how cheap is a 1tb usb stick now?
The 512GB USB stick can be had for under 40 bucks now, which I like. I'm waiting for it to dive below $30...
...but I'm still waiting for the 1TB USB stick to drop below $50. Has it?
good idea and bad idea casio watches
Over the years, I've bought many Casio digital watches. I still own a small pile of them, but I've also bought and returned a few - some on the same day I bought it.
I'm going to list a few of the good and the bad, and the reasons for each.
little gpses part 2
I've talked about little GPSes before, and I recently acquired another. There's just something cool about a small tech thing that can do a big job.
This time around I got a model that was never released in North America, the Garmin Drive 40LM. This little guy only has a 4.3" screen measured diagonally, and to the best of my knowledge is the last matte screen model in this size Garmin ever released.
i hate daylight savings time
Daylight Savings Time, which just happened 3-Nov-2024, is something I've never liked. And I'm pretty sure most other people can't stand it either. Both smartphones and the older feature phones auto-update their clocks for DST and always have, (or do they? More on that in a moment..) but there are a lot of clocks that don't, and this is how I personally deal with it.
how to prepare for when the toilet does not work
Recently, there was some plumbing work that needed to be done where I live, and it required me to not use the water at all. I had to go without showering for a few days.
That was something I could deal with, since it's easy enough to wash with a wet cloth.
But what really bothered me was...