Rich's Tongfamily (Richtong.net add-on)

Since it appears to be nearly impossible to talk about anything that isn’t just about how great “He who shall not be named” is, we are discontinuing autoposting to Twitter. Note that you can find me on “Media that cannot be named” by a search using “technology not owned by…

If you are thinking about stocking stuffers, the Zebralight is a great one, but you will want a good charger to go with it. I’ve tried quite a few and it definitely pays to get one that will last a lifetime you can get versions that support NiMH or LiPo…

John asked me an out Infrared thermometers. I was reminded I’ve love my Etekcity so much. It’s great when figuring out the temperature of your grill or pan. It’s not too expensive either. Just $29 at Amazon. Then my goto is Thermoworks as long as you don’t leave it on.…

Wow now getting deeper into it. There are so many difference instances and they matter because it sets your local timeline. So if you have a specific group you want that’s great but unfortunately it’s complicated to shop for them. Here’s what I’ve done:

Argh, I can’t take it, now that we have a house full of terrific OLED displays (thank you LG for the B9, CX and C2!) as well as amazing displays on the road (thank you Apple for the MacBook Pro and iPhone 14 HDR screens), I really wish our smaller…

Well, yesterday was a great day of cleaning action items, it was lazy work and exercise time for sure, but one filled with reducing the huge backlog of things that I had been meaning to do. That’s everything from Black Friday (soon to be Cyber Monday!) shopping to figuring out…

Well, ever since our Brother printer gave up the ghost with a software boot loop, we’ve been limping along with an HP Laser Printer and it has worked well. The problem is that we’ve really missed the automatic document feader (ADF) and scanner since there are still lots of documents…

OK, now that the Twitter dumpster fire is pretty clear, it’s time to move on to some new techie pastures. So I’ve been experimenting with Mastodon for the last few weeks. It’s a strange environment that feels like the first days of the Web. But, basically, this is about Activity…

Well, besides a high thread count, companies like Parachute have been pushing ahead, but there are quite a few niche brands to try and look at the many reviews of places. And the fact it is Black Friday does seem like a good time to try a few and look…

There are so many great deals, so take advantage here is a list of things I’ve been looking at: