geeky

nano power

I had a Gen 1 ipod. It had no click wheel. It lived a noble life until it died three years later, at which time Apple awarded me with a class action lawsuit settlement of $100 for my time/trouble. I used that credit to buy my first matchstick shuffle, which accompanied me on many  workouts [...]

the wiibow is back

Thanks to the magical balance board and Wii Fit… I’d really started to forget what “Wiibow” (or wii tennis elbow) felt like. That is, until they invented this amazingly magical contraption known as Wii Motion Plus, and suddenly that sting in my right elbow is back like it’s Christmas 2006.  I blame it squarely on [...]

In honor of the Potter…

Ask someone what their favorite part of magic is in the wizard world, and I’m sure someone will shout out “moving photos!” Today, Photojojo.com has the instructions on how to make your own moving photos…  you just need a camera that can take videos, a tripod, imovie or movie maker, and a digital photo frame [...]

speaking of the iphone…

Everyone seems to be perking up over the iphone this week with the new release of the 3.0 software today (voice memos are awesome!) and the new 3GS phone this weekend.  It’s old news that I adore my phone (did you know that 2% of the US population owns one?!?), but what I love is [...]

deck excercising… on the iphone

 
Chronicle Books just released one of the coolest new apps for your iphone: excercise decks!!!
While these wonderful books are $15 yeach, you can get the Strength and Toning Deck, the Chakra Deck, and the Walking Deck for only $2.99 each. How nice to have these great images at hand whenever you want them… as [...]

shopping for cheap travel

Next month, Mr. M and I have two back-to-back weekend weddings to attend on the east coast: one in South Carolina and one on Long Island. That meant we needed to find a 3-legged flight that would hop us between locations as well as hotel and car reservations down south… and it also meant that [...]