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Is my first tablet going to be the Nexus 7?

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Joel

Alright, alright, I think we c.an agree that I’ve been waiting to get a tablet for a very long time. 1. I’ve looked at the various iterations of the Apple iPad for years. Heck, I had an iPod Touch (gen … Continue reading →

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Sony’s comeback trail? Check out the upcoming Sony Xperia Z phone and tablet

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Joel

A year ago, I was very clear on what my next phone and tablet would be. I was very much set to get the iPhone 5 and my long-awaited for iPad 4 with Retina display. How the situation on the … Continue reading →

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Exciting home updating news – new TVs (and new devices) in interesting places

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Joel

We had a $200 credit from Verizon / Samsung after upgrading our FiOS plan. It had sat around unused for many months because I didn’t know how to use it. We could use it towards a new TV, Chromebook, tablet, … Continue reading →

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It’s exciting times for this nerd: we’re hard-wiring our house with Gigabit Ethernet

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Joel

In our prior townhouse, I had this dream of running Gigabit Ethernet through the walls, so I could have blazing fast speeds. Alas, it was a pain in the butt, it would cost quite a bit of money, and we didn’t … Continue reading →

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Good bye old STM medium cargo messenger bag. Hello new STM Velo 2 messenger bag.

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Joel

I bought my STM cargo messenger bag back in 2010, and man, I used to get compliments for it. It was a nice bag. People would also ask me why I wouldn’t just use the free ones provided by our … Continue reading →

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We bought ourselves a Chromecast and I gotta say it’s damn easy to use

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Joel

After much thinking, I picked up a Chromecast from our local Target store this afternoon. We bought one recently for my brother-in-law, and then I started to think about it too. We have all of this video media available through … Continue reading →

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Installed a new Legrand power receptacle with USB ports

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Joel

In our kitchen, we are often charging our phones and tablets. Sadly, we’re often also buying new chargers, because Cat #1 Scamper likes to chew them into oblivion. Maybe he’s annoying. Maybe they’re delicious. I don’t know, but I’m always … Continue reading →

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More storage, Captain! We bought a WD My Cloud NAS device

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Joel

We’re running out of space around here. I’ve been digitizing our Blu-ray and DVD collection, and my original 2 TB hard drive partition has rapidly filled up. What to do? I have a dream of having our music and video … Continue reading →

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Got the new Asus RT-AC68U router last night

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Joel

This weekend, I (and my wife, the family CFO) committed and purchased a new router for home use. I’ve had my eye on the Asus brand of routers, and they seem pretty neat. As a FiOS user, I can’t easily … Continue reading →

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My reflections on the year that was 2013

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Joel

As I look back on the past year, I don’t even know how to describe it. Was it a typical year for us? A monumental year with huge milestones? Was it a good year? A tough one? It would certainly … Continue reading →

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