Archive for the 'Gear' Category
Capture Camera Clip System by Peak Design
September 22nd, 2011This looks great / wish I had it 20 years ago. Via: Amazon: The Capture Camera Clip System is a new way for active photographers to carry their camera – by rigidly clipping it to any strap or belt on your existing gear. The product consists of a compact, ultralight aluminum “chassis” that securely clamps […]
Seasonic Fanless Power Supplies
August 31st, 2011I’m doing more book length reading at my computer and the power supply fan noise just had to go. I’d estimate that the power supply was making about 75% of the total system noise. Maybe 15% was CPU fan noise, with the rest of the noise split among the video card fan, case fan and […]
Samsung Netbook NP-NC215-A01US with Built In Solar Panel
July 13th, 2011This might be of interest to the many Cryptogon readers who, shall we say, have no fixed address. Since grabbing an unauthorized charge can result in a jail sentence, this is just one more way to avoid a potential encounter with the filth. This netbook will ship in August. Via: Amazon: More: Engadget
MultiCharts Discretionary Trader – Free
May 8th, 2011I know that many of you are interested in technical analysis and trading, so I thought I’d mention that TSSupport has released a completely free version of MultiCharts. The main functionality difference between the professional and the free versions is that you can’t create your own functions, indicators and strategies with the free one. Even […]
4 Years of Factor e Farm in 4 Minutes
April 25th, 20114 Years of Factor e Farm in 4 Minutes from Open Source Ecology on Vimeo. More: TED: Marcin Jakubowski: Open-Sourced Blueprints for Civilization opensourceecology.org Research Credit: applecidervinegar
Berkey Water Filter Question
March 31st, 2011[Update] It’s Much Less Turbid Than I Indicated Initially In email and through the story suggestion form, I’m being flooded with pre-filter related stuff. Ok, I gave the wrong impression in my initial description. A pre-filter isn’t going to do anything with this water. I poured a glass of steam distilled water and set it […]
Solo 457 Garden Sprayer – Made in Germany
February 11th, 2011Just a quick FYI: If you happen to be fed up with Made in China junk garden sprayers, check out Solo sprayers. They’re made in Germany and built to last. I bought the Solo 457 and I’ve been using it this year in the garden to apply neem oil solution. It works great. The pressure […]
Today, I Want to Try to Sell You Some Soap
December 1st, 2010I noticed that a reader bought a gallon of Dr. Bronner’s Unscented soap on Amazon via Cryptogon. Most of you probably know about Dr. Bronner’s soaps, but I want to do a quick post about this just in case you’re unfamiliar with these products. Some of the things I do with the Dr. Bronner’s Unscented […]
HP Mini 5102 Review
November 11th, 2010Becky doesn’t drive. Since she was a teenager, and until we got married, she had lived in some form of student housing and always got by without owning a car. She’s now heavily involved with Playcentre and needs to go to a lot of classes and meetings. Sometimes she and the boys catch rides with […]
Ultrafire Charger Kit with Car Adapter Includes Two 18650 2400MAH Batteries
May 1st, 2010Those of you who are getting your freak on with light cannons such as the Fenix TK30 and JETBeam M1X might be interested in this Ultrafire charger kit that includes two 18650 batteries. This charger can use AC from 100v to 240v (50-60hz) as well as 12v DC (charge from a car or solar panel). […]
