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The Mad Hermit’s Guide to Home Movie and Picture Backups

Are your digital pictures, home movies and computer data one catastrophe away from being lost forever? Do you have a backup plan that assures online, offline and offsite copies of your most important files are made regularly? In this installment I share my process for creating regular backups that help me sleep at night. [Read more...]
How I Taught My Daughter How To Ride A Bike With The Gyrowheel (HD Video Review)

This weekend, I taught my daughter how to ride her bike. We tried training wheels, but in the end I turned to technology (the Gyrowheel) to help us get the job done. Two forty five minute sessions later and she was riding her on her own. My only regret is that I didn’t buy this cool piece of tech sooner. [Read more...]
Automatically Measure and Record Your Weight with The Withings – Wifi Body Scale (Video Review)

If the words wireless and automation get you all hot and bothered then you won’t want to miss this video review of the Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale. This wellness device automatically tracks and logs your weight and body fat allowing you to access your weight history from your PC, iPhone, or Android device. [Read more...]
The Mad Hermit’s Guide To Finding The Magical Quill On Pottermore

Looking for the magical quill and don’t know where to start? This quick visual guide shows you what to expect so you can get a heads-up on all those other muggles trying to get into pottermore. [Read more...]
How to Embed Video from Your Foscam FI8918W Wireless Camera Into Your Web Page

Want to display a live feed from your Foscam FI8918W Wireless Camera on your blog or web page? This script auto-generates custom code you can embed on your site to be up and running in seconds. [Read more...]
How To Get Free HDTV With Antennas Direct DB4 Multi-Directional HDTV Antenna

You don’t need fancy cable service or a satellite dish to get high definition television broadcasts. In this installment I share with you how I fired my cable company and got better high definition television reception in the process. [Read more...]


