• New blog focus

    As some of you may have noticed, I've started writing more reviews of products. While I'm not a huge fan of reviews that some people review (I don't believe their unbiased or fair), I'll let my readers be the judge of the value of my reviews. For the most part, people don't send me products nor ask me to review software. These reviews are for products that I purchase; I do my own research and, of course, read other reviews before purchasing products.

  • Review: PCT 4 port Coax Amplifier

    I was having problems with my EyeTV recording digital channels and finally decided to give an amplifier a try. The EyeTV showed I had a signal strength of 20% which seemed low according to all the forums I read. After a bit of research I ended up with the PCT 4 Port amplifier.

  • Misrepresentation or False advertising?

    For our trip to New York, we stayed at the W Hotel in Union Square. We got a "special" rate for the room (I almost need to take out a loan to pay for it!) and the room was not bad. The W is supposed to be a boutique hotel that offers "Whatever/Whenever" service where the concierge can arrange almost anything. Of course, everything comes at a price.

  • A tale of two cities

    This past weekend, my wife and I were in New York City (Manhattan) for my cousin's wedding. I've been to NYC a number of times and frankly, I'm not a big city kind of person. After being in the city for less than hour, I started complaining to my wife. She didn't want to hear it, so I kept my mouth shut for the rest of the trip. We got back to San Diego on Monday and I was back in my element.