I hit upon a lucky eBay find, and managed to acquire a mid-1990's Korean-made Epiphone Howard Roberts guitar for a great price. It's a… read more →

After years of sweeping and dusting and dozens of disposable air filter masks, I'm finally taking dust control seriously in my garage… read more →

I used a Boss BF-2 flanger pedal for years.  It's a great pedal, especially if you can find one of the older Japanese-made models.  But it… read more →

Almost every high-tech startup in the Bay Area outfits their office with Herman Miller Aeron chairs.  And as some of the startups inevitably… read more →

The Uncrate "buyers guide for men" has discovered one of my favorite beverages. Here's what Uncrate has to say : Born from the pure… read more →

Every time I visit the Big Island of Hawaii, I buy fresh Kona coffee.  I love driving through Holualoa and Captain Cook, where you can buy… read more →

When I got my new Breedlove guitar last year, I ordered my usual set of Thomastik-Infeld strings from JustStrings.com (my favorite place… read more →

With the iPhone replacing my iPod, cel phone, PDA, and camera (for casual use), and with my switch from older, clunky laptops to the svelt… read more →

I love my old Delta Compound Miter saw. I have a fairly basic model, but it does what it is designed to do: make straight cuts at measured… read more →

For the past few months, I've been looking for a nice-sounding concert-sized acoustic guitar. I have a fine Takamine Dreadnought, but the… read more →