Modern appliances have made meal preparation much easier than it was even just a century ago. We’ve gone from cooking using fire or coal to electricity and natural gas, heating elements have gotten much more precise, running water and indoor plumbing make kitchens easier to sanitize and keep clean, and refrigeration keeps food and ingredients […]
Tech Talk Tuesday: Nikon D810 Review
Earlier this month, we received a Nikon D810 DSLR with an 18 – 140 mm lens to take out and test. After several weeks of going around and capturing some interesting images around town, I can safely say that the D810 is a great camera for the novice or the more experienced photographer. It has […]
Drone Photography Gear
Drone photography — a type of aerial photography that is done using some kind of remote-controlled flyer (hence “drone”) — is becoming more and more popular. Early adopters in this field were forced to modify remote control airplanes or helicopters or to build their own kits which, of course, generally required a good bit of […]
Tablets, Smartphones, and Mobile Gaming
Mobile gaming has really broken out to become a medium in and of itself the past couple of years. With apps and games like Bejeweled, Angry Birds, FlappyBird, and more, mobile gaming has started to catch the attention of even the most serious of gamers and game designers. Mobile gaming also has a couple of […]
Passthoughts Instead of Passwords?
One of the most common things that people find problematic about all of the different websites, email providers, networking sites, and even smartphones is that all of them generally require a password. And, it’s usually best to use a completely random mix of letters and numbers. But memorizing all of them can be very difficult […]
Holiday Shopping for the Computer Person
During the holiday season, many people decide to get computers as gifts for their friends and family. However, sometimes, for the geekier person in your life, they may send you a list of specs or tell you that they just want “more memory” or “more storage.” If you’re not the kind of person who builds […]
Planning the Perfect Haunted House
Halloween is just around the corner and that means that one of my all-time favorite activities is undergoing its open season. That’s right: I love haunted houses. I love haunted houses almost as much as I enjoy roller coasters. When I was younger, I used to dream of owning enough property so that I could […]
The Nook: A Review
Last week I told you that BuyDig has recently become an authorized nook vendor. I managed to snag one of the nooks that we’ll be using as a display model and took it home for a week to put it through its paces. Overall, the nook is a great eReader. Setting it up is fairly […]