Now available on the market are QuickSeals from Neese Products, LLC.  This innovative product is a plastic pouch with a zip slider on top and two adhesive strips on the bottom. QuickSeals are pouches that affix to any food bag or box to add a zip closure to seal in freshness and prevent spillage. Betsy Scherzer contacted Gear Diary to conduct a product review; she sent 32 samples and I found myself quickly using them every day.

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Are you looking for an innovative toy for the kid in your life?  Whether it is for your niece, friend’s son, or your own child, okiedog has created two foldable tricycles for you. Both designs are for specific age groups and offer varying benefits.

The G-Force is the 21^st Century’s answer to the much-loved Original Big Wheel. It provides fast-paced riding and spinning through a sleek design. It is specifically for kids 7 years and older.

picture is courtesy of okiedog
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Besides rearing three rowdy (I mean precious) children, I am an independent contractor. What does that mean? I fat-finger expenses into Microsoft Excel and store piles of receipts, reports, business cards, and 1099s, just so I can claim my earnings/losses.At the beginning of each year, I start formulating my spreadsheet and calculate my profit/gains. If I need to recall a paycheck, I just quickly reference my spreadsheet. But, if I need the actual receipt, I gotta dig through piles of paper.

To make my life easier, Judie discovered the NeatReceipts Scanalizer while attending Showstoppers at�CES, and passed it my way for review.

photo courtesy of NeatReceipts

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[Ed. note: I have invited my sister-in-law, Kelly Hall, to write about home-tech and interesting toys for Gear Diary. I thought it would be good if she could introduce herself to you all, as well. As you will learn, she has a very unique perspective...]

From the time I could say F-16, I was fascinated with serving in the US Air Force.�I wanted to live and breathe in a fighter or stealth bomber.� Kinda strange, if you consider my Southern Belle roots from Baton Rouge. �Despite the Cajun influences and my �Lowsyana edjimication�, I graduated from Louisiana Tech University and became a commissioned officer.�For 8 years, I served in the USAF and saw all parts of the world, but only from the �cockpit� desk or mainframe.� For some strange reason, I was placed into the Communications-Computer Systems career field.� Which, sorry to say Gear Diary readers, I thought anything computer-related was going to be boring.�This was 1995, I had just turned 22 and had no idea what e-mail or the Internet was, so where could this computer thing go?�I know, what a shocker of thoughts!�

Much to my surprise, my passion for the field grew as I learned more about technology and the cool toys the AF had.�I still remember back in 1996, going through the field with this GPS thing (it looked just like a plotting calculator).�I remember going, �What the hell is this and why would anyone (civilian types) ever need a GPS?�They�ll need to remember coordinates to get somewhere!� Little did I know, they would be used for computerized maps on PDAs and vehicles in a few years.�

A definite advantage in the military was testing the technology.�I�m embarrassed to admit, BUT even down to the little-man level, we wasted sizable tax dollars on gadgets. One boss (not the ones pictured above) was notorious for his mindless spending.�If he heard of a new device, he would find a way to justify buying it on Uncle Sam�s dollar. Just an example of his wastefulness was after he attended a technology expo. There on display was a lustrous Microsoft PC Tablet, so the boss was determined to get one.�I was ordered to buy 3 at $1,300 a pop.�Ouch!�At the time, I thought he was a total waste of a boss�matter of fact, I still do�but, thanks to his self-serving nature, I saw some incredible devices and learned the need to enhance our computer systems.� �

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