Chad Ina
I’ll probably get slammed for this, but I’m just not a gas grill kinda guy. I love the old-school kettle grills—the process of making the perfect fire, the wait, the rich taste of charcoal… oh yeah. Now, I’m certainly far from a BBQ connoisseur and even further from being a grill master, but the idea … Read more
Ever been assembling a project and really, really wished you had an extra pair of hands? Most of us improvise using whatever clamps, vices or props we have laying around to hold everything in place. I once drilled through a piece of wood right into the plastic housing of a portable radio I was using … Read more
Ahhh Italian design. Trendsetters, indeed. And the Gazebox (pronounced ɡəˈze… I think), is no exception. The somewhat portable garage, developed by MIKEA Engineering in Italy, is a new concept in outdoor vehicle protection. Just look at this thing—like something out of a James Bond movie. The GazeBox foldable car cover system can be used as a modern … Read more
Back in the 1970s, we lived on an acre of land in South Florida. Before my parents trusted me with a go-kart, I would jet around the backyard on dad’s riding mower. One day, I drove it into our swimming pool. The deep-end. True story. How could a pre-teen possibly drive a lawn mower into … Read more
Openbay, an online marketplace for auto repair and maintenance services, released its Android app this week, which has been available to iOS users for a while. Openbay gives consumers the ability to compare automobile maintenance and repair services, book appointments and pay, once services have been rendered. Everything is backed by the Openbay guarantee. Openbay’s nationwide network … Read more
Many of us use T8 fluorescent lights in our garages or workshops, and they work fine. But the world is moving quickly towards LED technology becoming the norm (if it’s not already, really), and that’s not a bad thing. LEDs have long lifespans, save energy and render light quite well without that awful green tint … Read more
