Home ownership, while wonderful, certainly comes with some drawbacks -- like maintenance. While staining the deck on my old house one sweaty summer afternoon, I started thinking about all of the hands-on upkeep around a house that can suck the will to live right out of…
Sure, digital photo frames are all the rage these days, but what about a more creative (and permanent) way to preserve your favorite photos? If this doesn't scream "perfect Mom gift", I don't know what does -- the folks over at Light Affection specialize in turning…
One thing you can count on every January after the fated parties of November and December are quite literally under your belt: a deluge of diet and weight loss gadgets and programs. And, every year, the products seem to get a little more... bizarre. Like the…
Is newer always better? We took the Motorola RAZR2 for a test drive to see how it stacked up against the first generations and found it slick and stylized, everything the press promised it would be. The first thing you notice after charging up is how impossibly clear…
'Tis the season to keep your best single malt on lockdown! Ever notice after a night of having friends over that your best liquor bottles suddenly have only a couple of jiggers left, even after reminding your sloshed guests that the party favors were restricted to the…
Don't judge a camera by it's LCD screen -- this may be the biggest lesson we learned with the Fujifilm FinePix Z10fd. While using the camera and adjusting the color and available manual settings, we were sure that every picture was going to come out blurry and with an…
Tell me about your childhood... Ever had one of those friends that constantly needs to dump their emotional baggage on your doorstep? Played barstool therapist a few times too many? Take a classic passive-aggressive stab at the problem and start gifting the Wind-Up…
While most pet owners are on top of their petcare game, there are certainly more than a handful that have a pooch running around with an outdated phone number on its ID tag -- it's one of those little things that you don't tend to think about til a roving squirrel…
When you're just not on YouTube enough... in comes another product that's ready to record when you're in the car -- for over 8 hours. That's right, you heard me, 8 HOURS of mobile video. Sure, they're touting it as a car camera built to record the road in front…
Looking for a quick and simple way to locate a wireless access point without having to wear a light-up shirt? In this modern hour of virtual offices, high-travel days and "working" remotely, being able to secure online access to keep up with your emails and latest web…
I'm not suggesting that cats come with enough hair of their own, or even saying that your special bond with your feline friend isn't the best relationship ever, but word to the wise: if you're going to start putting wigs on your cat, be prepared to sleep with one eye…
Sure, iPod toys are a dime a dozen these days, but sometimes they're so obviously practical that it just makes sense to ante up and get another accessory. Like the iPAL, a lovely white and chrome complement to your iPod that's able to expand your audio on the go…