Reviews about Stuff – Page 3

A Word About USB Audio Hardware

June 18, 2013June 22, 2010 by Adam@SheekGeek

I have had some issues dealing with “experts” at local music stores and even reviews of products online; in particular dealing with USB condenser microphones used for music recording. I though that since I could see how so many people claim to be experts, yet give misleading information, I should do my part is dispelling some myths about USB audio hardware using a particular example.

Even some “experts” at the music store will have no clue what they are talking about, so let me enlighten you something so you won’t fall prey to their stupidity.

I like to record music from time to time on my computer. Nothing special, a riff here or there on the guitar, or a cover song or something. I wanted to have the simplest method for recording so when I chose to, I can focus on recording music instead of setting things up. I found the MXL USB.006 Condenser Microphone to be perfect for my application, however everyone and their brother advised me against it. Even the guy who sold it to me at “Guitar Place” said it wasn’t as good as running a standard condenser mic through a mixer and using a USB sound card. The one he recommended was the Behringer UCA202. So I bought them both to see the differences.

Nathan Reusable Stainless Steel Bottle Review

June 18, 2013December 30, 2009 by Adam@SheekGeek

There has been a big controversy the past couple of years about water bottles. It is wasteful to use single use plastic water bottles. To remedy the problem of excess garbage (since only about 23% of the drink bottles used each year are recycled) many people began using reusable containers such as Nalgene and SIGG bottles. It later came out that these bottles released the chemical BPA into the water. Even aluminum bottles leeched aluminum into the water. It seemed like there was no safe solution.

Having read a lot about what to look for in a reusable bottle, we began searching for the best solution. While shopping at T.J. MAXX Jessica and I stumbled on a large variety of steel and aluminum bottles. One brand of bottle seemed to have gotten everything right. The ones we chose were Nathan Human Propulsion Laboratories 700ml steel bottles.

My Review of Viovio

April 30, 2011August 31, 2009 by Jessica@SheekGeek

This summer I had an AMAZING wedding that happened very much in part because of my dad – who also happens to be my source of inspiration for this post. Of course I wanted to thank my dad in a special way, so I decided to create a personalized scrapbook, cataloging all of his visits and of course, my wedding. This post will serve to overview my experience with viovio, from uploading my book, placing my order, to receiving my order and beyond…

Our Leopard Gecko’s Reptile Den

November 14, 2009August 5, 2009 by Jessica@SheekGeek

Gizmo had a funny feeling about his new reptile den!

Recently we purchased an Exo Terra Reptile Den (Size Large) for our Leopard Gecko, Gizmo. It was half price at a local pet store, so we couldn’t resist. The premise of this product is that it has one piece that provides a secluded den for your animal and it goes inside the cage; it has another piece that covers the den and it goes outside the cage. The pieces stay attached by extremely strong magnets. Upon opening the two pieces for the first time, Adam quickly smashed his fingers between the rocks (hehe, at least it wasn’t me!). Like I said, the magnets are strong! Here is our review of the product and how we modified it for our leopard gecko’s cage.