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On Vacation :-)

Have a great Summer!!! Reese is in charge until we return 🙂 FYI, he responds much more to tasty treats than to [...]
Summer wear 2026

Summer for us is all about being light, free, and no-fuss. The best summer clothing and footwear we look for reflect those qualities as well. For 2026, our recommendations [...]
Boxster Project: Parking light bulb replacement

When we took our 26-year-old Boxster in for its annual inspection and sticker recently, the inspector passed us, but noted that the bulb for the parking light on the [...]
OGRE Gardening Gloves: FirstLook

Gardening can be pursued by anyone, anywhere, at any age. It is more than just a way to pass the time. It is relaxing and therapeutic. Even weeding can be a zen experience. [...]
Summer Gear 2026: Preview

Summer officially started on June 21, and we will be taking our break at the end of July. However, RainyDayReaders know we would leave without posting some gear [...]
BenQ TH575: FirstLook/FirstUse

Now that really large TV screens are coming down in price, we considered replacing our workhorse 46″ Sony Bravia with something bigger. However, with LED TVs, the [...]
Projector Screens: Motorized, pull-down, hung.

We have been working out the details of the projectors and screens over the past month. We have learned a lot about what works and what doesn’t by watching the NBA finals [...]
Summer Reading List

The summer of 2026 is fast approaching, and we have a few very interesting books on our reading list! Four of them are new to us, but one of them we are re-reading. Why? [...]
Boxster Rear Speakers Rebuild

Way back in 2004, we found ourselves inspired by Rob Sampson, and so we built ourselves a set of rear speaker enclosures for our 2000 Porsche Boxster using PVC pipe fittings, [...]
Onoayo LED Mini Projector: FirstUse

The World Cup is upon us once again, and this time we wanted to be able to watch it while comfortably sitting on the couch. We wanted the “stadium experience,” [...]
Onoayo LED Mini Projector: FirstLook

It’s been a long time since we took a look at projection technology. One reason is that prices of large-screen TVs have been dropping like a rock. Projectors, with [...]
Reolink All-in-One Solar Floodlight: Install

The Reolink All-in-One Solar Floodlight is a self-contained security camera. The installation process is straightforward, but the camera needs to be powered up, initialized, [...]
DropLit LED Umbrella: FirstLook

The umbrella has been around for a long, LONG time. Earliest examples have roots in ancient China and Egypt, sometime between 2450-3500 BC. It was originally used for sun [...]
MA-AI/Google online training: Week 01

Here at RainyDay Magazine, we are no strangers to technology, and while we have the right technical background, the tools and capabilities of AI are changing so fast that we [...]
Clapp, meet Bartlett :-)

Our “Clapp’s Favorite” pear tree made it through its second New England winter! The tree started budding at the beginning of April, but a last-minute cold [...]
Reolink All-in-One Solar Floodlight: FirstLook

It’s always exciting when we get something from our Reolink friends! What made their latest delivery more exciting was that the outside of the package gave us no clue [...]
Buffalo Leather Work Gloves: DIY Repair

Those who know us know that we like things that: work, last for a long time, and if/when they “break,” we can fix them ourselves (if we can). Recently, while [...]
Celestron NexImage 10: FirstUse

We posted a FirstLook on the NexImage 10 a while back, and had intended to follow up with the FirstUse a few weeks later. A few of our RainyDayScience readers called us out [...]
Addonics RAID Tower III: InTheWild

With inexpensive cloud storage widely available, does anyone still use local RAID storage for backups? Surprisingly, RAID (aka Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) remains [...]
AirTag Cat Collar: InTheWild

Precision Finding (PF) is an AirTag feature for iPhone 11 and later (excluding SE), that uses Ultra Wideband (U1/U2 chip) to show precise distance and direction to a lost [...]
Vintage Audubon Nature Encyclopedia

The Audubon Nature Encyclopedia is a 12-volume, lavishly illustrated vintage reference work, often praised for its detailed, accessible articles on flora and fauna. This [...]
ARRIS Graphene Heated Jacket: FirstLook

When we took a FirstLook at Graphene-X’s new ThermAdapt Heated Jacket, readers asked a LOT of questions. The most frequently asked one was “Why does the [...]
AirTag Cat Collar: FirstLook/FirstUse

It has almost been a year since Reese, our new RainyDayIntern, joined us. He has grown from a wee kitten to a large and muscular cat. Trying to keep track of his whereabouts [...]
Modernist Cuisine: FirstLook

We attended a talk at the Museum of Science back in 2014 given by Nathan Myhrvold, the lead author and founder of Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking. He is [...]
Schumann Wave Generator: FirstLook

What is the Schumann Frequency? The Schumann Resonance was mathematically predicted by physicist Winfried Otto Schumann in 1952. The Schumann Resonance is a set of spectral [...]
Super Bowl BBQ Pork Ribs

The New England Patriots are BACK in the Super Bowl after a brief (“wicked brief,” if you’re an actual Bostonian) absence. They are playing against the [...]

Urban Safari: RainyDayBirds

The cool wet June may have been responsible for the lovely blooms in the RainyDayGarden, but it was the well-stocked feeders that brought in all the song birds. The [...]
Passiflora Update
Fujifilm X100S : Macro Filters
Hummingbird Feeder Install
Fujifilm X100S : Macro Mode

Fagor LUX multi-cooker : FirstUse

I know what you’re thinking: What the…duck…is a Fagor? Well, technically there is no such thing as “a Fagor” since that is actually the name of [...]
IKEA HJUVIK faucet FirstLook
MOS: Our Global Kitchen
The Very Good Butchers…indeed!
Patrón Tasting Event

Windsor Workbench

We’ve been looking for a workbench with a style that would be suitable for our upstairs office. We plan on doing some detail work and don’t want to do it next to our sawdust generators in the basement. We thought about building one, but thought we’d check Craigslist first. Sure enough, the interns located a promising one. We [...]
Summer Reading List
Sears Craftsman Socket Set
Clore Automotive CHARGE IT!
Craftsman GripLatch Tool Chest
BlackVue Dashcam FirstLook
Boxster Project: Steering Wheel Cover

Super Bowl Prep 2012: HDTV tuner and antenna

The NFL Super Bowl is this Sunday. A few lucky fans will be at the stadium, many will be at a local sports bar, but most of you (like us) will probably be watching the game [...]
AquaPure: AP-DWS1000 Installation
Visionary Lenses: Wild Colors
2012 Summer Olympics Live
Unaccompanied Minor: Spring Free Trampoline

The Near Future Of Photography

While looking back recently on what we have worked on in 2013, we realized we have done quite a few articles on photography and related gear; maybe too many. So when our [...]
Tensegrity Coffee Table
Backyard Biotech: Digital Microscopes
NUI FirstThoughts
A second life for a Bausch & Lomb Criterion 4000 SCT

NEAF 2011: Wrap up

This is the final installment of the 2011 NEAF Conference write-ups. It was our first time attending the Expo and it was excellent. We got to meet and chat with like-minded [...]
Kodak Pulse FirstLook
Vixen Polarie FirstLook
Meade ETX-90 : Camera Adapter
“Night Sky in Maine 2016” Jigsaw Puzzles

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