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I’ve been through several iterations of travel surge suppressors and like this style the best. I’ve only had the Tripp Lite version for several weeks, but it seems identical other than in color to the Innerex one I used for several years.

You’d be surprised how many outlets are not grounded when you travel, so it’s definitely worth spending 10-20 dollars on a travel surge suppressor to protect the hundreds or thousands you spent on your laptop. (A much better ROI than any investment in the market currently!)

Besides the small size, light weight, 2 indicator lights, 2 protected outlets, and 2 protected ethernet ports, the biggest advantage of this type of surge protector for a frequent traveler is that the plug prongs are retractable so that they don’t take up extra space in your case or damage anything else.

However the retractable plug is probably also the biggest downside since it can be hard to get the plug to stay out when you are plugging into a tight outlet, and the button to control the plug retraction eventually broke on my Innerex version of this surge protector, rendering it useless.

Be warned – this surge suppressor is only for 120V current, so you cannot use it in most places overseas.
Tripp Lite TRAVELER100BT 2

Let’s start with the fact that this book is an American Classic. It deals with the coming of age of Holden Caulfied, a completely incoragable young man who is not always likeable. That’s the thing that sucks you in. This kid swears, smokes, lies, gets kicked out of school, etc. etc. Not exactly the kind of book I want my teenager reading, but in the end, the story all comes together.
***Possible Spoilers***
Holden is quite intuitive and really sees the underbelly of human nature and the false bravado with which adults live their lives. He, of course, is full of false bravado himself (the scene with the hooker shows that). He calls them like he sees them, even at the expense of others.
Is Holden a hero to teens or a rebel without a cause? The answer lies in your own interpretation of this story. Give it a try.
Thule Helium 2 Bike

I got this mostly for the fact that it has Nike+ built in. But I LOVE my iPod touch. 32gb is the PERFECT size for me, I have tons of room to do what I want on it, the apps are great, and I got a REALLY great price on Amazon. This is my 2nd iPod touch, I had a first gen and wasn’t that impressed with what they offered for it. The only real way was to jailbreak it back then, but now with the app store you have tons free apps and nicely done paid apps. My favorite one right now being the “kindle” you can have on it! The one thing I was kind of disappointed about is the speaker isn’t very loud at all. It was on the first gen, but this ones seems to be on the quiet side. Other then that I just love it. I will probably keep this one until the day it stops working!
KitchenAid 6 1 2

Ok…so it’s not the most stylish piece of equipment but boy does it perform as advertised. The Garmin windshield mount is better than any on the market but even it has it’s moments where it can fall from the window at a bad time. The Garmin friction mount is simple and works great. I’ve slid pretty fast around some corners in my Silverado and the wife’s Pilot with this on the dash and it stayed right place. Quick and easy to stash in the console vs. the windshield mount as well.
2 Speed Quick Stick

GA PSWM 5 Pan Compatibility:
# Garmin Nuvi 200, 200W, 250, 250W, 260, 260W, 270
# Garmin Nuvi 300, 310, 350, 360, 370
# Garmin Nuvi 500, 550
# Garmin Nuvi 600, 610, 650, 660, 670, 680
# Garmin Nuvi 710, 750, 760, …

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Tiffen DFXCMPV2 Dfx Complete Great concept and a money saver to boot.

This software installs easily.

The problem is that Tiffen assumes that we all know all their vernacular. I have written them asking them to include some …

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I’ve had this vacuum for a little over a month and have mixed feelings.

When it worked, it was quite loud, but sucked up everything I put in its path (including large paint chips when moving out of an apartment). It had no problem picking up hair from a carpet (handy with two cats) and didn’t require me to stop after completing a room and pull hair out of the belt like my preceding vacuum. No problem with the cord length but had a LARGE problem with the cord attachments. Namely, whenever you use one of the hose attachments, the main vac never turns off, so it’s sucking through the hose and through the bottom simultaneously (even when the handle is locked upright), resulting, sometimes, in dust shooting out of the hole where the hose connects.

The reason it gets two stars is my fiance went to vacuum last night with the hose attachment, went to move the vacuum so she could reach a spot, and accidentally went over the cord with the bottom of the vacuum for half of a second. In that half second, the cord was completely shredded and severed, caused an electrical fire, and burnt our carpet.

A call to Hoover informed us that this is not considered a manufacturer’s defect (even though having the bottom constantly running seems like a pretty big design flaw, idle or not), so we will have to pay to have it repaired ($25-40, depending on the vacuum). Needless to say, we’re not pleased.

UPDATE: Turns out the $25-40 is actually $80-90 with parts and labor. That’s more than it cost to purchase the vacuum in the first place. Hoover just lost a customer.
Farberware 2 Speed Stick

I’ve had it for a couple of months, and it’s a really cheap little product… and works just fine. No need to spend hundreds on any other HDMI cables. I bought this one for about $3 with free shipping (and that’s all I bought). It shipped to my home within a few days and I plugged it into my laptop. It works. I barely use it though, because I just haven’t had more of a time to experiment with it. For the most part, its great!
2 Pack Solid Black

I have to admit, i didn’t want to read this book. I read the 1st chapter to appease my daughter, and 1 chapter is all it took. I got so wrapped up in Stephenie Meyer’s extremely detailed writing about the main (human) character, Bella, that i felt like i was actually in the story. I found myself wanting to read “just one more page” before putting the book down. I fell asleep reading the book every night until i finished it. I have read it 5 more times since then. I love the connection between Bella (human girl) and Edward (vampire guy). To put a twist on things, Bella becomes best friends with Jacob, who is a werewolf (more a shapeshifter than actual werewolf). Needless to say, Jacob wants to be with Bella, and the love triangle is formed. Both male characters have such adoring qualities, that it makes it difficult to decide who we want to see Bella with. That said, there is so much more to this series than just a love triangle. There is lots of action and fight scenes as well. I can’t praise this series enough.
To Heart Vol 2

This accessory makes the Garmin easier to use. It sits securely on the dashboard and allows easier viewing and manuvering of the device.
Dresden 1 2 Violin