by Mir | Sep 3, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk
A few of you have mailed me about the recent SIGG debacle (namely, that SIGG claimed to be a safer, BPA-free water bottle option and it turns out that—surprise!—they contain BPA as well), and I, too, have been stewing over it. We own four SIGGs. I...
by Mir | Aug 31, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk
Do you remember those old late-night television commercials where they’d start off hawking one product, but it would quickly turn into a long string of “But wait—there’s more!”? Instead of just one item, you’d actually get two! And...
by Mir | Aug 27, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk
In the beginning, there was the Wii, and it was good. And it ate batteries, and that was not so good. So I bought the cheapest rechargeable batteries/charging station combo I could find, because I’m cheap, and… it didn’t really work. You had to peel...
by Mir | Aug 25, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk
Mac OSX version 10.6 (Snow Leopard) isn’t being released until Friday, but it’s down to $24.99 at Amazon if you want to go ahead and pre-order it now. On the plus side, that’s a great price. On the minus side, if you don’t have Prime,...
by Mir | Aug 19, 2009 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk
I didn’t love my kids enough to buy them Britax carseats*, but I hear they’re the best of the best. And I particularly like how they’re larger than just about any other brand on the market, meaning they accommodate heavier/taller kids for longer...
by Mir | Aug 18, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk
Periodically one of you pretty folks send me an email asking about shopping for air purifiers, and my advice generally runs along the lines of, “…” because there are a zillion different kinds and no shortage of opinions on what kind is the best. It...