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IKEA HJUVIK faucet FirstLook

October 23, 2015 // 0 Comments

While wandering around IKEA in Stoughton MA the RainyDayRenovation crew came upon the Hjuvik faucet. Its industrial look caught their eye, they liked the feel of its [...]

Nikon School : DSLR Video Workshop

October 21, 2015 // 0 Comments

We switched from Olympus to Nikon when we went from film to digital more than a decade ago. While the Nikon DSLR gear we have is video-capable, we rarely used it for video [...]

Boxster Fall Prep 2015 : Gear Preview

October 19, 2015 // 1 Comment

Last Winter in Boston was tough. Cold all the time, snow drifts up to the windows, school systems having multiple days of weather-related closings. We’ve had a lovely [...]

Sous Vide : Anova and Sansaire FirstUse

October 16, 2015 // 0 Comments

Perfectly cooked steaks, snappy jumbo shrimp, and juicy pork chops? Great cooks can do it every time, good cooks can do it most of the time, and most cooks can do it some of [...]

Sous Vide : Sansaire Cooker FirstLook

October 9, 2015 // 0 Comments

Sous vide is a cooking method that uses precise temperature control to achieve repeatable results. The ingredients are typically sealed in a water-proof container, immersed [...]

Apple Watch : 3rd Party Straps

October 7, 2015 // 1 Comment

We posted a review of the Apple Watch case from Brando at the beginning of September. While a lot of readers really liked the case, some had remarked that they would like to [...]

AcuRite PWS Installation

October 5, 2015 // 1 Comment

We were all set to head down to NYC for Pepcom’s preview of hot gadgets for the upcoming Holidays. However, the crazy torrential rain on Wednesday morning plus the [...]

Urban Safari : Strandbeest on Crane Beach

October 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

The TED talks got the Strandbeests a lot of publicity. So when, on August 22nd, the PEM folks said they were going to “release” a few of the Strandbeests onto [...]

RDG Summer 2015 Summary

September 30, 2015 // 0 Comments

After a very rough Winter, New England was treated to a beautiful and relatively comfortable Summer. We had a few 90º+ days, but even those were kind of enjoyable after [...]

Blackvue Front/Rear Dashcam Installation

September 28, 2015 // 1 Comment

When we got back from Summer Vacation we posted an article with some clips taken with our Blackvue dashcam. We had posted a FirstLook in 2013, and a few readers pointed out [...]
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