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Graco Snugride Infant Car Seat, Platinum Review

August 20th, 2010 Philip Mainhood No comments
Graco Snugride Infant Car Seat, Platinum

Before my daughter was born I did a lot of research before deciding on a car seat. This one really appealed to me based on other reviews and the top rated safety ratings. The neutral colors are great too, not too girly or boyish. When I received it as a shower gift I was immediately [...]

Miracle Blanket – Baby Swaddling Blanket – Blue Review

August 20th, 2010 Philip Mainhood No comments
Miracle Blanket – Baby Swaddling Blanket – Blue

I must admit that in the past I haven’t had the best luck with products containing “miracle” in their name. However, this blanket is the shining exception! Our son was a very big boy — 10 lb, 6 oz of joy. We had read Harvey Karp’s “The Happiest Baby on the Block” (highly recommended) and [...]

A People’s History of the United States: 1492 to Present Review

August 17th, 2010 Philip Mainhood No comments
A People

For several years of the last decade, I taught Advanced Placement U.S. History at a high school in northern Virginia.When I began the course, Zinn had already been assigned by my predecessor, and I needed a counterpoint to the main text (Bailey and Kennedy’s bombastic,traditionalist, and short-on-social history “Pageant of the AmericanNation”).Zinn’s deftly written book [...]

Apple MacBook Pro MC373LL/A 15.4-Inch Laptop Review

August 14th, 2010 Philip Mainhood No comments
Apple MacBook Pro MC373LL/A 15.4 inch Laptop

As much as I wished Apple did more changes in the new models of Macbook pro still this one is perfect in many ways: it has great design, high performance, outstanding display. Still it has a few minor imperfections: it heats a lot. I use it mainly at home and almost always it stands on [...]

Toshiba Satellite A505-S6004 TruBrite 16.0-Inch Laptop (Black/Silver) Review

August 13th, 2010 Philip Mainhood No comments
Toshiba Satellite A505-S6004 TruBrite 16.0 inch Laptop

Great things about the Satelite:+ 16″ wide screen display – it’s beautiful+ Fast, starts up in a couple of seconds and no waiting on your apps+ Huge 500GB hard drive. + Windows 7, I wasn’t expecting much, but no problems, runswithout issues+ Microsoft Office, installed, free for 60 days+ Huge high quality speakers, this machine [...]

Zico Pure Premium Coconut Water, Natural, 14-Ounce Bottles (Pack of 12) Review

August 11th, 2010 Philip Mainhood No comments
Zico Pure Premium Coconut Water, Natural, 14-Ounce Bottles

So I haven’t tried EVERY coconut water available – but I do love Zico in the reclosable bottle.It is from concentrate, yes…it does include coconuts from more than just Brazil, yes…it does kinda taste like milk at the bottom of your cereal bowl – Yes! I love it! I know that it tastes a little [...]