5 posts tagged “confetti”

Dick has previously talked about the Staples MailMate Shredder (Episode 223).  This is a new one from Staples, the 10-Sheet Micro Cut Shredder.  It can shred 10 sheets at a time (confetti cut), has a 4.3 gallon bin, an anti-jam (auto-reverse) feature, auto-off, and its titanium blades can shred CDs and DVDs as well.  The most important feature for Dick, though, is its blue LED lights.

Bookkeeping
Dick tells a story of a raid by the FBI who wanted to look at the accounts of an organisation.  The FBI asked the bookkeeper for the books.  "Which set?" asked the bookkeeper.  Leo is rushing to buy this Staples shredder, as he's received an ultimatum from Frederique: "Pay tax, or give me a shredder."

Out With the Old
Leo feels certain that there was a custom in New York or Wall Street when at the end of the year people would throw their old desk calendars out of the windows.  No.  San Francisco maybe.  No.  The general consensus of the Chatroom is Leo is losing his marbles.

But the Chatroom finally saves the day for Leo, and finds an article by Steve Rubenstein in the San Francisco Chronicle "Mundane 1999 Goes Out the Windows".

iPod Touch Stand
Andy Weight has found a much cheaper stand for the iPod Touch.  The Touch comes with its own clear plastic stand.  No need for the iFlyz (Episode 783), the In Your Face Viewbase (Episode 802), or the business card holder used as a make-shift stand.  For his contribution, Andy gets a shout-out for his kids Joshua and Oliver who are also DGW fans.



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This time, it's Leo's turn to do a "What's In the Box?" routine, and Dick's turn to guess what it is.  It's Ziszor, a portable, hand-held shredder.  It runs on 4 AA batteries, comes with 4 Ziszor catcher bags, and you shred your paper trail right into the bag.  Ziszor's slogan is, Don't let your mail be your trail.  But as Leo demonstrates, it can't shred Colleen's credit card, though it will shred your English spelling into oblivion.



A Wireless Toaster
Karen Toast Conger, of ToastFloats, used to work for WatchGuard, a network security devices company.  As a parting gift, she was given a very special toaster.  Her colleagues bought her a Cuisinart toaster, took it apart, and put a WatchGuard Firebox X Edge wireless router into it.  A wireless router, security device, and a toaster.

Listen to Episode 557
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A stick to water plants which are difficult to access.  You fill the RainStick with water from one end, push the handle and water comes out through the spout at the other end of the 32" stick.  It's lightweight, only 3.6 lb when filled with water (1 litre capacity).

500 Episodes ...
... and 100 Dick's Gadget Warehouse episodes.  Dick celebrates the occasion with special sound effects from the Cubicaller (Episode 381), the other RainStick (the musical instrument) and the didgeridoo.

Electric Motorcycle
Ron Brown gives a tip about making noise from the Vectrix Electric Motorbike that Dick saw at CES (Episode 480).

New GizWiz Picture/Album Art
Leo's TWiT website is getting a mini facelift.  All the album art for the TWiT podcasts has a new look, including the one for DGW.  At the same time, Dick's website is getting a new look, too.  The home page of GizWizBiz.com is now the page for the gadgets for the current month, which is a good idea.  Dick's write-ups for old DGW episodes are now easier to get to.  Check it out.  But previous links on this blog to Dick's write-ups on DGW gadgets may have to be changed in due course.

Listen to Episode 500
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Peter Shankman of Geek Factory and PRDifferently volunteered to be tasered by the C2 at CES 2007.  Watch the video here (expletives present).

Yoshi once also agreed to be tasered (by a stronger police version) on the Screensavers.  He ended up giggling.

Dick also talks about a couple of other discoveries at CES 2007:

Philips Ambilight
Philips is making LCD TVs with a built-in lamp which gives out an ambient backlight, called Ambilight, that changes colour according to the colours of the screen display.

Sharp 108" LCD TV
Sharp shows off a 108" LCS screen at CES.  Picture from www.pocket-lint.co.uk.


TWiT Merchandise
Scott Jordan of Scott-E-Vest has made merchandise for Leo with the TWiT logo.  It will be sold on Think Geek.



Vegware
Ian from the UK, in response to Leo's spork (Episode 182), introduces us to the website www.vegware.co.uk for biodegradable cutlery made of potato starch.


Packing Up
This reminds Dick of packing peanuts made of cornstarch which dissolves in water and can be disposed of in the sink, such as those offered by Uline.



Listen to Episode 228
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The MD100 Media Destroyer from Royal Supplies shreds up paper, CDs, floppies, credit cards and more, confetti-cut.  To smoothen up the operation of your shredder, use the Staples shredder lubricant sheets from time to time.

Listening Habits
Listeners have written in about how they listen to DGW.  Some in the morning to start the day.  Some reserve it for their lunch time, something to look forward to.

Foolproof against Identity Theft
Dick has a great way of preventing identity theft by stopping people from snooping into his bank statements and other personal documents, in addition to shredding them.  He calls in aid of his dog.

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