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Continue reading →: Incredible CalDigit TS3 Plus and Cranky ASUS PB278 monitor is still cranky.
Well, I finally tried a way more expensive docking station. It is the $220 CalDigit TS3 Plus at Amazon and is way more than the typical $30 USB C Dongle and $30 powered USB hub, but it was getting so frustrating having intermittent connections. The CalDigit TS3 Plus is really…
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Continue reading →: Mechnical Keyboards for the Mac 2020
Well a nice Christmas present during this Pandemic season is a nice mechanical keyboard. Here are some of the things to think about when you are buying a keyboard that I put in order of importance to me 🙂 Arrows keys yet compact. These are normally the 78-key or 68-key…
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Continue reading →: Configuring a Logitech BRIO on a Mac with Camera Settings
OK, with the Mac things are super automatic, so I normally just plug a webcam in and it works. I’ve been using the Logitech C920 forever and it just about perfect. But with all this pandemic time, I finally got a Logitech BRIO which is a 4K camera. There are…
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Continue reading →: Using Zoom instead of Google Meet with Google Workspace (fka GSuite)
Ok, this is such a pain, Google force added Google Meet as the default conferencing add-on to every new meeting invite. This is terrible for two reasons. The first is that, at least for us, Google Meet just doesn’t work very well, it uses lots of CPU and is very…
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Continue reading →: Apple Id Disabled for Security Reasons
This is the first time I’ve ever seen this message Disabled for Security Reasons. It appeared on our Apple TV last night. It was strange because all our other Apple devices were working fine. The thing said to go to “https://iforgot.apple.com” which is a pretty scary URL. The last thing…
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Continue reading →: How incredibly hard it is to record network television if you have cut the cord
Argh, I can’t believe this has gotten so hard. We just want to record a video segment on the local news. Here are the steps: If you have a DVR from Comcast or someone, this is pretty simple. Just hit record. But what if you have cut the cord and…
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Continue reading →: 1Password Master Password confusion
OK, when I first started using 1Password, it was pretty straightforward, there was a third party store like Dropbox or Google Drive and then you encrypted a file with your master password. However, they’ve since introduced the concept of their own storage which is great. Now you can have multiple…
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Continue reading →: Frustrations when monitors don’t autodetect ASUS PB278
I have two of these PB278 monitors and they are definitely old at probably 5-10 years, but the more annoying thing is that the oldest doesn’t seem to autodetect inputs very well. You actually have to reboot the Mac in order for the display to get recognized. I sure remember…
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Continue reading →: Sony WH-1000MX3 Equalization Settings
Well, now that the house is really getting dialed, in here are some final notes, there will be a blizzard, but got to start somewhere. The Sony WH-1000MX series are designed be to very base heavy. When you have great earphones like the Etymotic ER-4a or the Sennheiser HD-650, this…
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Continue reading →: How to Sign Up as a Starlink Beta Tester
Holy Toledo, we may be saved from the Comcast monopoly by Starlink. $99/month for 100Mbps is ironically not a bad deal compared with $100 for 300Mbps assuming it is uncapped. Will be very nice on top of the Cybertruck when combined with a Unifi Wifi 6 AP. Starlink may not…