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The Fascinating History of 7 Common Gadgets

In this tech’ed-to-the-hilt era we live in, we tend to associate gadgets with some kind of whiz bang technology like smart phones, tablets or the next Star Trek gizmo come alive. Today however, I am reminded that for people in the past, even a toothbrush was like, hey! New gadget! So, I set out on a path to find out…

Rhonda Shear Ahh Bra Review

Are you curious about the Ahh Bra? Hey so was I and even started to pick it up several times but didn’t until recently when I found them marked down at a Walmart nearby. Wait a minute. What’s up with bras in a gadget blog? That question warrants a little history lesson about this blog. True, I wanted to share…

Enable Email Notifications – Uh… No Thanks!

Logged into Gmail on Chrome and keep getting the notice to enable email desktop notifications. 12 years ago maybe I would have said oh yeah! These days I really shudder at that thought. There are way too many emails that come through my multiple in boxes. Even if there weren’t, having email disrupt me each time is really really bad…

Way Cool Leather Case for Macbook Pros

There are notebook cases that protect … and then, there are notebook cases that actually do that – and look cool, too. Check out Twelve South’s BookBook – a leather case for Macbook Pros: it looks exactly like a vintage book or ledger! According to it’s maker, the BookBook leather case “brings three levels of security to your prized Mac”…

Looking To Living Off The Grid

The hottest (and coldest) months of the year always remind me to look for ways to cut our energy costs. One of the things that my husband and I have always looked forward to is making our own energy. For starters, we just want to power a few key appliances in the house. Ideally, we’d like to stick it…

Dads Can Do It Too

So summer is in full swing and reading programs are popping up all over the place. Incidentally, I am at the library right now writing this. Gotta love technology. Usually, taking the kids to the library, registering them for reading programs is something moms do. But dads can certainly pitch in. Who says you have to be in a structured…

Xbox 460 Arcade Console with $50 gift card

Xbox 360 Arcade Console $149

Hey all, we got news of this recently. Since we are a Wii household and know little about Xboxes, I hope this is a deal because it does sounds like one and we thought we’d pass the info along regardless. Walmart.com is selling the Xbox Arcade Console for only $149. It comes with two free games. Plus you get a…