Yeah, regardless of whether you like, love, or hate the AP (Associated Press), they made an iPhone specific site.  I checked it out and it's pretty cool.  Not Google cool but definitely cool.

apnews.com  

If you have any sense, you have watched and love the Big Lebowski and treat it as holy material.  Tonight, on Fuse, the Big Lebowski is running and the part that made me laugh is when Walter is busting the corvette's windows in and he yells, "This is what happens when you fight a stranger in the alps!"  OMG, I died I was laughing so hard.

Do you want to know what he really says?  Well...  Read more for the real line.

So how does it work?  Well, there's one button, push it and point it to the TV and in a few seconds, BOOM!  The TV is turned off.  Similarly, push that button again and it will turn back on.  So how does it work?  Who cares!  It works!  You don't ask how the sun works, you just enjoy it.

Pros:  More fun than a shocking pen, small enough to keep with you all the time, easy operation, great price for the amount of fun you have

Cons:  Limited range, wish it had two IR LEDs instead of just the one

Overall:  A definite tool in your arsenal of "going out gear"

Score:  8/10

Price:  $19.99 from the TV-B-Gone website

Read more for pictures!!! 

Drive enclosures are usually all made the same.  They feature a USB or Firewire (1394) port and sometimes feature NAS (networked attached storage) capabilities adding on an ethernet (RJ45) port allowing you to connect to it to your home network.  They all feature the same types of connectors and are all pretty indistinguishable from each other.  However, there are some small features that can separate them apart allowing for an end user experience that will leave you feeling really good about your purchase.  For the past month I have been using the Macally PHR-100AC enclosure.  It has been a FANTASTIC enclosure and is subtly different from past enclosures I've used but there are a few things that really set this drive enclosure apart from others.

Priced at a competitive $69.00 from Macally.com, the PHR-100AC features a solid aluminum body with a great chassis slide allowing for the tray to be slid in and out with ease.  This particular enclosure has USB 2.0 and Firewire 400 (1394) connectors.  There are actually two Firewire ports on the back that act as a pseudo hub (think daisy chain).  This enclosure also is meant for IDE or PATA drives NOT SATA.  This is a very important piece of info here.  The reason why I like the PATA enclosures, well, I'll get to it in a minute.   The PHR-100AC also has a stand so you can keep it vertical or you can stack other PHR-100AC's on top of each other without any problem.  This is a great design implementation by the way.  Stacked enclosures on your desk make you look hardcore.

Ok, so back to the PATA (IDE) connector over SATA.  The majority of the hard drives I have lying around the house are older drives usually less than 80gb in size and are all 5400rpm IDE drives.  I usually replace them with much larger drives and while these smaller drives still work great, they just don't cut it as a working hdd in a primary pc.  They do make great backup drives though and that's just what I did.  I turned my old 80gb Maxtor into a Time Machine drive using the PHR-100AC enclosure.

Read more for the full review, my pros, cons, score, and photos!

Before you go out and blow your tax return and/or stimulus check, think.  Don't be the stereotypical American.

BitLet is an online bittorrent application that works really well and is totally cross platform thanks to delicious Java.  How does it work?  I have no idea.  Does it work?  Totally.  Basically, so long as you keep the download window open, your download will continue to download and seed.  It gives you the option to pause and resume too!  Is it a better solution to say Transmission or µTorrent?  Not really but in a pinch, it totally works.

www.bitlet.org 

I am addicted to web apps.  I can spend HOURS checking out new and innovative web apps.  Since the boys at Google started doing that thing of paying obscenely large amounts of money for web apps, more and more developers are creating them just to get snagged up for a couple million dollars.  So, the great thing is that you and I benefit from the long hard hours these developers spent trying to make the next Flickr or Rememberthemilk.com.

You can either search tirelessly for web apps or be smart and use a directory to easily find that one neat app you always needed.  The best site I have found that is really easy to navigate through is The Unofficial Web Applications List.  This dude has put together a great site with a lot of excellent apps in a format that is really easy to work through.  Definitely the best site.  Another great site is run by the Weblogs network, Downloadsquad.com.  Another great blog showcasing some web apps, some payware, freeware, etc.  Not the best but definitely a great tool nonetheless.

Whichever method you use to find that killer app, keep in mind that the chances of that app lasting for more than a couple years is slim to none so always have a backup plan in case you are storing all your data on that one app.  Just a tip from someone who invested a lot of pics and personal time in photoblogs in the past that are no longer in existence (this was just three years ago too).

webapplist.com

downloadsquad.com

When I'm lazy, sure, I'll go to my drugstore and buy a card but sometimes I like to get creative.  Wanna be a bamf?  Make your own card and personalize it to the person you're giving it to.  It will not only make them smile bigger but you'll also save some coin.  Here's a couple tips to get this task done without ever having to leave the comfort of your Mac (if you have a PC, you can still do these but I highly suggest ditching the PC and get a real computer).

First up, the Concert Ticket Generator.  Sure it's not a card but put this in an envelope and create a custom message on the fake concert ticket.  If you're a punk, just create fake tickets and give them a to a buddy and see if he shows up at the concert doors, just be sure to videotape him arguing with the dude at the gate...lol 

Next, Mr Picasso Head.  Yeah, create an original Picasso and have it emailed to that person (save a tree!).  Definitely cool and extremely original.  This is probably a great idea for that artsy-fartsy friend of yours.  You know who, the dude or chick who has a red wool couch and blank white canvases hanging on their wall with an orange dot in the lower right corner that they paid $52 for at an estate sale.  Yeah, that person.  lol.  

Not only does BeerMenus.com feature a list of beers in NYC bars, they also feature upcoming craft brew events.  Definitely a cool site and I highly recommend checking it out.

beermenus.com

Sorry for not posting in a little over two weeks.  I recently was involved in a multiple vehicle accident and have been in therapy and not doing so hot so I had to take a break.  I posted a couple here and there but I haven't been able to put together many new video reviews.

I have been feeling a bit better and I have quite a few products to review and post on the site so please keep checking back and keep watching for the latest videos.  I hope to have about ten videos up by next Tuesday and even more up by next weekend.  Let's see how far I get.

Thanks for your support, please keep coming back to Tekbru.com and Dealbru.com, and I promise new material and tons of videos real soon!

Sammy