I’m stalking school supplies at Amazon

by Mir | Aug 9, 2011 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

Amazon is doing something very interesting, right now: They’re taking small back-to-school items and marking them waaaaay down, one at a time, for a limited time. A few days ago it was glue sticks (I shared that one on the Facebook page), and today it’s a...

Save the planet, have a cooler computer

by Mir | Aug 8, 2011 | Contests

So a while back, someone pitched me for one of my other gigs, asking if I’d like to review a new solar-powered keyboard. I said absolutely! I was really looking forward to trying it out. But then it arrived and… it only works with PCs. We are an all-Mac...

Replace all your phones at once

by Mir | Aug 8, 2011 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

The current Lightning Deal at Amazon is a 4-pack of Panasonic DECT 6.0 cordless phones, plus an answering system. After years of buying crummy cordless phones, I finally ponied up for a multi-handset system a few years ago, and I haven’t looked back, since. This...

The Want Not Review: Skillet Bacon Jam

by Mir | Aug 8, 2011 | Groceries, Product Talk

You knew it had to happen eventually, right? Me and bacon; bacon and me. We’re pals. Good friends. Total BFFs, in fact. So when I hear about Skillet Bacon Jam sometime last year, I knew I had to try it out, eventually. The opportunity finally presented itself...

Because summer isn’t really over

by Mir | Aug 8, 2011 | Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

In the parlance of the fashion industry, summer is already history. Fini! Kaput! But those of us still “enjoying” seasonal temps (hahahaha) understand that—depending on where you live—summer has a month or three to go, yet. And that makes all...