tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53265252011-07-30T20:19:08.919-04:00Technologies That Work & Technologies That Don'tThis Blog will review technologies that I have adopted that I have grown to love, and those that were mistakes, and a few in between.Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620812993968755530noreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326525.post-1100461923674251002004-11-20T15:00:00.001-05:002009-06-29T15:15:45.470-04:00Digital Voice Recorder Manufacturer: Olympus Model: DS-330 Price: $140.00 ($133.00 @ Office Depot) http://www.olympusamerica.com WORKS DOESN'T WORK X In the first picture of the little recorder you can see my business card behind it for scale. So we are talking about something about the size of a Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620812993968755530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326525.post-1097005834176928092004-10-05T15:12:00.001-04:002009-06-29T15:17:05.765-04:00Digital Wind Gauge Manufacturer: RadioShack Model: 63-1119 Price: $19.99 http://www.radioshack.com WORKS DOESN'T WORK X I stumbled on this item while browsing the local RadioShack store. I was attracted to this wind gauge because it is supposed to take readings from whatever direction the wind is Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620812993968755530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326525.post-1096922875993772692004-10-04T16:40:00.001-04:002009-06-29T15:17:52.126-04:00Foldable Charger for AA/AAA Ni-MH or Ni-Cd Batteries Manufacturer: RadioShack Model: 23-345 Cost: $13.49 http://www.radioshack.com WORKS DOESN'T WORK X This is a great little charger for travel applications. Everything is built in so there is nothing extra to carry and nothing to Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620812993968755530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326525.post-1089995129841282982004-07-16T12:11:00.001-04:002009-06-29T15:18:19.307-04:00USB 2.0 Bus Powered Hub Manufacturer: Targus http://URL WORKS   DOESN'T WORK   X   This is a great idea. Many USB devices, even USB 1.1 devices, require too much power to work on an unpowered hub. And the last thing you need when you are traveling is another wall wart to take up space in your bag, weighCharliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620812993968755530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326525.post-1082137179262882012004-04-16T14:06:00.001-04:002009-06-29T15:18:41.660-04:00USB Flash Drive Manufacturer: Innogear http://westwindmp3.com WORKS   DOESN'T WORK X     This is basically a memory chip attached to a USB plug. Windows XP automatically recognizes it when you plug it in and sees it as a removable drive assigning the next available drive letter. It is great for Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620812993968755530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326525.post-1062312098228121662003-08-31T02:41:00.001-04:002009-06-29T15:18:59.362-04:0010-LED Aluminum Hand Torch Manufacturer: Essential Gear Ltd. http://www.essentialgear.com WORKS   DOESN'T WORK X     I have been looking for a small bright flashlight for a while. I have a couple of LED flashlights that have single LEDs in white and red and they are useful at close range to what you Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620812993968755530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326525.post-1059273756037679152003-07-26T22:42:00.001-04:002009-06-29T15:19:18.279-04:00Optical Mineature Mouse Manufacturer: Targus http://www.targus.com/accessories_mice.asp WORKS   DOESN'T WORK X     The Targus Ultra Mini Optical Mouse is a little thing, but they say good things often come in small packages. And this is one of them. Most of us are familiar with optical mice so I Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620812993968755530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326525.post-1059122893186821922003-07-25T04:48:00.000-04:002004-08-14T15:20:42.226-04:00Blogger WeBlogging Software Manufacturer: Google http://www.blogger.com/ WORKS   DOESN'T WORK X     I am really liking the new Blogger editing tool. That is the software I use to create these blogs and post occasional entries to them. It is more reliable than their old Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620812993968755530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326525.post-1053182508915890492003-05-17T10:41:00.001-04:002009-06-29T15:20:31.588-04:00Image Stabilized Binoculars Manufacturer: Canon U.S.A. http://www.canonbinocular.com/ WORKS   DOESN'T WORK X     The Canon image stabilized binoculars are nothing short of amazing. When I focus on a star and then press the image stabilization button it is like I just focused. More stars appear to be Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620812993968755530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326525.post-1052014289896026812003-05-03T22:11:00.001-04:002009-06-29T15:20:50.430-04:00RipFlash Portable MP3 Recordable Player Manufacturer: PoGo Products http://www.pogoproducts.com/ WORKS   DOESN'T WORK X     Everyone is running around with an MP3 player playing tunes they downloaded from the Internet. Some of them have gotten ripper software to convert their CDs to MP3 format so theyCharliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620812993968755530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326525.post-1051709559330326812003-04-30T09:32:00.001-04:002009-06-29T15:21:18.118-04:00Portable Minidisc Recorder Manufacturer: Sony http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start;sid=QY1YSOZdKT1Yadj2hAxSQ6lM_fT4qIwZYMk=?CategoryName=pa_Walkman%2e WORKS   DOESN'T WORK X   &nbsp I purchased my Sony portable Minidisc recorder back in the early Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620812993968755530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326525.post-1051632110270505012003-04-29T12:01:00.001-04:002009-06-29T15:21:48.686-04:00Digital Organizer with E-mail Manufacturer: Sharp http:www.sharpusa.com WORKS   DOESN'T WORK X   &nbsp Years ago I bought an Hewlett Packard HP95-LX palmtop computer. It was a full fledged computer that you could hold in the palm of your hand. It had little chickette keys that you pressed Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620812993968755530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326525.post-1051438693715721852003-04-27T06:18:00.001-04:002009-06-29T15:22:13.284-04:00DigitalWallet Manufacturer: Minds@Work http://www.mindsatwork.net WORKS   DOESN'T WORK X   &nbsp I am grieving. I really love my Digital Wallet and am proud to have been an early adopter of this technology. Since I bought it the company has come out with a revised product named the MindStore. In Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620812993968755530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5326525.post-1051435887483492872003-04-27T05:31:00.001-04:002009-06-29T15:22:38.807-04:00Clik! Flash Memory Reader Manufacturer: Iomega http://www.iomega.com WORKS   DOESN'T WORK     X This is one of those things that looks like it will be the greatest thing since slice bread and ends up being a mistake. I got this thing in 2001 shortly getting my digital calera. RAM chips to hold the Charliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620812993968755530noreply@blogger.com