Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook

Remember the good old days when life was simpler? That is– when we just had ONE remote? Maybe TWO? But holy cow, look at our skyscraper of remotes! And from what I hear, that’s a SMALL amount compared to other families that have Xboxes, 4-5 TVs, separate DVD players, BluRay players… I don’t know how [...]

If there’s ANYTHING worth learning about or worth inventing, it’s battery hacks or tips, or some kind of invention that makes batteries last forever. This website I found doesn’t present any great new technological device to save me $1000 a year, but it has some really neat tips! The one I found very useful is [...]

We had a severe windstorm here recently, causing our power to fluctuate on and off for about 28 hours. It was maniacal! It would have been better, I think, if the power had just gone OFF for a time, rather than this flickering in and out every few minutes for over a day and a [...]

I work at the computer just about all day, typing. That’s how I justify my fussiness when it comes to computer monitors and keyboards. Seriously, I am REALLY fussy about my peripheral equipment. And I think I’ve finally found my dream keyboard! It’s the HP Elite Wireless Keyboard. Now, I never thought in my wildest [...]

As in the “real” retail world, online stores are currently having clearances and excellent savings on a lot of stuff. This is a great time to nab some deals, especially at Buy.com. Buy.com has become my favorite store for electronics and accessories. I recently bought a new digital camera there, with some CRV-3 batteries and [...]

I’ve had my eye on a netbook for a while. I have no intentions of buying one, not until I am out of debt. It’s a luxury to me, and even though the little gadgets are about as inexpensive as a nice cell phone or PDA, I am forcing myself to wait. Prices are the [...]