Matt & Jen Simerson

When the first iPhone was released, it was expensive, limited to 2G (EDGE), and didn’t offer tethering. I was out of contract but I was in graduate school and tethering was my killer app. So I waited. Nine months later the price dropped, the first jailbreak was released, tethering was possible, and I ordered one.
It [...]

The iPad size is excellent. It’s just right for toting around the house. The dock is a great feature, I’d buy one for the kitchen counter and another for my nightstand. I would not buy the keyboard dock. I’d buy the bluetooth keyboard instead, since it can be used with a Mac and the iPad. [...]

It’s a bittersweet day. We bought the Fusion a year ago, as the Jetta replacement, but we really like the Jetta and have not been eager to part with it. But we’re cleaning house and it was on the list. Last week a kindly fellow from Canada responded to my craigslist ad and now the [...]

Biner

Price

Dimensions

Weight (g)

Strength (kn)

Gate (mm)

BD Oval

$6.5

107 x 58

62g

6 x 18

18

BD Oval wiregate

$6.5

45g

7 x 23

25

Wild Country Helium

$12.0

33g

10×24

27

Mad Rock Ultralight bent

$6.0

94 x 54 x 22

32g

8 x 25

25

Mad Rock Ultralight straight

$6.0

94 x 54 x 22

32g

8 x 25

23

BD Oz wiregate

$8.5

28g

8 x 20

22

Mammut Moses

$9.0

27g

8 x 23

25

CAMP USA Nano 23

$6.0

84 x 51 [...]

A year or two ago, I found GroceryIQ, a nifty shopping list application for the iPhone. It has an enormous built in catalog of grocery items, as well as being able to add custom items and custom stores. So, I can walk into REI, and it’ll show just the items I’m looking for.
The only [...]

Last year I bought a standing desk. Along with biking to work a couple days each week, it was part of my plan to shed 20 excess pounds. I like my standing desk. I like it a lot. But what I discovered is that I can’t stand all day long without my knees aching. I [...]