Technologies

Technology Review/MIT
$29.94
This is a good source for a quick interesting survey of latest innovations. There are also a few longer articles in each issue that are well written and interesting. The content is easily understood by non-experts in the various fields discussed.

How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It: Tactics, Techniques, and Technologies for Uncertain Times
$17.00
If you have any concerns about bad things happening and want to be prepared for most anything. This is the book you want to have to get yourself ready. It covers all the things you need to think about to make sure you have food, water and ammo you or your family will need during an emergency.

Innovative Technology 35mm Negative and Slide Converter to PC
$59.99
I bought this slide converter after researching every machine I could possibly find and pricing digitizing my old slides at a variety of camera services. It was on sale so I decided to try it - I had 15 days to get it to work or return to store. I fumbled with the install - hard to tell if it was me or not - but finally got it all to work. When I plug in the USB cable my PhotoImpression Viewer automatically senses a scanner or camera and I can just select the 35mm scanner. The machine works well, instantly showing the slide or negative. I can edit or repair any faults in the pictures and save for later use. I have been wanting a way to conserve old slides that I and my mother have had to put on CDs in order to pass the family pics onto my grandsons. I was thrilled with this machine. I had tried using small slide viewers and taking pics with my digital camera and found that was best in a dark room, so I figured a slide in a small black box would work and 5megapixels is quite sufficient for the conversions. I can't imagine that anything more expensive would work any better since it amounts to having a small dark room with a light source that transfers the pictures to the computer.

La Crosse Technology BC-9009 AlphaPower Battery Charger
$69.95
I was looking for a charger that was simple enough that my wife would be ok with using it, and with features that would allow me to optimize my varied batteries that have collected over the years. The product was beyond expectations (I have bought other "special" chargers in the past). Simple to use, great user interface and good value.