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High-Tech Turkey Day
Published on 2006-11-20 18:43:00
Don't let the suit fool you: Every night that thing is off and I'm cooking dinner for the wife and kids. Thanksgiving is no exception, though I do get a bit of help for holiday meals.Still, I'm a high-tech kinda guy, obviously. Here's what I use in the kitchen for both everyday meals and the big extravaganzas. * Chef's Choice Model 130 Professional Sharpening Station (pictured) - I use a regular sharpening steel from day to day but when knives get really dull I turn to an electric sharpener.
How to Clean Your LCD Screen
Published on 2006-11-20 18:39:00
Old CRT-based TVs and computer monitors were tough. For the most part, you could spritz them with Windex and wipe them down when they got dirty. I never had a problem getting a TV clean.But now the world has moved to LCD, plasma, and other flat-panel technologies. And with laptops especially, screens are very prone to getting filthy because people just can't keep their fingers off of them. But how do you clean an LCD? Here's what I do.For starters: No Windex. While LCDs have glass inside them, t
Getting the Good Word on Portable Player Terms
Published on 2006-11-16 19:28:00
When shopping for MP3 players, the following terms may pop up either on the box or the advertisements. You might already know what some of them mean; others might be completely foreign. Either way, here's a translation of what you could encounter.Skip protectionWhen you shake a CD player, the laser read head inside moves, making the sound skip. So, those clever engineers added skip protection. When your CD player starts reading the CD, it reads some of the song in advance, storing it in memory t
