As we’ve written previously on here on the site there is a lot to like about Apple’s Smart Covers. They are thin, they are light, they function as a two position stand, and they have the really neat automatic sleep/awake functionality built into them. At the same time, they do nothing to protect the back and sides of the iPad two. There are many who don’t worry all that much about scratching up their iPad. Their approach is simply this–the iPad is meant to be used and Apple slimmed it down for a reason. Why bulk it up unnecessarily. I happen not to be one of these people. I like to keep my devices… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Grandpa Alex “Sandor” Cohen Judie has actively been building her family tree and discovering the various connections in her large extended family for years. It even turns out her family lineage and Kevin’s crossed paths a number of generations ago, but from what she tells me, that is fairly common when you have family lines that haave been in the US for hundreds of years, coming down through the same states at around the same time. As she wrote about in this post regarding ancestry.com’s Macintosh software, she has a remarkably large family tree that’s been put together… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

This is an amazing deal – and it is only for the weekend so grab it fast! One of the most hotly anticipated releases of the year – Deus Ex: Human Revolution – is the best deal in a sale at Green Man Gaming. You can apply a 20% off voucher code to select games – including this pre-order. We have seen plenty of 10% off pre-order deals … but never anything like this! Simply head to the Deus Ex: Human Revolution page at Green Man Gaming and click Pre-Order. You will be able to enter a ‘Voucher Code’. Use BRING-MESUN-SHINE (copy & paste), and you will get the… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Too hot outside? Take a break and enjoy some great game discounts this holiday weekend.

If you are still tucking all of your loose cables and supplies into the bottomless pit that makes up your favorite bag, then you seriously ought to take a look at the new Skooba Design Cable Stable Mini. Smaller sibling to the Cable Stable DX, the Cable Stable Mini is designed “to carry a basic assortment of power cords, adapters and other small accessories, and zips shut into a compact, (9 x 5.5 x 1.5 inch) “book” that slips easily into a laptop case, messenger bag, backpack or suitcase.” You won’t be able to help yourself from becoming more organized, as the Cable Stable is built to… Continue reading on Gear Diary …

Today’s Gear Deal brings us the refreshed Dell Studio XPS 9100 Core i7-930 2.8GHz Quad-core Desktop. The base configuration features 6GB of tri-channel DDR3 1333MHz memory, a 1TB Hard Drive, a 16X DVD+/-RW, a GeForce G310 512MB GDDR3, a multimedia keyboard and optical Mouse, a 15-month McAfee SecurityCenter subscription and, of course, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS. That is a powerful machine but if you need even more you can upgrade the system to a Core i7-980X Extreme CPU, 24GB DDR3 RAM, a ATI Radeon HD5970 2GB GDDR5, up to 4TB of storage, Blu-ray and more. A high-end configuration with 9GB RAM, and a 1GB video card is on sale for… Continue reading on Gear Diary …