Gadgets

LED Display Shelf

Mr 5 loves lights! And I mean loves them. He has numerous night lights, grow clocks, torches, lanterns and garden lights around the house. Every trip to Bunnings involves a stroll through the lights section. A few months ago I thought it would be a good idea (my wife didn’t think such a good idea)...

Taking the Home Office to Another Level

I’ve written about working from home before, but this guy has taken the home office to another level. This is a command centre style setup with 5 monitors all powered off the 1 computer, allowing him to spread out applications across a big area. I’ve been a long time multi-monitor person going back to days...

Monitoring vs Filtering Kids On The Internet

Windows 8, the next version of the world's most used operating system is due out later this year and it's parental controls are looking different from the current options available in Windows 7. The current set of parental controls focus more on Filtering what your children have access to on the internet. The new version...

Baby Monitors – The Geek Way

So you've got a baby and you've probably got some sort of baby monitor right? It's probably a boring audio only, plays one lullaby type? Here's how the geeks do it:

How To Work From Home and Spend More Time With Your Kids

I am lucky that my job allows me to essentially work anywhere with a laptop and an internet connection. Sure there are times that I need to be in meetings and on-site with clients, but most of my work involves sitting in front of a computer and typing code. This allows me to work from...