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Guide to Men’s Razors 2008-03-07 09:09:15 There are quite a few hi-tech razors and shavers on the market these days. Some of them are simply over the top. For example:
The Braun Pulsonic System 9595 with LCD Screen costs about $200. Why does an electric shaver need an LCD screen?
The Gillette Fusion Power Phenom razor has a five-blade shaving [...] Read more:Guide
Bluetooth Headsets Are Getting Even More Ridiculous 2008-03-05 19:45:59 The Low-Tech Times published an article awhile back poking fun at the cyborg-like users of bluetooth headsets. These unnecessary devices can make people look like crazies talking to themselves when you approach them from certain angles.
Earlier this week, Jason Chen of Gizmodo reported on a new RoadRunner Bluetooth
Communicator:
The bulk of it wraps around [...] Read more:Headsets
Maryland to Reconsider Banning Texting While Driving 2008-03-04 18:31:26 The Low-Tech Times previously reported on a proposal to ban texting while driving in Virginia. Now, according to WJLA ABC News Channel 7, Maryland
is again considering to ban the dangerous practice after a previous attempt was rejected. Here’s an excerpt from the WJLA report:
The House Environmental Matters Committee has already rejected one [...] Read more:Driving
, Banning
National Train Day 2008-03-03 17:14:43 Amtrak issued a press release today announcing their participation in the first annual NationalTrain
Day. Celebratory events will be held during the six week period leading up to May 10, 2008.
Here are a couple of excerpts from the press release:
“With ridership growing to record levels, we continue to see a strong demand for [...]
The Fitness Scam (Part 3) 2008-03-02 18:00:29 In the first post of this series, the Low-Tech Times presented several reasons to exercise outside instead of paying to join a fitness club.
The second article mentioned safe ways to exercise in your own home and also included a couple of fitness product recommendations (jump rope and pull-up bar).
After reading an article entitled ‘No Gym? [...]
Running with an iPod 2008-02-28 19:50:14 I wrote a post earlier about why iPod
s are unnecessary, but what surprises me even more than the number of people who own an iPod is the number of people I see running with an iPod.
I may be a simple man, but I’ve never found hiking or running to be boring without music. I’ve [...]
Email Addiction 2008-02-27 19:29:19 Tina Su’s Think Simple Now blog has an interesting article entitled How to Delete Email
Addiction. Tina begins the article by admitting she has a problem:
I have a secret: I am an email-holic, and I am addicted to email.
Despite persistent drive to improve my productivity and personal efficiency, I am hooked on email…
Manual Can Openers vs Electric Can Openers 2008-02-26 18:41:02 There are four good reasons to choose a manual can opener over electric can openers:
A manual can opener works when the power goes out.
Manual can openers do not require a great deal of time or effort to open a can.
Manual can openers easily fit in a kitchen drawer, thus saving valuable counter space.
Manual can openers [...] Read more:Electric
Early Aviation News 2008-02-25 20:12:44 I was excited to hear a rumor today from a well placed source that a replica of the first U.S. military aircraft will land in Arlington, Virginia sometime during September of this year. The first military aircraft was built circa 1908 by the Wright Brothers. The replica will be built by The Wright Experience, based [...] Read more:Early
Avoiding Hi-Tech Overload 2008-02-24 17:57:08 I read an interesting article today by Ron Geraci in the January edition of Reader’s Digest about avoiding hi-tech overload. Here’s an excerpt Ron’s article:
There’s little evidence that the rapid pace of technological innovation has made life markedly more enjoyable. In fact, it may be doing the opposite. Consider a 2007 survey by the American [...]
Hi-Tech Cell Phone Addicts Causing Environmental Damage 2008-03-12 21:12:18 I wrote a post earlier recommending basic pay-as-you-go cell phones for people who would like to have a cell phone for emergencies. However, most people continue to keep buying unnecessary, gadget-rich cell phones.
The European-based Low-tech Magazine (not to be confused with the U.S.-based Low-Tech Times) reports that hi-tech addicts constantly crave the latest cell phone features and [...] Read more:Addicts
, Damage
Old-Timer to Attempt Marathon 2008-03-11 21:34:52 Running is a low-tech sport, with shoes being the only equipment required. I happened to go on an enjoyable run this afternoon on the Appalachian Trail. It was just a short run for me today, but I have completed marathons in previous years.
The marathon is an old sport orginating from when Pheidippides, a Greek soldier, ran non-stop [...] Read more:Timer
, Marathon
Broken Hi-Tech Ideas 2008-03-10 19:51:38 John Brandon has written an interesting article for ComputerWorld where he points out flaws with hi-tech ideas and gadgets. Specifically, he criticizes ultracompact PCs , satellite internet services, handheld video devices, electronic book readers, flexible keyboards, and more. He even criticizes the concept of Web 2.0.
It’s nice to see that even ComputerWorld expresses skeptism at some hi-tech gadgets and services. Read more:Broken
Iditarod Commemorates Dog Sledding 2008-03-09 21:20:35 In 1925, there was a severe outbreak of the diphtheria illness in Nome, Alaska. Modern transportation could not deliver medicine to the area due to a blizzard. Instead, serum was heroically brought to the city by way of dog sled teams.
Today, in commemoration of the events of 1925, the 2008 Iditarod is underway [...]
Apple Ad Demonstrates that the iPhone is Unnecessary 2008-03-13 20:39:11 I saw a television commercial the other day for the AppleiPhone
. The commercial attempted to convey the message that having the Internet in your pocket (via the iPhone) is wonderful. However, the points of the ad just reinforce my belief that having a very expensive cell phone is unnecessary.
The ad made the following points:
You can [...]
