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Continue reading →: Notes on driving your Tesla and dealing with Autopilot
I seem to somehow have become a geek on how to get around with a Tesla. There are boatload of real experts at Tesla Motors Club, so here is a quick summary of some of things that I’ve learned. On Using Autopilot, pay attention on the first drive There is…
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Continue reading →: Cycling Apparel Extras: Socks and Base Layers
Well I”m losing the Castelli Aero Bibs, but what about some of the rest of the accessories, for years (ok maybe more than that!), I’ve been relying on Defeet Undershirts and Defeet Aireater socks, but now’s the time to update. Cycling Socks First up are cycling socks, particularly for the…
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Continue reading →: Amazing Credit Card deals
Chase Sapphire Reserve. Effectively $150 per year ($450 plus $300 for any travel expense). 100K signup bonus. 3x points for any restaurant or travel including Airbnb. That’s effectively a 6.3% discount. Plus you get Priority Select for access to 900 lounges around the world. And if you redeem for flight…
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Continue reading →: High Resolution Audio on Macs and iPhones needs iTunes conversion and DAC
OK, I recently had the chance to get a high resolution audio soundtrack, it is a 24-bit/48KHz sound track, so quite a bit better than the compressed MP3s that most folks listen too. But how it is actually pretty hard to make sure you can listen to it and use…
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Continue reading →: Messages in iCloud
This is actually a pretty useful feature. Right now on my phone I have 2GB of vidéos and junk stuck on my phone. And if I delete a message on the phone it stays on my Mac. Now if you update to iOS 11.4 and macOS 10.3.5, then this is…
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Continue reading →: Two days in Seattle
Someone was asking me, if you wanted to spend three days in Seattle what would you do? Well first thing is that it is very expensive to stay in Seattle itself plus assuming that you will have a car, they charge another $20-40 for parking, so Bellevue is a good…
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Continue reading →: Accessories for your Model 3 (or Model X for that matter)
Ok listening to “ride the lightning” by Ryan McCaffrey has been great. That guy is awesome as are the many folks on teslamotorsclub.com. Anyway if you have a brand new Model 3, here are some things to think about getting: Qi Charger There is a really cool pad made by…
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Continue reading →: Tesla batteries 18650 vs 2170
Well it is pretty incredible that all these fancy cars are basically filled with AA Lithium Ion batteries, that’s not exactly completely true, but there is nothing that special. Here’s the scoop on batteries. The current Model X and S have 18650 Lithium Ion batteries. These are standard batteries that…
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Continue reading →: Mac Photos scans for faces and objects
Wow this is a pretty cool feature I had no idea about. I’ve uploaded 50K photos (and 1K videos) into iCloud Photo Library. Now Mac Photos is silently analyzing them all for images. For those of you worried about privacy, all the photos are encrypted and Apple cannot see them.…
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Continue reading →: Waiting out Tesla and other EV improvements
Well, now that the Model 3 production is so well covered, time now to think about what happens in 2019 and 2020 with the new cars coming. Unlike traditional cars, electric vehicles are on an amazingly rapid timeline. While many of the changes (like full self driving) are mainly software…