A couple of years ago I bought a Concept2 Model C indoor rowing machine – basically the best there is. I used to use one of these (I think it was a Model B back then) while still in high school when I rowed for the Murray Bridge Rowing Club. I spent a couple of … [Read More »]

I bought a portable airconditioner recently for my home office – it gets really hot in here on sunny days. After quite a bit of research, I settled on the Delonghi PAC60ECO … 12,000 Btu/h (3520W) of cooling power. It’s one of the most powerful portable air conditioners on the market, and while significantly more … [Read More »]

Bought a new scanner recently – a Canon DR-2050C … it’s a small upright sheet feeding scanner that is ideal for large runs of A4 sized paper (eg bills / bank statements / documents). I’m working towards a minimal-paper office (I know fully “paperless” is just wishful thinking at this point) … and the scanner … [Read More »]

Bought myself a Lacrosse Technology WS9211 Weather Monitor. It’s a temperature / humidity monitor with remote sensors that can be placed outdoors, which communicate the temperature and humidity readings back to the base station via wireless links. I have the base unit set up in my home office – it also has a clock and … [Read More »]

I recently went out and bought a digital set top box to try and improve the quality of our TV reception. I ended up with the Topfield TF5000PVRt Masterpiece, that is a standard definition digital receiver with two independent tuners, plus a 160GB Personal Video Recorder that essentially replaces our VCR with a fully digital … [Read More »]