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day 2008-03-16 19:33:52 I plan to enjoy the beer pictured above tomorrow night in celebration of St. Patrick
’s Day. Guinness cans and bottles now have hi-tech plastic widgets inside that inject a stream of bubbles into the beer it is opened. A cold Guinness Draught tastes great so their widget is one hi-tech invention that I will not object to.
However, I [...] Read more:Saint
, Happy
Smart Goggles Are Stupid 2008-03-18 19:17:34 David Derbyshire from the Daily Mail recently reported on a new pair of ridiculous looking SmartGoggles
to help people remember where they left their car keys, cell phones, and other items. Here’s an excerpt from David’s article:
Japanese scientists have invented a pair of intelligent glasses that remembers where people last saw their keys, handbag, [...] Read more:Stupid
Facebook Accounts Are Completely Unnecessary 2008-03-17 19:27:47 I wrote a blog post last week about the Apple ad that claims an iPhone is terrific to have at a ski resort. That post generated some interesting reader comments. I saw a different ad the other day from Apple saying that if you love Facebook
and check it every time you’re on your computer, then you’ll really love [...] Read more:Accounts
Top Four Rude Cell Phone Behaviors 2008-03-20 19:05:18 While recently visiting my wife’s parents in Tennessee, we had a good conversation over dinner about rude cell phone behaviors. My top four are:
While Driving–This really goes beyond rudeness to the point of endangering other motorists when people talk on their cell phones while carelessly driving between lanes. I’ve also encountered drivers talking on their [...]
Work Release Crew Builds Old-Fashioned Fence 2008-03-19 19:54:09 Prisoners in a work-release program helped out Prince William County last week by constructing a Civil War-style fence at the Ben Lomond House.
The wood used for the fence is black locust, which is a rot-resistent and long-lasting wood. Site manager M. Riley expects the fence to last for several decades. Read more:Release
, Builds
New Jersey Bans Texting While Driving 2008-03-23 20:26:06 Dave Caldwell of The New York Times reports that New Jersey
has banned drivers from sending text messages while driving in a new act which took effect on March 1, 2008. Here is an excerpt from Dave’s article:
Mr. Sweeney almost paid a price for, as the saying goes, driving while “intexticated.” About a year ago, [...] Read more:Driving
, New Jersey
Internet Addiction May Be A Mental Disorder 2008-03-25 19:46:59 The Low-Tech Times previously reported that excessive hi-tech habits can lead to stress, cause health problems, ruin relationships, and damage the environment.
Now, Dr. Jerard J. Block claims that internet addiction appears to be a condition that should be included in the next edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Here is an [...] Read more:Internet
, Internet Addiction
Writer Ridicules Hi-Tech Toaster 2008-03-24 18:52:11 I enjoyed reading a recent post by author and blogger Seth Godin. In his post, he points out that making toast with his hi-tech toaster requires ten steps, while an old-fashioned toaster requires just two steps. Here’s an excerpt from Seth’s blog:
We recently acquired what might be the worst toaster in the history of the world. [...] Read more:Writer
, Toaster
Hand-built Furniture Made In the U.S. 2008-03-27 23:02:28
While some report that the manufacturing sector in the U.S. is shrinking, the fact is that some manufacturers in the U.S. are thriving.
Furniture
is generally expensive; therefore, I believe that if you’re going to spend a lot of money on furniture, you should spend your money on quality furniture.
My wife and I shopped around quite a bit [...]
Save Money By Doing Your Own Taxes 2008-03-26 19:43:18 April 15th, 2008, the federal tax filing deadline, is rapidly approaching.
Every year, I’m surprised to find out how many fellow Americans pay accountants or tax preparation companies to file their taxes for them. If you use a professional service, you still need to provide them with all of your paperwork. In my opinion, getting the paperwork together is [...] Read more:Money
, Taxes
Cell phones cause brain tumors? 2008-03-30 19:06:27 The Low-Tech Times earlier recommended using cell phones for emergency use only. Now, there may be another important reason to heed that advice.
The Independent’s Geoffrey Lean wrote a highly interesting article referencing a study by award-winning scientist Dr. Vini Khurana. Here is an excerpt from the article:
Mobile phones could kill far more people than smoking [...]
Surgically Implanting Cell Phones in Human Bodies Is A Bad Idea 2008-04-01 20:20:37 Even without the cancer risk, embedding cell phones within human bodies is a preposterous idea. The Low-Tech Times encourages people to enjoy life without always being tied to a dang wireless network.
However, according to a Reuters article by Sinead Carew, the inventor of the cell phone would like to see wireless devices surgically implanted into [...] Read more:Phones
, Cell Phones
MySpace.com Makes Sense For Bands, Not for Others 2008-03-31 21:00:22 The Low-Tech Times recently published some pointed commentary saying Facebook Accounts are Completely Unnecessary. Much of the same criticism could also apply to MySpace
pages; however, I think it may make sense for bands to be on MySpace.
I admit it is nice to go to a MySpace page, immediately hear song samples playing, and often [...] Read more:Sense
, Bands
, Others
Turning Off The Lights For Earth Hour 2008-04-04 09:56:08 Last Saturday, I heard about Earth
Hour while watching the news on television. Earth Hour is an annual event that started in Sydney, Australia to demonstrate electricity can be saved by turning off the lights for one hour. This year, the event expanded to several other cities around the world.
While we do not [...] Read more:Lights
Some Companies Are Banning Wireless Devices During Meetings 2008-04-02 20:26:36 According to a United Press International article, some San Francisco companies are banning electronic devices during meetings. Here is an excerpt from the UPI article:
“Laptops, Blackberries, Sidekicks, iPhones and the like keep people from being fully present. Aside from just being rude, partial attention generally leads to partial results,” said Todd Wilkens of Adaptive Path, [...] Read more:Companies
, Banning
, Wireless
, Devices
, Meetings
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