Category Archives: Product Reviews

Where’s the beef?

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Kevin

[Reprinted from my post at Quora.com] Last month ago I bought a Boston Market frozen entree, Swedish meatballs and noodles. This is a photo of the package, highlighting “Oven Roasted MEATBALLS.” And here’s a photo of the contents: There were … Continue reading →

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Olive Tree Bible Software

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Kevin

I’ve used Olive Tree Bible Software for a long time, longer than I can remember exactly. What I want to emphasize about this company is that they have been consistently there to meet my needs. Every time I come up … Continue reading →

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Degen DE32 AM/FM/SW radio/MP3 player

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Kevin

This is an interesting little shirt-pocket radio available on eBay for under $30. It has a few nice features and some drawbacks too. The radio covers the US FM radio band as well as the low FM band (64-87 MHz) … Continue reading →

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360 Degree Rotating Leather Case for Kindle Fire HD 7”

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Kevin

I bought a Kindle Fire HD 7” tablet a few weeks back and I immediately went down to the office supply store to buy a case. I’m too cheap to buy a $45 case from Amazon for a $199 device. … Continue reading →

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5 DSP radios

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Kevin

Looking on the radio shelf, I see 5 shortwave radios that are powered by the same Silicon Labs si4734 “shortwave radio on a chip.” There’s not much difference in the radios as far as performance goes except on MW or … Continue reading →

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Kchibo KK-D680 radio invites comparison with smaller cousin

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Kevin

I continue to be intrigued by the tiny DSP radio from Kchibo, the KK-D202. That’s the radio that I’m most likely to slip in my shirt pocked when walking out the door. This KK-D680 from Kchibo fits in a shirt … Continue reading →

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Kchibo KK-D202 shortwave receiver review

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Kevin

The Kchibo KK-D202 is an AM/FM/Shortwave receiver based on the Silicon Laboratories si4734 digital signal processing chip. There are three versions of the radio: the Chinese labeled D202 (reviewed here), the D202 upgrade (adds 9/10 KHz AM radio channel separation … Continue reading →

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