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 This is not a normal review. I have used this machine for 3 years, and it is still going strong. The problems that were there in the beginning are still there, but they were never enough to force my hand at upgrading.
This review has been a long time coming. I often have people ask me what is the best espresso machine to start out with? Well I myself don’t have a huge budget, so technically I’m still with my starter Espresso Machine. And it is a beast. By Beast I mean this little machine has a few quibbles and just works, and works well. Especially when you consider the price point it comes in at.
Will I still upgrade down the road when funding isn’t as much of a object as it is right now? Why yes… yes I will. Will this machine earn a place of honor in my office as the espresso machine in my remote coffee campus? Why yes… yes it will.
The DeLonghi EC155 has a couple of great things going for it, and two main detractors. First we go with the good. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: CaffiNation Review, Coffee, DeLonghi, DeLonghi EC155, DeLonghi EC155 Espresso Maker, DeLonghi EC155 Espresso Maker review, DeLonghi EC155 Espresso review, Espresso, Review
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Geek week review. Off kilter news and stories designed to get your geek going and tickle your nerd. High Octane Caffeinated and Energized. Hitting on Apple Products, geek culture and cooking fun
Tags: 8-Bit, caffeine, Caffination, Coffee, cooking, cupcake, cupcake flowchart, Espresso, French Press, grill, high octane, hyper hound, irish, Japan, Lego, Mario, Minfig, pixel, Retro, Review, science, scotch, spatula, springtime, st pats day, Tsunami
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Events can rock the world, we control our response
We here at the CaffiNation send our deepest thoughts and well wishes to the people affected by the Japanese Tsunami and Quake. The first segment in our show is dedicated to providing correct and sensible information on what we know and where you can help. one of the biggest problems with the news cycle of Mainstream sources is that they frequently pull in content and skew it off course. We will try to give you only best information.
Beyond tragedy the world continues to go on. So we have a good does of fun and uplifting nonsense as per usual. Nonsense is needed at any time, keeps the reality in perspective. The world is full of people who will lament the sorrows that are around and ask why other’s aren’t doing more. So what you can. Don’t be that guy. We have a ton of good, fun and offbeat stories to talk about. from T shirt rounds to Grilling goodies, Lego of course makes its almost weekly appearance, as does a Mario interlude, and some awesome video game news. We have a couple angry birds, a few nesting dolls and some beverages to review.
We’re constantly looking for awesome and fun content so make sure to contact us if you find a story or would like to contribute!
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Finding Fun and Telling Tales
Tonight’s show is a fun mix of Content collect this past week. I actually like doing the show a bit more this way. I gotta say i felt a bit stagnant in how things were going it’s nice to bring in some fresh content and a new person to share with writing. Steve has been great. I hope you’re enjoying his articles. We cover ground from Pop culture interpretations of Video game Art (Angry Birdsky / a la warhol) to Modern looks at the early days of Exploration. history comes alive in color pictures from Shakelton’s 1915 assault on the south pole, Alas no scotch in that story.
We are also working on some fun new stories for the coming days, more reviews, more zombies, more sketching more Lord of the rings. Don’t just stay for the show, but bookmark us and ass us to your reader for later too!
We’re constantly looking for awesome and fun content so make sure to contact us if you find a story or would like to contribute!
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Tags: 8-Bit, angry birds, bai, Balloon, beer, caffeine, Caffination, Coffee, Das Beer boot, high octane, Lego, Mario, Pacman, Paul Rj Muller, pixel, Retro, Review, shots, Star Wars, Steampunk, Up
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The Wings of Nature Almond Raisin Bars are a new type of snack bar on the market right now. They are gluten free, with no trans fat, and have no refined sugar added to them. That’s all well and good but how do they taste?
Tags: caffination product review, caffination reviews, Review, wings of nature, wings of nature Almond raisin bar review, wings of nature bar
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Tonight’s Show we talk about giant LEGO robots, massive man made machines and ghostbusters on the wii. We touch on location based problems with Google buzz and tap into the latest in serious real world problems facing the tech of today. But nothing too serious wouldn’t want anyone to learn anything too quickly now would we?
Tags: bagger 288, free coffee, kettle, Lego, nanny state, Review, robot, Rooibos, star destroyer, Star Wars, Tea, Village Tea Company Review, Walmart
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Today’s Show: robots, gardens, NES, Pacman, Dragon, turntables, GE, Math, Pi, Coffee, Scanwhiches, Sushi, review, TP
Tonight’s episode was almost labeled The Wasteful because of the huge number of leftovers after this show was created. I simply could not cram any more awesome into the time slotted. While the podcast could theoretically go on forever we had to draw the line somewhere, and that line was here.
