June 1, 2020 – Whether yours is a laptop or desktop computer, a change, perhaps an upgrade to an ergonomic full-size keyboard can be a huge improvement in both comfort and productivity. Enter Kensington with their line of PC/Mac-compatible wired and wireless...
Cool Tools for Back-to-School
Work and School From Home Tech Refresh by Kensington – Orbit Wireless Mobile Trackball, ErgoSoft Wrist Rest
May 28, 2020 – I was introduced to Kensington’s wired trackballs around 1992 with their first Turbo Mouse for Mac. Why lift and move one’s hand using a conventional mouse when the hand can remain relatively stationary to perform typical mousing functions? I don’t know...
Work and School From Home Tech Refresh by Kensington – SoleMate Foot Rest
May 25, 2020 - Whether for students who are home-working or adults working from home or back in an outside office, Kensington has some cool tools to make work-at-home easier, more ergonomic (the buzz term for comfort and efficiency). Oh, my aching feet! I know it is a...
New Brother Printer for My PANDEMIC CENTRAL Home Office
April 27, 2020 – The pandemic has given me more pause than I ever imagined, a time to rethink and regroup, both for now and for what lies ahead. Among necessities, I needed a new printer, replacing my 2009 Brother All-in-One MFC-8890DW WHY A NEW PRINTER? Why?...
Necessity Is A Mother . . . Grinding Coffee Beans at Home with Costco Grinders Sidelined Due to COVID-19
April 21, 2020 – Compared with illness and death resulting from COVID-19, my First World problem is nothing, meaningless. I bought a bag of coffee with no way to grind the beans! That’s all.For nearly all my life I have been an occasional coffee drinker, ordering a...
Ports Restored on My MacBook With OWC USB-C Dock
Having a single USB-C port on my new MacBook was problematic, but no more, thanks to the 10-port OWC USB-C Dock. Cost aside, most of the ports that would be on a desktop Mac are here on the dock. And that’s the mission – PORTS RESTORED! OWC (Other World Computing)...
myCharge Energy Shot 2000mAh Rechargeable External Gadget Battery
myCharge Energy Shot, $25 (suggested price) external smartphone battery has a clever package with expected performance from its rechargeable 2000mAh Lithium battery. The company is selling the packaging here, the sizzle, not the steak. In its packaging (above), the...
(2011) Cool Tools for Back-to-School
Say it isn’t so! Summer is at an end? Hey, I just got started, and now, pffffft, it’s over? A dose of reality taken, and yes, it is that time! For some of you, I know this is old news and that yours are already back in the classroom. For others, it’s just a couple...
(2009) Cool Tools for Back-to-School
I hope your summer has been enjoyable! It’s still hot here in SoCal and it still feels like summer, but it’s time nonetheless to concentrate on getting the kiddies ready for going back to school in just a few weeks. Here’s hoping the coming school year will be good...