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Toro Super Blower Vac
November 23, 2008 | | TrackBacks



Ok - its autumn.. there are leaves all over the place.. I decided this year I wanted to personally deal with the clean up process.. it looks like fun.. yeah some lawn-service can do it in 20 minutes.. but everyones got to do this at least once right?

I walked into Lowes.. asked the friendly salesperson for something that will blow and vacuum.. I dont intend to just blow leaves onto the road / or other peoples yards.. never understood that..

Here's what I got:
225 mph maximum air speed
2-Speed Motor
3 in 1 machine-blower, vacuum, leaf shredder
Reduces 10 bags of leaves into 1!!!!

I did get tired.. when vacuuming.. this power tool does a great job! Very powerful, and its very quick to convert from a blower to a vac.. and I can easily see multiple uses of a blower.. quick way to blow dust out of my garage!! Why isnt there a tip book for guys on how to make life simple? This tool would be in that book!

Tivo Remote Wireless G USB Network Adapter
February 27, 2007 | | Comments (1) | TrackBacks

Apparently Tivo provides for a way to connent to the mothership to download the TV guide for the owners respective cable access provider.. I didnt have a phone jack anywhere near the Tivo box, so I ended up stringing a phone line (luckily Tivo provides a long one) across the living room and all the way into the kitchen to get Tivo phone access... the wife wasn't too happy about that configuration. I guess it does go against some aesthetic law to have a phone cord strung up in the middle of the house like a washing line. (I apologize if any of the readers still utilize that method). It did take a little bit of fiddling with, most errors were on my part (I forgot my WEP password) and BAM! My Tivo is now net-enabled! I can now even download Tivo'ed shows off of the Tivo box and onto my laptop (have to download a free Tivo desktop client) and better yet, I can share the shows with perhaps futue Tivo boxes in other parts of the house *hint*. Note: I did attempt to buy a generic usb wireless ethernet card but Tivo didnt recognize it, so just go down to Radioshack and buy it for $10 cheaper than off of the TIVO.com site!

Tivo Series 2
January 24, 2007 | | Comments (2) | TrackBacks

Cons: I dont like how you've got to rig up a co-axial splitter to route another feed to your Tivo so that while Tivo is recording a show on one channnel, you can then surf and watch other channels and not be stuck to watching the one show you are recording.. makes sense.. but thats just lousy. Pros: It is amazing to pause TV, rewind to make sure you heard what that actor stuttered and continue on and not have to lose track by trying to ask others or figure it out yourself. Im ok with the $15/month subscription, only because they allow you to integrate it with your home network and upload/download movies and share them with othere devices. It allows you to download vlogs/podcosts off the internet on to your tivo to watch on yer telly! Rocketboom! yay!. I also find it cool to log onto Tivo Online from anywhere (i.e work) and schedule your Tivo to record something you forgot. Oh, and now I've got 5 remotes.. I need to get a decent Universal Remote.. suggestions anyone?

Redi-Check Remote Smoker Thermometer
September 26, 2006 | | TrackBacks

Charcoal grillin.. and bein a newbie at that.. I'm always having a tough time figuring out what 'temperature mah fire's at'. There is apparently the 'professional' way to tell by placing the palm of your hand above the coals, at cooking height, and if you count the number of seconds before the heat forces yer hand away.. one can theoretically gauge the temperature (4 seconds is considered medium heat). Yeah, I'm not going to do that.. so thats where i looked into buyin a thermometer.. and apparently the salesperson at Barbeque's Galore, who looked like Jon Cryer, realized I was a techie to point me to the wireless versions. The Redi-Check ET-73 Remote Thermometer is perdy damn good. It comes with two probes, one for the meat and the other for the internal chamber. One can even set the receiver to buzz upon the temperature hitting a certain limit, so you dont have to harass your meat every 2 minutes.

Starbucks Barista Aroma™ 8-cup Thermal Coffee Maker
September 13, 2006 | | TrackBacks

This is my favorite so far in a long line of home coffee brewing contraptions.  It swivels, and the water reservoir is a handled, removable bucket that keeps you from refilling the water using the barely-rinsed-out carafe (come on, you know you do it!).  The coffee brews quickly, getting you from Point A (“Where’s my coffee?!?”) to Point B (“Ahhhhh!”) in great time.  When the coffee’s done, the digital clock times the life of your precious life fluid.  The thermal carafe maintains a tight vacuum, keeping your coffee nice and hot for a good long time; so no hot plate, no evaporation to a syrupy sludge, and you can take the carafe off of the station for mobile coffee drinking.  It has a couple of minor idiosyncrasies related to carafe rinsing and pouring, but I love it anyway.  Ahhhhhhhhhh! OH NO!, MY COFFEEPOT HAS BEEN RECALLED! BLAST and CURSES!.  lg_ssBarista8c.jpg

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