While the brothers Dillon have been toying with computers since the TRS-80 and Apple II+ (even then we couldn’t agree), we’re not propeller heads, geeks, hackers or crackers. Our browsers crash, systems seize, hardware fails, software produces prodigious error messages. Worst of all, we’re too hardheaded to learn much from our mistakes. How about you?
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Slingbox - Watch your home TV from anywhere with a broadband connection.
(December 2005)
- Dell Inspiron 1000/1200 Notebook Computer - An inexpensive notebook that's great for basic computing. (Win)
(April 2005)
- Dell UltraSharp 2001FP Color Monitor
- Beautiful, relatively inexpensive, 20.1" monitor. (Win)
(March 2005)
- Creative's Zen Micro
- Play 2,500 songs on its 5GB hard drive. Listen to FM radio, record your voice, and more. (Win)
(February 2005)
- Adaptec's USB 2.0 Upgrade Kit
- Upgrade your USB 1.1 port access to the faster USB 2.0 (Win/Mac)
(December 2004)
- Tritton's See2 USB 2.0 SVGA Adapter - Connect a second monitor via your USB 2.0 port. (Win)
(November 2004)
- Sony's 70" XBR® Grand WEGA™ LCD Rear Projection HDTV
- Bringing the movie theatre into your home.
(October 2004)
- Dymo LabelWriter 330 Turbo - Fast easy way to create labels for letters, packages, CD's and DVD's. (Win/Mac)
(July/August 2004)
- Magellan RoadMate 700 - Portable GPS Road Navigation system for your cars. (Win/Mac)
(June 2004)
- HP DVD Movie Writer dc4000 - Turns those old home videos into cool new digital DVDs. (Win)
(May 2004)
- Motorola Talkabout® T5920 Two-Way Radio - Communications for hiking, biking, hunting or telling your kids to come down for dinner. Up to five miles.
(April 2004)
- Epson Perfection 3200 Photo Scanner - 3200 x 6400 dpi resolution, 48 bit, USB 2.0, FireWire, 4" x 9" transparency unit adapter.
(March 2004) (Win/Mac)
- Microsoft Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer - Wireless, optical mouse with side-to-side scrolling.
(February 2004) (Win 2000 or XP/Mac 10.1+)
- Lexar Media Jump Drive - Secure, Portable USB Storage. Carry your files between home and work. (January 2004) (Win/Mac)
- SightSpeed Video Messenger - Business Quality Videoconferencing Made Easy. (December 2003) (Win)
- HP Photosmart 7960 Printer - 8-Ink color printing, sharp images, and blacker blacks. (November 2003) (Win/Mac)
- Canon PowerShot Pro90 IS - 10X optical digital camera with Image Stabilizer. (October 2003) (Win/Mac)
- Maxtor External Hard Drive - The Maxtor combined with Retrospect software makes backing up your files easy. (WIN/ MAC)
(September 2003)
- IBM-Compatible Keyboards - - Tad discusses the pros and cons of various keyboards.
(July/August 2003)
- Netgear Cable/DSL Wireless Router - Walk don't run around your house connected to the Internet via laptop or PDA.
(WIN/MAC) (June 2003)
- Norton SystemWorks™ 2003 Professional Edition - Anti-virus protection is just the beginning.
(WIN) (May 2003)
- Nikon's D100 Digital Camera - A real SLR for under $2,000.00 (WIN/MAC) (April 2003)
- VideoWave Movie Creator - Turns raw video and sound into a movie. (WIN) (March 2003)
- AfterBurner - A CD labeling system with nifty applicator. An Avery product. (WIN) (February 2003)
- Logitech ClickSmart® 510 - Use it as a digital camera or Web camera. Take digital pictures at megapixel resolution and shoot live video with audio. (WIN) (January 2003)
- Belkin USB 4-Port Hub - Expand your single USB port to 4 ports and make those ports easily accessible. (WIN/MAC) (December 2002)
- Logitech® MX™500 Optical Mouse - "MX Optical Engine delivers more accuracy and control on more surfaces..." (WIN/MAC) (November 2002)
- Dazzle Digital Media Readers - Transfer files between your computer and cameras, MP3 players, mobile phones, PDAs etc. (WIN/MAC) (October 2002)
- Microsoft® Trackball Optical - Multifunctional optical mouse ball. (WIN/MAC) (September 2002)
- The HP Photosmart 1115 Color Printer- Good combination of price, speed, and print quality. (WIN/MAC) (July/Aug 2002)
- American Express Blue (Part 2) - Super-secure online payments using a Smart Card Reader. (WIN) (June 2002)
- Nikon Coolpix 885 - 3.21 Megapixels, 3X Optical Zoom, under US$500.00. (WIN/MAC) (May 2002)
- American Express Blue - Super-secure online payments using a Smart Card Reader. (WIN) (April 2002)
- Virtual Aquarium - Stock it with your choice of fish.
(WIN) (March 2002)
- thepocket.com Mug - Nobody can have enough mugs.
(WIN/MAC) (Feb. 2002)
- Intel Pro PC Camera - Video In - Excitement Out.
(WIN) (Jan. 2002)
- Norton SystemWorks™ 2002 - A lot more than just anti-virus. (WIN) (Dec. 2001)
- The Internet Movie Database - Learn how to use this resource to pick only the good movies. (WIN/MAC) (Nov. 2001)
- Dell™ 1503 Flat panel Color Monitor - You don't have to be rich to be thin. (WIN) (Oct. 2001)
- My-Cast - Your own personal weather forecast delivered to your email up to four times a day. (WIN/MAC) (Sept. 2001)
- Media Center Plus - Digital media manager. Create slide shows. (WIN) (July/Aug. 2001)
- Shutterfly - A Web-based photo service.
(WIN/MAC) (June 2001)
- Register.com - Domain name registration and services.
(WIN/MAC) (May 2001)
- Atomica - Free Information Source on Your Desktop.
(WIN) (April 2001)
- ZoneAlarm - Firewall Software, Free or Pro Versions.
(WIN) (March 2001)
- The Incredible Machine - Challenging Computer Game.
(WIN/MAC) (Feb. 2001)
- Goldwave - Great Sound Editor. (WIN) (Jan. 2001)
- Microsoft Office 2000 Premium - Eight Office applications.
(WIN) (Nov. 2000)
- Online Voice Portals - Receive Information via Free Phone Call. (WIN/MAC) (Oct. 2000)
- Peapod by Stop & Shop - Home Delivery of Supermarket Items. (WIN/MAC) (Sept. 2000)
- Infospeed DSL - Bell Atlantic's Dedicated Link to the Internet. (WIN/MAC) (July/Aug. 2000)
- WinZip 8.0 - Compression/Uncompression tool.
(WIN) (June 2000)
- "The Sims" - Computer Game That Controls Onscreen People. (WIN/MAC)
(May 2000)
- Computer Memory Utilities - Free and Low Priced Software.
(WIN) (Jan. 2000)
- Microsoft's IntelliMouse Explorer - A Better Mouse.
(WIN/MAC) (Nov. 1999)
- Olympus Camedia C-2000 Zoom Camera - 1999 Model.
(WIN/MAC) (Nov. 1999)
- Nikon's Coolpix 950 Camera - 1999 Model. (WIN/MAC) (Oct. 1999)
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