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Seidio P6800 Case for HTC Mogul (Review)

I picked up a Seidio P6800 hard shell for my HTC Mogul. Yes, $25 is a ripoff in my opinion, but that’s your call to make on your own. Installation is a 10 second breeze. It comes in 2 pieces, each having tiny edge-grabbing “feet” in key spots to latch onto the [...]

Fender Sonoran SCE Added to the Family

This weekend, Jessica and I bought a pre-owned Fender Sonoran SCE acoustic-electric guitar from Sam Ash in Clearwater. I think we got out the door for around $399 after a $20 Hartke tuner, a $10 floor stand, the instructional book and DVD below, and a 2 year service plan thing for $35.
We played last [...]

Obvious Wii Sports Baseball Improvements

It occured to me today that Wii Sports Baseball could have been improved quite a bit without losing its simplicity. I mean, let’s face it, when all you do is either pitch the ball or hit the ball, things get boring.
As it is, the number of bases rounded is purely a matter of the [...]

Dumbphone to Smartphone: Part 2 of N

Continuing from Part 1 of N, it’s time I got the device doing what I want it to be doing.

Dumbphone to Smartphone: Part 1 of N

After my lowly voice-only Samsung phone’s charging pin finally died this past weekend, I had a decision to make: Go for another low-end voice-only phone or step up finally to something with data transmission and storage capabilities?
I’ve never purchased a portable MP3 player. I’ve never purchased a portable or car-based GPS unit. I [...]

Graphic Design: The New Basics

Here’s a quiet flip-through I recorded of Graphic Design: The New Basics by Ellen Lupton and Jennifer Cole Phillips. You know, for those of you who order books online but want to at least see some of what you’re getting. I recommend clicking ‘watch in high quality’ once you get to the YouTube [...]