Cooking can frequently become a math exercise as you halve or double recipes or use instructions from another country with a different measurement system. We usually rely on conversion charts, Google, or a cell phone calculator to do conversions but we recently gave an iPad app called Conversions for Cooking a try.

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No matter where you work, most people have one part of the morning routine in common: caffeine. Not everyone has the time to brew a perfectly brewed cup like Intelligentsia or have the tools to do so, but don’t fret. That’s when gadget apps and well-designed products come to the rescue. More

Raise your hand if you enjoy gadgets. Now raise your other hand if you enjoy drinking. Then there are those among us who don’t have any hands to raise because we’re busy juggling our cell phone and beer at the same time. This roundup of alcohol friendly tech tools will help bring out the true inner tech lush in you! More

My girlfriend likes to chide me about my home theater aspirations, noting my dreamer's projects seem to "never end". If it's not a new HDMI wireless solution it's the news we're going to need a new TV (came back from vacation to find our 5 year old unit is dead). But it can go both ways, for as much as I have an affinity for the latest and greatest for tech, she's got a love jones for appliances…kitchen appliances. And unlike a flat HDTV, we can't wall mount her hefty KitchenAid mixer. Recently she made the effort to reduce a kitchen droid collection that would have made a Jawa envious.

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Since recently moving house, we've been coping with a very small kitchen that sees heavy use with at least two cooked meals a every day and a significant amount of baking. Limitation has its benefits though, forcing us to consider quality over quantity as we winnow our cooking gadgets to the essentials and try to set up an efficient, working kitchen. More

I'm hardly the poster child for appliance care. My toaster oven has seen more fire than it has toast. But in spite of (or maybe because of) my kitchen shortcomings, I've become kind of a pro at getting a long life from my toaster oven. Just like its full-sized kitchen counterpart, your counter-top oven needs a little weekly, monthly and annual attention to keep it running smooth. More

Do you know Angry Birds, one of the top-selling games for mobile devices and the iPad? We've seen cakes with an Angry Birds theme before, but this one blows them all away. And it was made by an amateur baker — a dad in England who wanted his son to have a really terrific birthday. Read on for a video of the cake in action, and illustrated steps for trying it yourself!

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Product: BBC Good Food Magazine iPad App
Price: Free ($2.99/issue)
Rating: Strong Recommend**

My better half recently asked if it was okay if she could borrow my iPad for awhile to check out a new app, a notable request since she's not usually one to follow app releases. Upon investigating, I discovered her curiosity was sparked by the release of a new BBC produced food publication app, BBC Good Food Magazine. Today, Emily guest posts with a hands-on review of what we discovered is one of the better food publications now available for the iPad. More

People tend to be divisive over their tech preferences. Mac vs. PC, Nikon vs. Canon, Android vs. iPhone, and now, Keurig vs. Cuisinart. If you love your pot-brewing coffee maker and you need a fantastic argument against those by-the-cup pod brewing java systems, this is it: you can cook at least 10 different dishes using your coffee machine. More

Even casual wine drinkers can benefit from proper care of their bottles, and with the aid of technology, it's now easier -- and cheaper -- than ever. Here are some easy steps to setting up proper wine storage at home, and some recommended gadgets and apps to maximize enjoyment of your purchases. More