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Say goodbye to smelly and clogged drains with FOG Safe drain guards

NEWS – I love bacon, but I don’t like the grease it leaves behind. There’s just no good way to get rid of it. I keep it in a jar in my refrigerator along with other leftover cooking greases. I mean it’s not like you can just dump it down the drain. Or can you? With the FOG Safe grease & oil-absorbing drain guards, you can.

FOG safe specifically targets Fats, Oils, and Grease, hence the name. Each grease catcher is made from recycled paper and absorbs up to four ounces of oil (about the amount of grease from a pound of bacon).

FOG Safe fits all standard size drains. So no more worrying about clogs, smells, or backups. The drain guard can also be used on the counter or inside the sink.

And cleanup is easy. Once all of the oil is absorbed, toss the drain guard into the trash.

The FOG Safe grease & oil-absorbing drain guards come in packs of nine. You can purchase them from The Grommet for $14.95.

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Tagged: Cleaning, Food, Home and Kitchen

Say goodbye to smelly and clogged drains with FOG Safe drain guards originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 8, 2019 at 9:00 am.

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Instagram Advertiser Collected and Tracked Millions of Users’ Locations and Stories

Facebook is known for allowing advertisers to pilfer data from users. It aided in a big way in the overall mistrust of tech and Internet companies. It won’t be very surprising to many then that the Facebook-owned Instagram was caught doing something very similar. An advertising partner secretly collected and tracked the locations and stories of millions of users. Instagram User Info Collected and Tracked HYP3R is actually a marketing partner of both Facebook and Instagram. The latter committed both configuration errors and lax oversight that allowed the advertisers to misappropriate vast amounts of user… Read more

Tom Bihn’s brand new backpack looks strangely familiar…

NEWS – Look, you all know that I love Tom Bihn products. They’re among the best in the carry business when it comes to build quality, durability and usability. But one of their strongest qualities is how they actively solicit customer feedback to continuously evolve their designs. And they’re not afraid to make changes or to try new things.

Which leads us to the Synik, the latest backpack from Tom Bihn. The Synik is based on the much-loved Synapse, incorporating a number of new features. It’s an intriguing set of upgrades that, to me, give the Synik more flexibility as a traveling companion in addition to day-to-day use.

Slightly bigger sizes (22 Liters and 30 Liters).
A clamshell/panel style full-length opening to the main compartment, which now includes internal tie-down straps (great for overnight packing!).
Internal and external laptop compartment access.
Redesigned shoulder straps.
An upgraded grab handle, and new rolling luggage handle pass-through.
Additional padding and o-rings.
Internal frame & aluminum half-stay.

I’ve never met anyone who owned a Synapse and did not completely love it. I’m intrigued to get my hands on one of these, and see how they compare!

The Tom Bihn Synik is available for pre-order now, with delivery in late October. You can check out the in-depth FAQ here about the design (including the name choice). You can visit the Synik 22 page or the Synik 30 page for more info and to get on the list!

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Tagged: Backpack

Tom Bihn’s brand new backpack looks strangely familiar… originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 7, 2019 at 8:00 am.

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Fourth Florida City Hacked in Less than Two Months

It’s not a good thing when there are so many major businesses being hacked that they don’t elicit much news coverage. There is an online shopping site, Poshmark, that was hacked very recently, but I’m not writing about that tonight. What I’m writing about instead is bigger. I’m writing about cities being hacked. In what seems to be a serial effort, Naples, Florida, was hacked, making it the fourth Florida city to be hacked in less than two months. Sunshine State Hacked Naples city manager Charles T. Chapman IV has confirmed that $700,000 was stolen… Read more

Messenger bag fans, it’s time to grab your wallet

NEWS – My favorite style of EDC bag is a messenger style bag. Although I’ve never given a backpack a real try (should I?), I have been carrying a messenger bag with me to work for as long as I can remember (decades even).

One of my favorite bag designers is WaterField Designs in San Francisco and they recently announced the Executive Leather Messenger bag and it’s a stunner. The bag is available in two sizes and is handcrafted from full-grain leather that gives it a rugged but classy look that will only get better with time, wear and tear.

The Executive Leather Messenger bag features WaterField’s signature gold interior that makes it easier to see all the small items that tend to fall to the bottom of the bag, and several organization pockets that are designed to hold up to a 15-inch laptop, tablets, and your daily gear.

This bag is available in 2 leather styles including the grizzly leather version shown here and a black leather version. You can order one for $379 – $399 depending on the size you prefer: compact or full, and it will ship within 5 days. Head over to sfbags.com for all the details.

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Tagged: Bags, EDC, Messenger bag

Messenger bag fans, it’s time to grab your wallet originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on August 4, 2019 at 4:50 pm.

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