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10/1/2020 · 1 min read

The History of Firefox

I’m a sucker for tech history stories. I can remember using the first Mosaic browser that became Netscape, then ended up losing the browser wars and being sold before morphing into Mozilla and becoming the basis of Firefox.…

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7/27/2020 · 1 min read

Some Interesting Web Galleries

The past few weeks I’ve had a few fun web galleries fall into my lap with some unique collections of site, or taking a trip back in time exploring the history of the web. Simone’s Collection of Web…

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1/11/2020 · 1 min read

Candy Cane Mentos

It has been quite some time since my last Mentos post. Don’t worry, I still love them and am still obsessed with them. I guess I just haven’t found anything newsworthy to say recently. I was browsing the…

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12/2/2019 · 2 min skim · 5 comments

2019 Holiday Geek Gift Guide

Aaaaaand… it’s holiday gift season again! Sneaks up on you doesn’t it? Black Friday has come and gone, so it’s time to get in gear and buy some stuff for the people you love (or hate?). I use…

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11/26/2018 · 2 min skim · 6 comments

2018 Holiday Geek Gift Guide

Here we go again folks… time to buy stuff for those you love (or hate?). Black Friday is over, but we still have (badly named) Cyber Week ahead of us. This year is a milestone for my gift…

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8/30/2018 · 1 min read

LEGO Built an Actual (drivable) Car!


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I’ve been eyeing the LEGO Millennium Falcon since it was announced last year. That’s their $800, 7541-piece set. I’ve even entered into an agreement with my nephew to go in on the purchase of said LEGO set… he…

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11/30/2017 · 2 min skim · 7 comments

2017 Holiday Geek Gift Guide

Another Black Friday, and (the terribly named) Cyber Monday have passed us by, so that means it’s time for another Holiday Geek Gift Guide. This is year number 14 for this gift guide. It started before there even…

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4/3/2017 · 1 min read

Mentos History


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It’s been awhile since I’ve made a Mentos post. Don’t worry, I still love them and am still obsessed with them. I still get rare Mentos deliveries from other countries (via my Mentos Ambassadors) In fact, I’m sitting…

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1/30/2017 · 6 min read · 1 comment

Smart Home Part Two: Smartthings, Amazon Echo, and Harmony Remote


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Check out my last smart home post, Making My House a Bit Smarter with SmartThings, to see how things got started. I’ve been slowly making additions to make my home smarter over the past year. I received an…

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12/10/2016 · 1 min read

The Robots are Writing Christmas Songs

I’m pretty sure this is one of the indicators of the upcoming robot rebellion. Apparently the University of Toronto pointing some artificial intelligence at a photo of a Christmas tree, and it came up with a (very odd)…

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11/28/2016 · 2 min skim · 6 comments

2016 Holiday Geek Gift Guide

Another Black Friday has passed us by. It’s now Cyber Monday and the beginning of cyber week (is that new? how long have we called it cyber week?) so that means it’s time for another Holiday Geek Gift…

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