Instead I decided to break it down into the two most represented categories R and R is Retro and Robots, a metric ton of awesome in each subcat. Caffeinated all the way in today’s show we speak of coffee as fuel for your car, fuel for your mind, and robots which tend gardens. We discuss the finery of Pacman, the majesty of Zork and the horror of modern advertising which is so cool you can’t avert your eyes.
This Episode also could have been called the Birthday Super Throwdown Edition.
Happy birthday to My father in Law, My Father and My Sister!
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Tags: Coffee, Dragon, gardens, GE, Math, nes, Pacman, Pi, Review, Robots, Scanwhiches, Sushi, TP, turntables, Zombies
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How many people know the worth of their files?
You will only truly know after they are gone. I was recently asked to review a piece of backup software. Siber Systems Goodsync Pro. I have to tell you i was excited by the opportunity because this is one of the areas in my computer life where I am the least vigilant. As a technical support person I often tell people to backup their documents, on occasion I even do it myself. The process, either via Windows Briefcase, in house backup solutions or simply burning items to a CD is time consuming and frustrating. Quite often the users don’t end up backing anything up and I’m forced to try and recover their files or my own. I have had hard drives fail. All of my experiences have taught me something. The dirty truth about backing files up is that no one likes to do it because its boring, and is often justified as time that could be better off spent doing something else. Since no one likes to do it, its hard to figure out and takes up your time, no one does. And this is a problem waiting to happen.
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Tags: Backup software, caffination reviews, easy, effortless., goodsync, quick, Review, simple
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“There are Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics.”~Mark Twain & Benjamin Disraeli
You’ve heard the phrase before, you’ve probably even been a victim of the results. But the facts stand when you run a website you need a reliable metrics to measure how well you’re doing and help you figure out what works and what doesn’t. Whether you are running a site for a hobby, or you are setting yourself up for a business account, everyone wants eyeballs on their site.
Its how you know
Woopra is a different type of stats service, still in beta. I’m running the service on CaffiNation.com. My site is running wordpress so I installed their wordpress plugin, added the javascript to the templates and was set to jet. Woopra gives you live results. No waiting to see what the numbers are a day later you can actually watch as people hit your site, and even chat with them as they do It. Although the chat functionality seems to freak people out a bit more than i initially expected it to.
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Tags: CaffiNation Review, Review, website stats, woopra, woopra review
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 I don’t often get a chance to give my opinion of a good unique product here. There are times when i come across them and I feel the need to jump on it. Canned Coffee is quite popular in Asia, I am told, but beyond the horrible Starbucks Doubleshots and frappicinos they are few and far between state-side.
One of my Favorite spots to eat on campus, Temple University Main Campus, is the Japanese & Korean Lunch Truck that was featured in this episode of Philly Food Guys. Teppanyaki is some good food let me tell you. I work on a college campus so the lunch truck thing never bothered me. But this truck is special beyond the fantastic food, they also carry Hello Boss Coffee. The can has changed recently but the flavor is the same. Its no where near healthy for you but it is awesome stuff. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: canned coffee, Coffee, coffee boss, Review, Starbucks
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Today’s Show: Vodka, Review, Flip Flop, webcam, robots, Kudzu, Fire
Its the Sunday show once more and we have a great one lined up for you. Product reviews, Crazy videos and serious stuff all share time in the information packed episode. So sit back, grab a mug of your favorite roast and prepare to be educated, entertained and informed all at once.
Trying out new Social Networks or Web Apps all the time keep sending them in. Currently playing with Tumblr
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Tags: Coffee, davinci, dumb idea, Fire, Flip Flop, Kudzu, puzzle, Review, Robots, sistine chapel, social networks, Tea, tumblr, Vodka, webcam
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Today’s Show:Electric Cars, Retro Gaming, Sidewalk Chalk, Geek Tool Boxes, Coffee, Tea, And Reviews
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I sort through a lot of different articles and press releases in order to bring only the freshest and most interesting content to the Site. I’m always on the lookout for great pieces of Caffeine Culture to bring to you. A week ago I was sent information of a product which caught my eye. Golden Star Tea is a non alcoholic sparkling beverage. To be served as you would Champagne or White wine. I contacted the company and was lucky enough to be sent a sample to try.
What I received in the mail was an example of what people should send with their products. The two sample sized bottles of Golden Star Tea came with an information packet which answered any and all questions I might have had about the beverage. Nutritional information, the official press release, recent awards, and a letter from the Co-Founder Joel Rosenberg. Before we go any further, thank you for making my experience and my work that much easier and more enjoyable from the moment the box opened
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Tags: champagne, golden star tea, golden star tea company, golden star tea review, jasmine, non alcoholic, Review, sparkling, Tea, white jasmine
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