Ryan Matthew Pierson

A Blog of Ersatz Savvy

AmazonBasics is the house brand for Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer. Its products span a range of categories from home decor to electronics.

Recently, I picked up the AmazonBasics Executive Stylus for touchscreen devices to use with my 12.9-inch iPad Pro. At $5.99, it was a terrifi...

Albert Einstein once said, “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.”

Honesty is an essential component of a person’s character. An honest person both seeks and tells the truth; even when the truth makes life harder for them.

There are a handf...

Luke is 1 year, 9 months old. He’s a funny toddler that enjoys cookies and, oddly enough, raw onions. His favorite pastime is pushing our Roomba around the house and turning it on and off.

When he isn’t running around the house with his stuffed animals or rolling a toy car across the floor while...

Today, I want to talk to you about bullies. Bullies come in all shapes and sizes, ages and backgrounds. At times, it will feel as though the bullies you face will make your life unbearable.

I’m here to tell you that no matter how powerful a bully appears, you are stronger. You have every tool you...

The Acer Chromebook 14 is a budget laptop that features one of ChromeOS’s most encouraging updates to date. It doesn’t hurt that it looks like a MacBook Air and performs well beyond its humble specs sheet.

When I first put my fingers on Acer’s 14-inch Chromebook, I was surprised at how well cons...

The WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) has seen many ups and downs since its founding in 1980. It has seen growth through periods of time such as its highest point of popularity in the ’90s known affectionately as the Attitude Era, and dips as new talent being brought in repeatedly failed to connec...

I’m writing this almost exactly 24 hours after having my gallbladder removed via laparoscopic surgery. This is a procedure that was deemed necessary after two major gallbladder attacks sent me to the ER, and an uncounted number of smaller attacks have been plaguing me for months (if not years).

Ye...