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Continue reading →: Random stuff Apple TV remote pairingIt used to be that any Apple remote would just work with an Apple TV. But sometime in the distant past, Apple added some like security. So if you for instance lose your remote you have to manually pair it to your Apple TV. So what if you are an…
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Continue reading →: Marketing interviews and decoder ringOk folks can mean a bunch of different things when they talk about marketing. And One of Graces friends asked an overview and help on interview questions. It’s actually a broad topic since people mean so many different thing when they say marketing. I’m definitely no expert by tl;dr when…
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Continue reading →: Notes on Using Hey Siri on your Mac and iPhone and HomePods…
Well, now that I have all of these devices, it is pretty complicated to figure out how to get Hey Siri working properly across all of them. First, this actually works really well with a “cloud” of HomePod Minis at home, It is pretty crazy that you can literally whisper…
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Continue reading →: Cross-posting from WordPress to Reddit (but not Instagram and maybe Medium…)
Well, one of these days, I’ll move my main site to the JAMStack, but for now, I’m still on WordPress for tong family.com and one of the cool things that jetpack gives you for free is cross posting to Facebook, Twitter, Linked and Tumblr I think. As an example right…
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Continue reading →: Rich is on Ryan’s Ride the Lightening Tesla Unofficial PodcastI’ve been meaning to these but @ryan is completely amazing and a great commentator. Listen to episode 300 where I’m the pro tip of the week! Long and short use abrp for long road trips and charge at v3 stops because you don’t share with the other station. On Apple,…
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Continue reading →: The journal of random facts: Varmilo keyboard brightness, and cool visualizations plus why does LinkedIn disconnect?OK, some quick and silly notes, mainly to clear out my many tabs open but some random thoughts On the latest keyboard love… Varmilo VA87-Mac vs. Keychron K2 and Corsair. I’ve got to say, I’ve been liking the wireless keyboard, the Keychron K2 but I’ve been finding it a bit…
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Continue reading →: The confusing nearly great world that is HomeKit, Secure Video, AirPlay 2 when using HomePod, iDevices, LG, Denon and Samsung and Macs with Airfoil
Ok I feel like Apple HomeKit is so close to greatness, but it’s like all the piece parts are there but it lacks the now traditional Apple let’s hide the complexity. But the idea that any iOS or Siri device can be the universal remote to control your smart home…
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Continue reading →: Podcast 2021-04-29 Of GarageBand, iCloud, Windows Nightmares, Drones setup problems, Mac cleanup, Smart Home and ChampagneSorry to be so late doing this, to be truthful, I managed to delete all my GarageBand data when I recreated my machine, so some notes on how to make that that doesn’t happen to you, so you can see more at tongfamily.com, leave me at voice message at anchor.fm or tweet me…
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Continue reading →: Of GarageBand, iCloud, Windows Nightmares, Drones setup problems, Mac cleanup, Smart Home and Champagne
Sorry to be so late doing this, to be truthful, I managed to delete all my GarageBand data when I recreated my machine, so some notes on how to make that that doesn’t happen to you, so you can see more at tongfamily.com, leave me at voice message at anchor.fm…
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Continue reading →: GarageBand for Dummies or relearning it in five minutes
OK, these professional applications (GarageBand is really just a cut down version of a pro application) are incredibly confusing. The main problem is that the overall user model is hard to understand, so the whole thing seems super mysterious. It would be so much useful if they just gave an…
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