My computer sits in a high counter space in a corner of my kitchen. The little nook is probably meant to be some sort of “sit and peruse cookbooks” area or something much more domestic than what I use it for, as it clearly wasn’t designed for electronics. Still, it was the best spot in the house to set up my home office, so I’ve made do with it. One of the major issues that I had was the fact that there was really no way to neatly plug in all my electronics. Up until recently, the wires were all [...] Read more »

I’ve had my tablet, which I’ve named Walter (I name all my electronics, don’t you?), for about three months now, and I’m still exploring the overwhelming world of the top Android apps. I think I’ve installed and uninstalled a good few hundred apps by now! I’m very fickle, if it doesn’t wow me in about 40 seconds, I move on to an app that does. Since I spend half my life reading, I wanted to find some awesome Android apps for eBooks. Check out a few of my favorites so far! Read more »

You know it’s time to clean your PC when there are so many files strewn randomly across your drive that it takes you an hour to find that file you just downloaded yesterday, that vacation picture you wanted to show your friend, or your résumé to apply for a new job. Just like you take time to really deep clean your home every few months, you need to take time to deep clean your PC and put everything in its place. While I cannot stand cleaning in the real world, my computer is oddly uncluttered and organized. Some people enjoy folding [...] Read more »

It’s pretty well-known now that playing certain types of games can help increase your memory and brain skills, and with the plethora of Android apps out there, it’s easier than ever to get a good brain-power-boosting game in during the day! Now that I’ve finally been inducted into the tablet-user society, I’ve been exploring all the different Android apps out there, including countless different quick and fun games. Narrowing down the top Android apps for improving brain skills wasn’t easy! I’m really picky about games, and I’ve downloaded many just to delete them seconds later because they didn’t resonate with [...] Read more »

My computer has been really sluggish lately. It’s only about 3 years old, and I really need it to last at least another year or so, but these days it’s kind of been driving me batty. I actually have to reboot it almost daily now! I’ve always been on the “leave it on” side of the debate over whether you should shut down at night or not. Unfortunately, that’s just not working out anymore. Basically, it needs an overhaul, a tune-up. It needs a visit from the System Mechanic! Read more »

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been out and about shopping and decide to add an unexpected store to my list of places to stop. Of course, since it’s an unexpected stop, I don’t have a coupon ready for it. To make things worse, when I get home and look up coupons for my next trip out, I realize that I just missed out on awesome savings! Grrr! That’s money out the window! I’m sure I can’t be the only person this happens to. With the updated iPhone App from RetailMeNot, you never have to miss out on [...] Read more »

Since I work from home as a freelance writer and blogger, I probably spend more time online than the average person. The computer is both my business and my occasional source of entertainment. With all the hours I spend online, I tend to develop close personal relationships with my mouse. It’s almost a permanent extension of my hand, after all! Up until recently, I had the basic standard wireless mouse- a step up from my wired version, for sure, but not exactly anything worth writing about. Then I tried the Targus Ultralife Wireless Mouse, which obviously IS worth writing about, [...] Read more »

I am horrible at remembering to charge my various -powered gadgets. My MP3 player often suddenly dies mid-song because I forget to turn it off when I get out of the car, my cell phone chirps out in pain, begging to be plugged in so it can get some more life, and my camera dies while I’m snapping pictures of moments I would love to remember one day. The problem is, I just have too many gadgets and not enough brain power to remember to charge them all. The Enercell Portable Power Bank helps me out when I really need [...] Read more »