Yesterday, I wrote a review about my ”Insignia NS-WBRDVD Connected Blu-Ray Disc Player“  I had mentioned there were a few features, I had yet to check out.  Today, I checked out another feature of this Blu-Ray Disc Player. The USB port. At first, I thought the USB port was just going used as a simple audio player option.  However, as I looked into it further, I was pleasantly surprised with all the functionality the USB port feature brings to the table. Audio If there are audio files present on the USB drive when plugged into the unit, you will see an Audio menu option.  I...

I just purchased an Insignia NS-WBRDVD Connected Blu-Ray Disc Player on Nov. 23rd, 2009.  Why didn’t I wait until Black Friday?  As, I had suggested in yesterday’s post “Christmas Shopping starting early this year” I plan to spend some quality time with my wife on Friday morning.  While we were in Best Buy, we decided to look at the Blu-Ray Disc Player offerings.  It was a difficult choice, we had a few buying criteria had to be met before the purchase would occur. Purchase Criteria: Below $150 closer to $100 would be even better NOT brand X or brand Y When it...

Something is in the air.  All of the sudden everybody is out shopping.  What is this phenomenon?  It’s not even Christmas yet. It’s not even the day after Thanksgiving day (Black Friday) yet. Black Friday is typically one of the biggest shopping days of the year. So, why is everybody out shopping the week before? Count the cost It seems like many stores are competing early for shoppers’ dollars earlier this holiday. The sales have already begun. Why wait for a sale and fight the crowds when you can get it a few days earlier without all the hassles? Most of the...

A while ago I posted ”Macro Photo Studio 1.1“  I mentioned some modifications I wanted to make for Revision 1.2 of Macro Photo Studio.  The main issue I was experiencing was a brownish hue showing up in pictures taken with the Macro Photo Studio.  It turns out, it was the reflection off the cardboard.   I implemented the most essential changes first.  I’m calling this change revision 1.1.1.  Essentially the the resolution was to apply white paint to the interior floor and walls of the macro studio to increase the reflectivity of the light...

When you think about Social Networks usually the first thought that comes to mind is Facebook, LinkedIn or even MySpace.  Most people don’t usually think of another Social Network called Ning.com  In face many people might have stumbled upon a really cool Social Network and they don’t even know they’re using Ning.com. What is this Ning thing? According to Ning they are a free online service for creating, customizing and sharing your own Social Networks.  So, basically anybody can now create a Social Network on demand. You can think of Ning like Facebook, but with a...