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Accumulate during the week,  pre-packing, and load… All Dummied up and ready to go — what, you don’t ride your bike to the recycle center?

Always in need of some new noise, I’m looking for the best tool. The good news is I’m starting from scratch with no legit experience/skills with a particular instrument or venue. There are two common approaches: 1) hardware, and 2) software. Budget: $500 USD. Interesting hardware possibilities: Korg Kaoss Pad KP3 – sound manipulation tool [...]

Quick shots of two new toys from the boyz at Go-Ped — first for the green-hearted, a slimmed down sport version of the commuter-friendly ESR-750EX in the new Sport model. They even knocked a couple of $Franklins to boot (not  to mention 15 lbs)! If your definition of green is that of color rather than [...]

I grabbed the 9th Tivo Series I off the, signed up for a lifetime subscription when they were cheap, and even upgraded to the Series II when it grew a DVD writer. Life was good … that is until HD content started knocking on my door. Fast forward and Tivo finally has a HD offering. [...]

Remember my Airstream daydreaming back in October? Well, if have the original $40K for that beachfront property deal plus an extra $20K burning a hole in your pocket, here’s your OIALO (don’t forget to push for the customary 18% discount off retail)! You’ll be killin’ if you can get your hands on one of the [...]

So you know where you are thanks to your GPSr, but how do you feel? You need a Kestrel 4000 Pocket Weather Meter! This little handheld does it all when it comes to kickin’ the local weather man’s *$$ (even the Weather Doctor thinks its cool)! Check out this feature summary: Current, Maximum and Average [...]

Here’s a few quick diddies on GNU Radio slapped on Matt Ettus’ Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP) — Slashdot, Boing Boing, and Wired. Think about it for a second — what info is not flying through the air on one frequency or another ready to be plucked out and eaten?! Cellular, GPS, Wifi, Police/Fire dispatch, [...]

Tired of trying to keep up with the Jones? How about a quick reversal to get the last laugh on who has the biggest house? Grab the smallest house! I’ve been trolling in the world of small/tiny houses for a year or so, and its starting to get some press from “the rest of the [...]

Want some killer coffee and don’t have Anita in your back pocket? Give the Aeropress a try (see video — hey, is that a bag o’ Black Cat in the backgound?)! Everyone raves…