Beyond Bright’s rather significant flaw
In a bid to cut our energy consumption, I looked at all the various lighting around my house. Most of the bulbs were already CFLs or LEDs, so there wasn’t...
Category: Product and service reviews
Thank you, Duracell
I’ve mentioned before on this blog that I’m a hobbyist photographer. Back in December I had a photoshoot with a then-10 year-old girl at a local par...
State Line Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Kansas City, MO
Recently I had routine service on my Jeep Compass at the dealer where I purchased it – State Line Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Kansas City, Missouri. It did...
MikroTik CRS317 10GbE switch
For the last two years I’ve been using the Quanta LB6M as the backbone of my home network. A 24 port SFP+ switch with four (4) GbE RJ45 ports connecting t...
AK-47 Espresso
Messenger Coffee’s espresso blend has been my go-to for at least the last year to 18 months. Messenger Coffee is in Lenexa, KS, and sold by several local ...
Alien Gear ShapeShift 4.0 IWB
Let’s flashback about three years to when I wrote a review on the Alien Gear Cloak Tuck 2.0. At the time, I said it was the best value holster available a...
Plex set-top with the Pi Desktop
A NAS to readily serve up media content combined with the Plex Media Server or other DLNA platform provides a powerful entertainment setup for the home when com...
Quanta LB6M
So let’s talk about that 10GbE switch I bought on eBay. First, loud is too soft a word to describe this. It has two 1U power supplies and three 40mm fans....
Breville Infuser – 3 years later
About three years ago, I ordered the Breville Infuser direct from Breville to replace my De’Longhi EC-155. Both are great espresso machines. I only wish t...
Corsair AX860: A retraction
Last year I wrote a negative review of the Corsair AX860 power supply in which I said that I had two units on me fail in a short period of time: When an 800W po...