While pulling out our holiday decorations, we realized we needed a lot of fresh batteries to power our Peanuts Christmas toys (similar to th...

Aeropress makes great coffee, fast. It's inexpensive and easy to use. It's also a fun way to experiment with different techniques. ...

6 days ago, Twitter launched a new product. It's called Moments. Described as " the best of Twitter in an instant ", Moments i...

Apple recently announced the iPad Pro, and with it the Smart Keyboard  and Pencil accessories. Many in the tech community, including severa...

Podcasting is finally coming of age. 11 years ago, podcasting was this funny new word that was a way to time-shift radio or to hear shows to...

Note: this was originally posted on Medium. I'm reposting it here. If you like it, go to the Medium post and click "Recommend...

Recently, online retailer Jet  opened its doors to a small audience for feedback on their Beta. I've been using Jet for a few days, and ...

I was excited to swap out the incandescent and compact fluorescent bulbs in my house with LEDs. LED bulbs provided the low power consumption...

When you have kids, cats, and adults living in the same house, accidents will happen. Sometimes those accidents involve stains, and sometime...

Despite a general lack of awe and surprise (and in some cases disappointment ) after the announcement, Apple sold a record number of iPhone...

I'm a man. Like many men, I shave my face on a fairly regular basis. And, like many men, I purchase disposable safety razor cartridges ...

When it was time for us to recycle a car seat here in Seattle, we found it especially tough. Neither the fire department nor the police were...

The door to my office doesn't want to stay open. It's as if the building leans slightly, causing the door to close ever so slowly. W...

As both a Costco and an Amazon Prime member, I've been wondering who has the best deals on the stuff we regularly buy. Costco is well-kn...

I remember Neil at work telling me about Prime. "Your recycle bin will be overflowing," he said, as he described the free 2-day sh...

This blog is now located at http://zorbadgreek.blogspot.com/. You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may c...

I just read Henry Blodget's first impressions of the iPhone , after he switched to it from his Blackberry. While it's good to hear t...

OK, so I more or less did the (work)-week advertising experiment. What did I learn? I perceive a lot of ads. Radio and TV are the main sourc...

I'm going to try an experiment with advertising over the next week. I'm going to record every advertisement that I consciously perce...

I've always been a fan of mail. I get excited when the postperson arrives and drops off letters at my house. It's a surprise of so...