My blender of choice (the one that I will continue to use) is from L’equip. At $170.00, it might be considered an investment for the kitchen. It is moderately priced and comparable to professional brands that exist. This blender is like old faithful, blending ice, fruit, thick ingredients, and even chopped frozen fruit with ease. There are minimal or no lumps in the blender and blends e...

Upon returning home from the grocery store one evening, I stumbled upon an "Imminent Failure" message on my laptop. Lo and behold, my hard drive had failed. Having an old computer does not fair well in the fast moving technological world. I decided I needed to find a new hard drive and fast. But fast did not happen.I traveled to three stores before I finally found an ATA100 connector ...

I basically sit in my office chair 7 hours of my 8 hour work day.  I need something that is comfortable, adjustable and durable.  I have found this in the Knoll RPM swivel tilt chair w/ergonomic controls which we were told was perfect for someone needing this most of the day, every day of the work week. If I'm not comfortable, I'm not working at my best ability.  This cha...

The first time I saw commercials about PowerBall my first thought was:"What is so special about this to make such noise about it?" But after my dislocated elbow my oppinion about the use of it drastically changed, since I've bought it myself. I had a hard rechabilitation for almost a year and stil could't spread out my arm not saying that there was absolutely no power in my ar...

 The Western Digital Line is a consumer aimed 10K rpm SATA drive that gives great performance for an equally great price. Upon my new computer build, I decided to splurge and see if the extra 2800 rpms compared with the regular 7200rpm offerings was worth it. At first, the main thing you'll notice with the drive is it makes more noise than your usual HD. It makes sounds when its &...