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The entirely non-exclusive and barely official unboxing of the Google Nexus One Android Phone

On a scale of 1to10, the Google Nexus One is a sexy bitch.  Sol decided to pick one up on the way to Vegas (he lost his iPhone in Kettleman City) and had a Nexus One overnighted to our hotel in Las Vegas where we’re staying for the Consumer Electronic Show (CES.)
This is our 5th [...]

The Bissell Spot Bot for pet stains…

On a scale from 1 to 10, I’m talking about cleaning up poop.
We got a dog recently, and adorable Golden Retriever puppy we’ve named Cash. He’s a part of this family, and 100% awesome.  But he’s got a weak tummy (or worms) and he’s lost control of himself a couple of times, both at the [...]

Best Buy Kiosks are rad. Right up until you freeze on the BIOS screen.

On a scale from 1to10, this Best Buy kiosk is experiencing a serious fail.
The Best Buy Kiosk is a great idea.  People like to make awesome, spur of the moment gadget and electronics purchases.  Those not least when traveling and on vacation.  Doubtless Japan has been doing this for many years.  Damn they’re on [...]

Drive to the Drive-Through? I’ll take an External HDD and my XBOX 360, thanks all the same

It’s September, and that’s storage month on 1to10.  This post is about using storage to serve both your backup and media needs.  How do you watch movies and TV shows?  Broadcast television?  Cable television?  Over-the-top (OTT) services like VUDU, Netflix, or Amazon Unbox?  Yeah, me too.  But on a scale from 1to10, my favorite thing [...]

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KISS my external HDD

On a scale of 1 to 10, an external hard drive is a excellent beginner solution for basic backup and storage.
I’m a strong believer in the KISS principal: keep it simple, stupid. There’s lots of complex and confusing ways to backup your data, including a Network-attached storage (NAS) box, a redundant array of inexpensive disks [...]

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Back it up, back it in…

On a scale of 1 to 10, more people should really be backing up their hard drives.
You know you should.  We all know we should, but most of us rarely do.  If you go into a room of 10 people and ask: “Do any of you back up your hard drives?”, usually only 2 or [...]

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The Death of the Three Red Rings (sounds like a Robert E. Howard story, huh)

On a scale of 1to10, it’s annoying as hell to have a messed up XBOX 360.
I got the red rings of death about a month ago.  It’s a well documented (and sucky) phenomenon that afflicts older XBOX 360’s.  Basically, if three red lights come on around the power switch you know that you are well [...]

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LG HBS-250 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones – no wires, except in the back

On a scale of 1 to 10, these bluetooth headphones rock out pretty hard.
LG makes a lot of different devices, from Netbook computers to stove tops to televisions and blueray players. Today I’m reviewing one of their smaller gadgets, a pair of bluetooth stereo headphones.  This is a pretty straightforward hardware review, not some kitchy [...]

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Blackberry Bold turns timid beside the iPhone

On a scale from 1 to 10, the Blackberry Bold is the sweetest blackberry ever.  (Do you get the double entendre?  Cause a blackberry is also a fruit.  A sweet fruit.  Clever huh?)

It’s no secret that I’ve had an iPhone for a long time.  Sol and I waited in line at the Capitola Mall when [...]

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Adding bubbles to water with my Penguin

On a scale of 1 to 10, that might be one of my favorite all-time headlines here on 1to10.  :)
I’ve written about water a couple times in the past.  Here, and again here and here.   Water is great.  ”Water is life.” (A point for anyone who can identify the quote.) But drinking plain water, [...]

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