My kids hand me endless amounts of artwork that I just can’t throw away. Right now the amount of wax covered paper in my office is definitely some kind of fire hazard. The ScanSnap iX100 Mobile Scanner can have this mess cleaned up in a matter of hours (yep, there’s a lot).
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Qwerkywriter USB Typewriter – bring a touch of vintage to your modern machine
Something like a year ago there was this too cool to be true typewriter like attachment for iPads. It was actually too cool to be true in that it was a concept, but since so many people (yours truly included) loved the idea Qwerkytoys has created the Qwerkywriter USB Typewriter for all of your retro vintage needs.
Read MorePlantronics RIG Gaming Headset [Best of PAX: Review]
The Plantronics RIG is a gaming headset like no other I’ve seen, and at a relatively modest price point to boot. I got to go hands on (or “ears on”) wth the RIG at PAX, and I it was very impressive indeed. The sound quality rivaled the $250 Turtle Beach Z Seven in my opinion, and that’s a professional gaming headset in every way.
Read MoreZoneAlarm Free AntiVirus + Firewall protects your PC like a mother hen [Freeware]
Way back in the day ZoneAlarm set the computer security world alight with a cool, very powerful personal firewall product which defined the world of Windows PC safety for years. Then the company seemed to lose its way, the technology started to wilt, and their products disappeared from popular use as other products took over. Well they’re back.
Read MoreSimplicity Homekey lets you recycle an old computer into a sleek silver surfer
If there’s one truth in life, it’s that old computers never die, they just end up cluttering up our cupboard space for years and years and ever. Hands up all of you with at least 3 of these things lurking somewhere in your home? Yeah thought so. Well here’s a new way to get rid of the guilt and the old hardware at the same time and instead put it to some good use.
Read MoreFollow Up: 10 Reasons Why I’m Done With Windows…6 Months Later (the news is not good for Microsoft)
Six months ago I published a provocatively titled post called 10 Reasons Why I’m Done With Windows which outlined how and why I converted my wife’s ancient laptop to Ubuntu Linux from Windows XP, when the latter crashed spectacularly. The piece attracted a LOT of comments from both Linux fans and detractors, ranging from ‘Your post reads like any Linux Fanboy rubbish. ‘ to ‘I had the exact same experience, and all my family members (wife and kids) use Linux without…
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