Category Archives: Household

Where’s that wall wart?

By devin | Published: 13 July 2010
As a technology enthusiast and sometime pack rat, I have collected plenty of wall warts, those compact power supplies we’ve all come to know and love. I wish that all devices could have the power supply built-in like my printer, monitor, speakers, etc. but I also realize that you can’t always fit it into a [...]
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The Iron

By devin | Published: 18 December 2008
I had a thought while I was ironing the other day. You see, I always want to press harder on the iron to get wrinkles out. This must be a common instinct, because I’ve seen irons with warnings not to press too hard. This is because the pushing doesn’t do so much good as the [...]
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Shaving

By devin | Published: 1 December 2008
Last year I bought a new electric shaver. My old shaver was showing its age, and replacement blades weren’t much cheaper than buying the whole shaver. So I traded in my trusty Remington shaver for a new Philips one. And the Philips one works fine. Mostly. But it’s got this little button on the front [...]
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