Archive for the 'Informative' Category


I Spy…How to Get Around Hulu Region Restrictions (Finally).

Thursday, December 20th, 2007
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I signed up for a free peek at Hula.com which is a new service offered by NBC and allows viewers to see live streaming video content from all their shows. The service is in beta and by invite only. A few days ago I finally received my “invite” so I excitedly logged in and decided [...]

I Spy…Snorkel & Mask with Digital Camera

Thursday, December 20th, 2007
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I like this idea a lot. I lived in Hawaii for a long time. In fact I have lived in Hawaii for over 18 years of my life and in a place with so much water and so much sun you could really get a lot of use from such a great little gadget. Basically [...]

I Spy… The SQuba: Car and Submarine.

Thursday, December 20th, 2007
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Well it’s about time. We were promised flying cars and jet packs back in the 80′s but I have yet to take my jet pack or flying car out for a spin nor do I see them for sale anywhere near me. But soon we may have a car that can go underwater which is [...]

I Spy…Angry Christmas Crackers

Monday, December 17th, 2007
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We never did Christmas Crackers as a kid. Most Americans would not know what they are. I first pulled a cracker in Ireland at the age of 21 when I was invited home with my girlfriend at the time (she is my wife now). I was blown away and really surprised that more Americans didn’t [...]

I Spy…Top 10 Weirdest Gadgets

Monday, December 17th, 2007
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It’s no secret I love gadgets. So when I stumbled across this article which highlights the “10 weirdest gadgets that you didn’t know existed” I just had to check it out. I will admit I did know about a few of them. The transparent toaster, the modern ladder and the one click butter. The rest [...]

I Spy…The Downside of Country Living in Ireland.

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
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I recently read a post at one of my daily visits and was inspired to write my own version. The article was about crummy things about living in the countryside. I too live in the sticks but only in Ireland and not America. As an American I have a unique view of how things are [...]

I Spy…Severe Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
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I have recently been diagnosed with a severe case of carpel tunnel syndrome and it’s painful to use my right hand for any computer work or similar. It means I have had to stop using the computer until it heals. You may have noticed a lag in the news here for a few days so [...]

I Spy…Layer Tennis, Sport for Designers

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
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I just found this site that has created a new sport that is for designers on the web. It’s very new and really quite interesting. It’s called layer tennis and basically allows two designers to have a show down in real time. They both need to be online for the duration of the match and [...]

I Spy…Image Resizing Done Right.

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
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We have covered this technology before but only with a preview of what is to come. Now this company is letting us try it out online for free. So in addition to being able to edit, crop or modify our images online for free we can also resize them without cropping or distortion. If you’d [...]

I Spy…The Wind-Up Table Lamp.

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Gadgets, Informative, Inspiration | 1 Comment »

This is such a great idea. I love both the look of this gadget and the fact that’s it can be used in a power outage as well. It’s functional and great looking. So it’s a table lamp that you power by turning the over-sized key. It works and looks a lot like a real [...]