – Over the past year or so, I have had the opportunity to test and review a couple of the MouseTrapper devices that are designed to completely alleviate any stress caused by constantly using a mouse. The previous models that I tested and loved were just the mouse control pad with a palm rest. …

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Voamoko Type-C Wireless Numeric Pad with USB Hub review

By / August 6, 2019 / Reviews / , , / Leave a Comment

REVIEW – Do you wish your laptop had a real number pad on it? There are definitely times where I’ve had a project pop up during a trip where a full size keyboard was nowhere to be found. Voamoko’s Type-C Wireless Numeric Pad with USB Hub might just be the solution that you can keep …

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Huion HS610 graphics drawing tablet review

By / June 17, 2019 / Reviews / , , / 9 Comments

REVIEW – Creating art on your laptop using a mouse, or on your phone/tablet using a finger is doable, but a specially designed digitizer tablet and pen can take your drawings from doodles to Dali (he’s an artist, google him). What is it? The Huion HS610 is a graphics drawing tablet that you can use …

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GL.iNet GL-MT300N-V2 (Mango) mini travel router review

By / April 15, 2019 / Reviews / , / 3 Comments

REVIEW – Since my last review of the TP-Link TL-WR802n , I found a few things that I wasn’t happy with and went on the lookout for something to address the shortcomings. After searching high and low I came across the GL.iNet range of mini routers.  They have a whole series of mini routers with …

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Razer adds more gaming gear to their Quartz Pink product line

By / February 5, 2019 / News / / 3 Comments

NEWS – Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Razer recently announced that more of their gaming products have been added to their Quartz Pink product line.  Last year Razer refreshed four products in their lineup of high-performance gear with this new pink color; this year they added eight new items, including a mouse, a headset, …

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