Ridgid Shop Vac Review

The Ridgid Shop Vac is a Solid Performer

Ridgid Solid

The Ridgid Shop Vac is the Charm. In the last 20 years I have owned three different shop-vacs. They've all been pretty good at cleaning up big messes, but the Ridgid Shop Vac beats them all. I bought the 12 Gallon WD12460 model, and after owning it a few months, I would never consider saving $30 on a smaller, cheaper model. The size, power and durability of the Ridgid Shop Vac makes it well worth the extra cost. Read the rest of this entry

Dyson Animal Vacuum Review

Dyson DC14 Full Kit

Dyson makes a very expensive vacuum cleaner. Enough people rant and rave about them that you would think price is the only reason anybody wouldn’t want to own a Dyson Vacuum Cleaner. Everybody has heard about how great Dyson Vacuum cleaners are so how great are they, really?  We bought our DC14 Full Kit Dyson Animal Vacuum at Costco three and one-half years ago. I thought it would be useful to provide some long-term feedback on the performance, quality and reliability of the Dyson Animal Vacuum, specifically marketed by Costco as the DC14 Full Kit. Read the rest of this entry

Good Performance but Cheaply Made

A month ago I reviewed the Task Force 2000 Electric Pressure Washer. I was so caught up with how useful and powerful an electric power washer can be, that I didn’t give much consideration to its build quality and durability. The Task Force Electric Pressure Washer is proving to be less than sturdy. In less than a month, the power washer now fails to dispense detergent.

and has a broken cord reel. Read the rest of this entry

Gigabyte Radeon HD 4670 Introduction

Radeon HD 4670

Like most Graphics Cards, the Gigabyte Radeon HD 4670, by ATI, is manufactured by a wide variety of 3rd-Party component makers. I went with the Gigabyte brand for the mere fact that a wide variety of computer users seem to approve their AMD-based motherboards and other peripherals. Also, the darn thing only cost me $60 and that included shipping. Read the rest of this entry

Example of Bad Product Packaging

Bad Product Packaging From The Older Generation

Great Product - Lousy Packaging

Next time your Grandpa tells you about how much better things were in the olden days, ask him to explain the logic behind a brick-sized, foil package of Philadelphia Cream Cheese. I will bet this inferior packaging has been around since long before your grandfather ate his first bagel.  Philadelphia Cream Cheese does offer more convenient storage tubs for bagel spreading, but their higher price weighs heavily against the convenience. Read the rest of this entry