Category Archives: Technology

I don’t know what will happen during the blizzard this week, but our snow thrower is assembled and ready

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Joel

Our snow thrower has been sitting in the original packing crate since early December, as I’ve had a busy two months. Also, the weather has been mild with a distinct lack of snow. No longer! This week, we’ve got a … 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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For Christmas this year, my wife bought me a brand new Nikon 50mm f/1.8G AF-S NIKKOR FX Lens

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Joel

Not that Christmas should be about presents, but I got two very nice presents from my family this year. I could talk about the nice pajamas, but I’d rather describe briefly the other gift. The one from my wife. Which was? … Continue reading →

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My Troy – Bilt Vortex 2490 snow thrower has arrived

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Joel

I’ve never had a snow blower or thrower before. All those years, we’ve resorted to our snow shovels and aching backs to handle the snow, always dreading the next ‘snowpocalypse’. I am officially cancelling the snowpocalypse. Here is our first … Continue reading →

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I gave up on my broken Samsung Galaxy S4 and bought a new Galaxy S5

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Joel

I’ve had the Galaxy S4 since April 2013, and it was a pretty good phone. It was my first Android phone after moving away from the iPhone 4. I’ve never been one for protective cases and covers for phones, because … Continue reading →

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New equipment – new Vizio TV, Tivo Roamio Plus, TV stand, and moving furniture around

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Joel

New stuff for the house! With Thanksgiving coming up, and the Philadelphia Eagles playing the Dallas Cowgirls, err, Cowboys, on Thanksgiving Day, and people hanging out all day, we thought now would be a good time to get a 2nd … Continue reading →

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New iPod and portable speaker purchase

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Joel

We had a small get-together of friends this past Saturday, and we knew that we sorely could use some background music. We went looking at Target last Friday night before the party, and picked out a 16 GB Apple iPod Nano … Continue reading →

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I have to say that I really like the Honeywell WiFi thermostat

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Joel

Nine years ago when we moved into our townhouse, I was appalled by the ancient thermostat located in a far, obscure corner of our living room. I hired an HVAC company to install a newer Honeywell programmable model in the … Continue reading →

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Added a jig saw to my collection of power tools

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Joel

We recently purchased a new kitchen sink, and hired plumbers to come install it. Halfway through the job, the plumbers discovered the new kitchen sink wouldn’t fit the prior kitchen sink opening in the countertop. Now what? Two options: Hire … 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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