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Digitally Preparing for an Emergency
The recent fires in Southern California have me thinking about what would I do if I had to evacuate. I'd grab the family and the dog, but what else? While I have a collection of personal mementos such as product boxes from my career, I'd probably just take my Eagle Scout award which is sitting on a shelf in my office. What about all the documents in my file cabinet? They could be important in the future.
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Review: Ryobi One+ 18V Cordless Combo Kit
About a year ago, I wrote about getting the Ryobi One+ 18V Cordless Lithium-Ion 4-Piece Combo Kit
. Once I got the kit, I put the tools to the test and was very pleased with it. I used the reciprocating saw (much larger than the 12V version) and the circular saw (again, larger than the 12V version) to remove a tree. Both tools worked acceptably. However, the circular saw started making a grinding noise, so it went in for service.
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Ryobi Tools Still Going Strong
About a decade ago, I wrote about Ryobi cordless tools. At the time, I stated that the tools weren't the top of the line, but adequate for my use. In the course of that time, I've added a number of tools and batteries to my collection. I've been very pleased with the variety of tools from a tire inflator to a jigsaw to a vacuum cleaner.
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Review: Logitech h800 Wireless Headset
In the past 6 months, I've started to spend a lot of time on the phone for work, so having a comfortable way to listen (mostly) to the calls has become quite important. I've tried various earbuds and a few Bluetooth headsets, but haven't quite been satisfied. Since I use the second line of my Ooma
for work, I have to use a Bluetooth headset (I used earbuds for my iPhone). The problem with this arrangement is that the headset has to have a physical mute button; this is a button that many manufacturers are leaving off their devices as they rely on the phone's mute capability. So my quest began in December to find a Bluetooth headset that had a mute button.
