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Gadget Review: EOS Canon 7D

After spending a few weeks with the Canon 7D, I decided to put together my mini-review of the camera. I was able to take it to a few events, and also on a 5-day vacation to Athens, Greece where it got quite a workout. For perspective of this review, prior ...

The Lost Art of Creating a Mix Tape

In the land of multi-terrabyte hard drives, iPods, MP3's and 'infinite playlists', the art of actually using some restrain and editing to create a cohesive, interesting representation of your musical self is an art form long lost. On my continual quest for quality and fresh music, about twice a year I ...

Palm Pre vs. Treo 700p with SERO Plan

While there have been countless comparisons of the Palm Pre to the Apple iPhone, I haven’t seen many comparing the Palm Pre to the Treo line of products (Treo 650, Treo 700p, Treo 755p, Treo Centro). There are still tens of thousands of old Sprint SERO customers ...

40 Free Wallpapers for the Palm Pre

I'm still working on my review for the Palm Pre (I've had it less than a week), but in the meantime, enjoy some wallpapers I created specifically for the Palm Pre! The images are from various trips I've taken the last few years and are already sized and optimized for view ...

10 years of Sunspot Pictures (the band, not the sun)

It's hard to believe, but I've been friends with Madison, WI rock band Sunspot for over 10 years! Since tomorrow they are releasing their 5th full-length album, Singularity, I thought I would post some of my favorite pictures I've taken of Mike, Ben and Wendy over the last decade. Out ...

HGTV’s Man Land: Vegas City Style Casino Basement

Over 2 years ago, my friend Chad Draheim was contacted by HGTV for a show they were doing entitled "Man Land" (they found his 'casino basement' blog post). After the long wait, it was on HGTV last Saturday! Even though it is episode #2, they played it as the premier ...

Album Review: Silversun Pickups, Swoon

Artist: Silversun Pickups Album: Swoon Wikipedia Genre(s): Indie rock, Dream pop, Shoegaze Matt's Fav Tracks: Panic Switch, Growing Old is Getting Old, Sort Of # times listened: Moderate (10 - 25 times) Matt's Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Album: Amazon MP3's: Amazon non-DRM I was introduced to Silversun Pickups ...

Safe Baby Handling Tips: Baby do’s and don’ts…

As a rookie father of 2 months, one of the more hilarious books I've found is by David and Kelly Sopp called "Safe Baby Handling Tips". Check out the do's and don'ts of taking care of your little one:

How to play old arcade games with a MAME machine

Ahh, arcade games. Last summer, I posted my "What's your top 1% video game", and it got me thinking that I haven't played too many games lately... Over 6 years ago, I decided that I wanted to build an arcade cabinet that would play all the old-school arcade games. While my ...

How to buy a decent, Dell Studio 15.4″ laptop for only $450

Recently, my wife's old Toshiba Satellite A15-S157 laptop finally bit the dust, and it was time for a new one. She wasn't interested in a netbook (too small), and we weren't interested in spending a ton of cash since it's mainly one of those 'lounging around the house' laptops. I was ...