May 13, 2008  •  In Gadgets, Personal, Reviews

Getting Sick of the iPhone Hoopla

As a gadget freak and an Apple-lover, I feel almost sacrilege saying this, but… I am so sick of the iPhone! Sure, I oohed and aahed during the famous 2007 Macworld Keynote where it was announced. I grunted like a caveman (cavewoman?) and pointed to the screen, sputtering, “Me. Want.” I anxiously waited with the rest of […]

May 11, 2008  •  In Gadgets, Home

Roomba Love

I love my new Roomba! My parents had purchased one a few years ago and raved about it, suggesting I get one too. “So does that mean you want to buy me one?” …then they would shut up. When choosing a vacuum cleaner for my new place, I considered the ever-so-popular Dyson. However, I saw that […]

May 2, 2008  •  In Gadgets, Geek, Personal, Reviews

Apple Replaced My MacBook Pro for Free!

My MacBook Pro was still an infant at 1.5 months old. During my honeymoon, I noticed a black dot on the upper right-hand side of the screen. I immediately whipped out my iKlear travel singles and wiped and wiped…with no avail. I changed the background image, played movies over the dot, and dragged windows repeatedly over it. […]

Mar 14, 2008  •  In Gadgets, Geek, Personal

Meet My New Baby

…my new MacBook Pro! I constantly have memory-intensive programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Quark all running at the same time….with music playing and Firefox and Safari opened to 12 different pages. As a result my old PowerBook G4 (which is now almost 4 years old) has been suffering a bit in the past […]

Jan 5, 2008  •  In Gadgets, Geek, Reviews

My Latest Gadget Fix

When Steve (THE Steve….Steve Jobs) announced the Apple iPhone during his MacWorld 2007 keynote, geeks everywhere spasmed in joy and set off a maddening ecstasy comparable only to the legendary feeding frenzies of great white sharks. I admit – I was one of the said geeks. I played the keynote over and over, drooling over Apple’s latest […]

Feb 22, 2007  •  In Gadgets, Geek, Reviews

Sony Ericsson M600i Review

When I first watched Casino Royale, I instantly became transfixed by the smartphone used by Vesper Lynd in the movie. Since I had been in the market for a new phone, I decided to bite the bullet and purchase an unlocked version from eBay. Being a gadget/techie geek, I had done some pretty extensive research before making the decision […]