Why Did I Buy This Thing?

It was fall of 2006 when we purchased the Casio Exilim EX-Z600.  We purchased it at a Circuit City.  Remember those? This was our first point-and-shoot camera and we even picked up the two year accidental protection warranty.  Didn't need it.

Seriously.  Why?  Granted, this purchase was made several years ago.  The Belkin Nostromo n45 was a bit of a let down for me.  At the time I was pretty comfortable with the PS2 controller setup.  This game controller was supposed to let me play Gothic 3 without having to get used to the keyboard/mouse combo like most PC gamers.  It didn't succeed.

When looking for a good point-and-shoot camera, you have your work cut out for you.  There are a seemingly endless selection of pro-sumer grade digital cameras to choose from. We recently purchased the EX-ZS10 as a replacement for the previous Casio camera we had.  How does it fair?  Read on!

WiFi cameras are pretty affordable these days. With a wide variety of vendors, manufacturers, and technology options available, I decided to make my most recent purchase on Amazon.  How did the FI8918W fair?  Well, it had me asking why I bought it.

A little while back I picked up the GE 45602 Lamp Module, but it wasn't until recently that I needed to enlist its help in controlling the lights in our home.  Our Home Automation system already operates with several other Z-Wave enabled devices. 

The American Red Cross has a line of emergency preparedness products called Eton.  The Microlink FR160 is one of the smaller FM/AM/Weather Band/Flashlight/USB Charger devices in that line.  Is it worth its weight in renewable energy?  Let's see...

Spoiler Alert - yes, the GE 45601 Home Automation remote control may truly compliment your existing Home Automation network.  In the early days of my automation fun, controlling lights through from phone was pretty satisfying.  Now that the novelty has worn off a bit, I realize that its much easier to use a remote like this one instead of navigating through the controls on my phone or via a website on a computer.  

When it comes to choosing a new Router, there are a lot of options to weigh out. 10/100 or Gigabit? 802.11a/b/g or n? Dual band? What about USB network storage? Well, it's been a while since I had to try answer those questions but when I finally did, I ended up purchasing the Netgear N600 Dual Band router. How did it stack up to my old Linksys? Read on to find out.