Free Remote PC Support for Your Relatives – Netviewer A few months ago, we posted an article on ShowMyPC, a free software package that helps you to control someone else’s PC remotely from your own chair at home. Ideal for helping relatives and friends when they're stuck with their computer. Bu...

Paint Your House Fast – Dulux Weathershield BackPack Roller Time to paint the masonry of your house once again? It’s not the most pleasant of chores, and it’s either too hot, too cold, too windy or rain is expected shortly. You might want to get it over with quickly, then. That’s exactly wha...

Rechargeable Batteries that Don’t Lose Their Charge – LSD cells NiCd rechargeable batteries have been around for decades, preventing tons of toxic battery waste, before the new NiMH (Nickel Metal Hydride) types were designed to cure the old NiCd’s “memory effect”. So far so good but, until...

Solar-Powered Bluetooth Headset – Infinite Standby Time What’s the advantage of Bluetooth headsets anyway? Admittedly, you don’t have a wire dangling around, but on the downside it’s yet another device that you need to charge. And now you have two batteries that can run out in the middle o...

Free Backup Solution – The Software Is Already On Your PC Have you backed up your PC lately? No? Do you hear that strange sound coming from your hard disk? Maybe it’s too late already! Just kidding, but it’s very unwise not to make regular backups, and there’s no reason not to do so. There�...

tesa Insect Stop – Adhesive Fly Screen for Use in Holiday or Rented Home We’ve written several articles already on mosquito repellents and how to stop mosquito bites from itching. Better still is to keep mosquitoes and other annoying insects out of your home, a fly screen being the best solutio...

The $0.01 Drill Dust Collector – Ceiling Model You've probably already seen the wall model of our do-it-yourself (and make-it-yourself) drill dust collector. Because of the many requests, and being confronted with the need ourselves, we've done extensive research to produce a ceiling model as wel...

Livescribe Pulse Smartpen Review – Link Your Notes With Your Audio Recording - A six month test. The Livescribe Pulse smartpen is one of the most innovative products I’ve seen in years. The pen allows you to write on paper, but when you dock it into its USB charger, your notes are automatica...

ShowMyPC – Give Your Relatives Remote PC Support, No Need for Technical Knowledge It’s great that older people are also embracing the possibilities of the Internet and multimedia, but less so when they regularly ask you when you’re in the neighborhood and if you can spend a few hours to help t...

Racor Gravity Bike Rack – Organize Your Garage Bikes are a nuisance in the garage. They always take up too much space, making it hard to park your car or to open your car door to get in or out of your vehicle. The obvious garage-organizing solution is to store them vertically by hanging them on ...

Bushnell GPS BackTrack Guides You Back to the Exact Spot The Bushnell BackTrack, also marketed under the name “GPS Homing Device”, is a useful and simple handheld GPS location-finder for people who need to memorize a spot in a city or landscape and who don’t want to operate a more complex GP...

Make Compost Fast and Without Turning It Over Composting is good for the environment and great for your garden, but it’s not exactly fun. A large compost pile in your garden needs frequent turning to mix the material, it does not smell very nice (mind the neighbors) and it takes a long time to c...

EZ-Find Locates Your Misplaced Objects It’s a frustrating experience when you’re searching through your entire house to find an item you had in your hands a month ago but still can’t find anywhere. With the EZ-Find locator and tags, you finally have a solution to find your things again in...

Make Your Infrared Remote Control Work At Any Angle Today's infrared-controlled equipment is better than those of a few years ago in the sense that many infrared remote controls now work at almost any angle. Even so, you might still be using older equipment or less well-designed new devices that st...

Wireless Motion-Sensing Light Switches Do you often forget to switch off the lights in your garage, basement or laundry room? Did you ever consider installing an energy-saving motion detector to switch the lights on and off automatically, but didn't fancy the effort or want to spend your money ...

VueZone Wireless Security Cameras – No Network Cable – No Power Supply I've seen several security camera systems for domestic use that are marketed as being wireless. Which was true in a sense, since they have a wireless network connection to connect to your home router. What was not mentio...

The 0.01 $ Drill Dust Collector – Wall Model Drilling a hole in the wall is a man's job (sorry, ladies) – the times of hunting large animals and fighting neighboring tribes being long gone, attaching a coat rack to the wall or checking the car's oil level are some of the few things left for us....

Orbita Launches a Radically New Mouse Concept for Heavy Scrollers I was the owner of a wheel mouse for quite some time before I realized just how many unnecessary mouse movements I could save while scrolling through documents. Today, I can't do without it. Some manufacturers, such as Logitech, ...

Flipfold Clothes Folding Assistant After many years of practice, I do manage to fold my shirts, polos, pants, and other garments into more or less acceptable packages. But I suspect that some of you still don't get that far – well, prove it to me! Anyway, the Flipfold seems to be a nice aid to fo...

No more clogged drain traps with the No Clog T-Trap, Safe-T-Trap, or PermaFlow Sooner or later, every drain trap gets clogged, causing frustration and making many of you waste your time and harm the environment with chemical drain decloggers. Well, they don't all get clogged, there are the No Clog...