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The Single-Cable Desk Setup That Actually Works
Here's the promise every dock maker sells you: one cable, and your laptop is instantly powered, connected to your monitors, and hooked into your keyboard, mouse, and webcam. Here's the…
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Review of Shipt – Same Day Personal Shopping Service
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Telsa Cybertruck or Back to the Future Delorean??
Elon Musk released his new “F150 killer” truck this week and I have to say as a F150 owner…I’m not impressed. One of two things happened here. The Cybertruck Stainless…
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What is the best hot sauce?
Over the past year, I have been trying to make a concentrated effort to up my hot sauce game. So far it has been going pretty well as I used…
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Google Pixel 3A Camera Review
A review of the Google Pixel 3a smartphone camera against the Apple iPhone XS Max camera.
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Review of the Ring Battery Spotlight LED Wireless Home Security Camera
Review of the Ring Spotlight Cam Battery security camera and how they have worked around our house for general security. With offline recording and and long battery life, they have…
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Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Review on the Sony A7 iii
Review of the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 for the Sony E-Mount. This is Tamron’s budget alternative to the $2,000+ Sony G Master series 24-70mm f/2.8.
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Review – Sony WH-1000X M3 Noise Canceling Headphones
All right guys…so for a while I’ve been using some Beats and other noise canceling headphones that really I hadn’t been all that impressed with, but they worked for the…
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Traxxas Spartan RC Boat – 50+ MPH on the WATER!
Daniel and I shot some video of the Traxxas Spartan RC boat on Lake Lanier in Georgia. The Traxxas Spartan features multiple battery options that achieve different speed levels through…