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Review: Fenix PD25 550 Lumen LED Tactical Flashlight

Posted on September 13, 2018

Regular readers of this blog know that my interests in the computer and electronics fields vary quite a bit. If it has a chip in it, I’ll probably find it interesting.

Well, I recently received one of the most interesting electronic items I have ever received for testing and review: a Fenix PD25 550 Lumen LED Tactical Flashlight. (#ad)

I know, you’re probably thinking what could be so interesting about something as mundane as a flashlight? Well let me tell you, this thing is far from your typical flashlight! [Read more…]

Review: Seagate Backup Plus 4TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive

Posted on August 10, 2018

Are you frustrated by the lack of storage space on the typical external USB hard drive? Do you long for an external drive that’s super-fast, yet plugs into a standard USB 3.0 port?

Well look no further, because Seagate has both bases well-covered with their new Seagate Backup Plus 4TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive. (#ad)

Most consumer-grade USB hard drives currently max out at around 2TB, but this Seagate Backup Plus doubles that to a massive 4TB.

Of course to take full advantage of all that storage space, the drive needs to transfer data at the fastest speeds possible – and this awesome drive is lightning fast! [Read more…]

5 awesome ‘Back to School’ tech deals for your child

Posted on August 3, 2018

Guess what? It’s almost time for the kids to head back to school for the new year!

I don’t know about you, but it seems to me like their summer vacation gets shorter every year – and this year’s is just about gone.

That means it’s time to start shopping for some new clothes as well as a bushel of school supplies like spiral notebooks, pencils, glue sticks and sanitary wipes.

But the really serious shopping will be for the tech items the older kids will need. You know, the laptop and other goodies that are pretty much required these days.

With that in mind, here are five suggestions to help you get started… [Read more…]

Review: 2018 High Performance HP 17.3″ Laptop

Posted on July 9, 2018

Long gone are the days when we had to choose between the convenience of a laptop and the speed of a desktop computer.

Many modern laptops are plenty fast enough to run even the most demanding software without bogging down under load. And some models even out-perform most desktop PCs.

I recently had the opportunity to check out one such machine…

The 2018 High Performance HP 17.3″ Laptop (#ad) comes packed with plenty of power for running your favorite applications, streaming HD video and more, all at a price that would have been unheard of just a year or two ago.

Here’s a quick look at the specs: [Read more…]

Review: Microsoft Edge for Android

Posted on July 2, 2018

With more people now use mobile devices to access the Internet than laptops or desktop computers, I’m always on the lookout for best mobile web browsers.

Opera Mini has been my favorite mobile browser for a good while now, but I’m beginning to re-think that choice now that I’ve used Microsoft Edge for Android for a while.

Microsoft included their new Edge browser as a replacement for the much-maligned Internet Explorer in Windows 10, and I really like it.

Edge is fast, clean and easy to use. I tend to use multiple browsers simultaneously on my work PC because every browser just seems to work better with specific websites that I use on a daily basis. [Read more…]