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Continue reading →: Mac: Keychron loses connection and MacBook HDMI hell continues with a side helping of LG glitching on optical output
OK, I was away from my main keyboards for about three weeks and it was interesting to see what happened, the biggest thing is that after upgrading to Ventura, I could not get any Bluetooth connection to my Keychron K6 it would just not pair properly, so here are some…
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Continue reading →: dev: Converting a forked private repo to public for netlify
OK for security reasons, you cannot just convert a forked repo that was private into a public repo. I think the reason is the original repo might have contents that you do not want out in the public domain. But, if you have made a mistake and just want to…
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Continue reading →: buy: Drool, drool great monitors, cool books
OK, you can great a very good monitor for $500, but if you want something that is great at HDR, then it is more like $1K for an LG C2 monitor, but what if you want a professional really accurate system. Well, then the monitors increase dramatically in cost. For…
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Continue reading →: Mac: Annual upgrade of the OS rigamarole
Yes, it does seem that every year, there is yet another update to the Mac that means lots of upgrades, the god news is that if you like you can write a script that does it all. I have one call update-annual.sh that does these things: Operating System update. While…
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Continue reading →: review, guide: Do not get the Lo & Sons Hakuba backpack, do get the Peak Design Travel backpack and new notes on Camera straps
Well, I made a mistake, we’ve had such a good experience with the Lo & Son’s original Travel Bag O.G. 2, it was so reliable with a lifetime warranty. In fact, after 10 years, we actually got a second one that is a little larger. The mistake was that they…
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Continue reading →: review: Lutron Caseta, , F77 Keyboard, Garmin Dash Mini 2, ASUS X13 Flow, Li-ion upgrade to Cyberpower and iOS 16 Customization
Ok, I don’t often do this, but when I go out and review things and buy them, I nearly always have a quick set of thoughts afterward when I initially install the products, so going from a buying guide to a quick review to a long term review is the…
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Continue reading →: guide: Workwear for personal protection
OK, this is going to sound nerdy, but doing things around the house or going to a construction site, you should think about these things, so from head to toe, what should a person get: Work Gloves, if you are doing really heavy work then the big leather gloves are…
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Continue reading →: tool: Swiss Army Knives, Multitools and Knives
Well, one thing that I realized I lost the other day was a really cool Leatherman Squirt multitool. I had forgotten it was attached to my backpack and it ended up in the TSA find more stuff locker. So to finding the right kit for those hikes. There are a…
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Continue reading →: home: Nordic MERV-12 filters work
With the pandemic, we got serious about air filters and measurement, here are some notes after using some key tools in the last two years: Air quality monitor. We actually have two of them the Eve and the Kaiterra Laser Egg Plus which was one of the first monitors. There…
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Continue reading →: auto: Dash Cam
We just love the TeslaCam feature on our car. You plug in a high-reliability miniSD card into the USB hub and. you get continuous loop recording, you get recording on honk so this is just great. In fact, you should probably have a Dash Cam for all your cars, so…