Archive for November, 2008

Test It Tuesday – Automatic Shower Cleaner
November 25, 2008

Anybody out there like to clean the shower? Anyone?
I didn’t think so.
It’s by far the most miserable job when it comes to house cleaning, next to scrubbing the toilet. If only there was a way to clean the shower and not have to work at it.
Well, there is a way. At least according to the [...]

Test It Tuesday – The Steam Buddy
November 18, 2008

Some of my best “Test It Tuesday” ideas come from getting home at 12am and watching TV. The latest infomercial I saw was for a product called the “Steam Buddy”.
It’s premise was pretty simple: a small, inexpensive steamer used to drop the wrinkles out of clothing. It should have stopped there. It also promises to [...]

Test It Tuesday – The Magic Jack
November 11, 2008

Home phone service — for a fraction of the price? Sounds too good to be true but that’s the claim of the Magic Jack. The device’s premise is pretty simple: just plug your home phone into this device and then plug it into the USB port of your computer.
We tried just that with Esther Barrazzone, [...]