Tag Archives: gadget

Free Tech Support and Troubleshooting

Is your high tech computerized dryer spitting out the clothes? Did your iPod go iKaplunk? Are your VHS and DVD player refusing to work nicely together? Before you go out and upgrade your appliance or gadget or spring for expensive technical support, why not visit this free and extensive website that offer technical support, instructions, manuals and troubleshooting for whatever ails you and your technology. FixYa (http://www.fixya.com) has a bunch of experts just waiting to help you fix your problem. With a $6 million budget, the site is filled with great stuff. FixYa consists of a community of users who … Continue reading →

Travel Gadget For Kids–The Review

Regular readers of my blogs know that I am a mother of a toddler, someone who travels quite a bit, and a self-professed “sucker for new products.” So when I see a new product that says it is made “especially for the traveling toddler,” I figure the manufacturer is speaking directly to me. Such is the case with the “Seat Chiller.” The “Seat Chiller” is exactly that—a product specifically designed to “chill” your child’s car seat on a hot day. Okay, so I live in Wisconsin, where you can count on one hand the number of days that the mercury … Continue reading →

Travel Gadget Product Review

I am a sucker for travel gadgets. (Truthfully, I am a sucker for any product that claims to make life easier.) It is dangerous for me to watch television late at night—a time when most channels air infomercials advertising the latest and greatest must-have items. I have gotten to the point where I don’t automatically grab the phone and start dialing (yes, I have made progress), but there was an item featured on TV the other night that I was convinced was worth a phone call. I ended up mustering enough willpower to avoid calling and instead headed to my … Continue reading →

New Gadget – Loc8tor

If you are anything like me you can lose common items without even trying. Fear not! In today’s world there’s a gadget for everything and today I want to show you a new one that’s about to be released. It’s called the Loc8tor. Ever see a spy movie where the daring agent plants a homing beacon on the briefcase full of secret government documents? If you have then you are ready to use the Loc8tor! With the use of the handheld device the size of an average cell phone and a locator tag that isn’t much bigger than a paper … Continue reading →