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Re: Are you waiting by the mailbox for a new iPhone? - 1 year ago

Supposed to get here by 7p! Go UPS go!

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Re: 1Password questions - 1 year ago

Quoterz Quotejdc I would assume the phone model is irrelevant, its the iOS? V6 seems to work fine with iOS14. Well, if V6 still works with iOS 15, then I'll just keep using it. I have no desire to update, although I'm sure at some point I may have to. I'm actually planning on keeping my 6s, because it's running iOS 10, and there's a game I play all the time that never got updated to work unde

by bhaveshp - Tips and Deals

Re: Troubleshooting Harmony Hub - 1 year ago

I gave up on my Harmony One / Hub about a month back after similar issues. At that time, I had to reboot the hub weekly. But along with giving up on the Harmony, we also gave up on our OTA TiVo Roamio. Probably close to 20 years with TiVo, sigh. We're not big on sports, and the broadcast channel programming is typically lower quality than we get with streaming. At this point, we've 100% st

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Re: We have Monarchs! - 1 year ago

Awesome! Great photos also!

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Re: Sony A7R3-42mb files-Late 2015 Imac i7/4ghz/40gb memory good enough? - 1 year ago

My 2017 27” i7 iMac with 4 GB RAM feels a bit laggy handling the A7r3 raws using the photos app. The base M1 Air flies with the same.

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Re: New to the Sony Camera club. Sony camera roll call. - 1 year ago

I have the same A7r3, upgraded from an A72 a few years back. Have a 55 prime, 24-105, and the 100-400. However I find myself using the iPhone more and more. I didn’t even bring the camera on a recent long weekend trip to the redwoods. Sigh.

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Re: Chamberlain MyQ Garage door opener and HomeKit - 1 year ago

I've been running Homebridge on my rpi4 along with the MyQ plug-in for about 2 years. For a long time Chamberlain kept updating their APIs and the plug-in kept breaking. But it has been mostly stable for the past 6 months. Works great with Siri. rpi4 Homebridge image: MyQ plugin: In addition to MyQ, I also have home bridge plug-ins for my WeMo switches (older pre-Homekit ones), Harmon

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Re: static IP service - 1 year ago

QuoteFritz dynamically changing my IP, so every site I go to needs verification. The issue you're describing doesn't sound like a new IP issue. Most sites store a cookie once you're verified. Any chance you're in ahem Private browsing mode? Or have a new Ad-blocker that has cleared prior cookies?

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Re: WATCH: A drone crashed into the lava of Iceland's Fagradalsjfall volcano. - 1 year ago

Awesome video, but surprised the drone could live stream HD video back. Headed out there in a few weeks! Son is buying a new drone for the trip.

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Re: Great Ars Techinca article on Li batteries - 1 year ago

Great ars article! Thanks for the share.

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Re: Another YMMV: Comcast Xfinity 400 mbps internet for $30 a month - 1 year ago

Thanks for posting this! I kept the same 600 Mbps speed but for committing to a 1 year term, I'm saving $30/month. Now $60 instead of $90 previously.

by bhaveshp - Tips and Deals

Re: Anyone running TwisterOS? - 1 year ago

I've mentioned it earlier At this point, I've had it running for about 10 months. Nice skin and cool add-ons.

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Re: So... Apple TV versus Roku... Any reason other than staying in Apple Ecosystem? - 1 year ago

Quotebazookaman QuoteArticle Accelerator QuotebazookamanApple TVs are super expensive compared to Roku. Roku Streambar is $130 and it is not comparable to Apple TV 4k ($170). I don't have a Streambar. What I do have is a Roku Ultra, which I bought for $70, b/c Roku also has, you know, discounts. So what exactly does the Apple TV offer for more than double the price? Except a lighter wallet.

by bhaveshp - Tips and Deals

Re: Home security cam setup recommendations (Battery & wifi) - 1 year ago

I've had a couple of Arlo Pro cameras for 4 years now (bought Mar 2017) and I've been mostly happy with the setup. Depending on the number of alerts, I have to charge them about every 3 months. You do have to fine tune the sensitivity so you don't get false positives due to the wind moving plants around, but of course that becomes a trade off with slower positive alerts. They provide 7 day

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Re: Got a free checking account you like? - 1 year ago

I use Ally Bank for my primary checking, but would also suggest a local credit union. Many credit unions allow all local residents to join.

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Re: Screen saver bug: M1, Big Sur, or both? - 1 year ago

If it is the same bug I hit, it is fixed in 11.2:

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Re: Screen saver bug: M1, Big Sur, or both? - 1 year ago

This is a Big Sur bug that I hit on my M1 Air on early versions of Big Sur. It has been fixed in a more recent release. Are you on the current Big Sur version? My earlier post on this:

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Re: Just another Apple rant ... this one about OS upgrades - 1 year ago

^^ ouch on the upgrade experience, but yeah I’d just take a backup on the current OS and run a clean install of 10.13. I actually had a similar pandemic project recently digitizing a bunch of MiniDV tapes. I connected the camcorder via FireWire to an ancient MacBook running a clean install of Lion 10.7.5 and captured all the segments. I briefly considered buying a FireWire to Thunderbolt

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Re: Good article on how to put passwords in Apple keychain using Safari - 1 year ago

I’m amazed Apple hasn’t “sherlocked” 1Password and created a front end app for password management instead of burying it within iOS settings and safari settings on the Mac. It would incredibly improve the user experience for an important aspect of online security. My in-laws are not techy enough to use any password manager and it would be great if the experience could be made senior pro

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Re: Jasmine Rice vs. Long Grain White Rice - Which Is Better? - 1 year ago

Basmati, but I may be a bit biased.

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Re: Anybody seen Nomadland? - 1 year ago

It was definitely eye opening and a bit depressing honestly. One notch above homeless.. Worth a watch for sure.

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Re: MRF Exclusive! First Test with a Starlink Dish! - 1 year ago

That is so cool! It’s going to be fun watching this deploy at scale and see how the speeds hold up.

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Re: Brokerage Debit card? - 1 year ago

I have used mine for international travel to pull out local currency. It's great as they refund all fees charged by any bank.

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Re: US made N95, available direct from manufacturer - 1 year ago

Quoteztirffritz I’ve been buying from Filti.com They were making long life reusable furnace filters as a subscription model. They’d just brought up their full-scale production equipment when the pandemic hit. Instead of shutting down they doubled down and became a mask manufacturer in less than 2 months. Pretty epic tale. Thanks for the rec - got some more NF95's as now double-maski

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Re: Help me spend money-what would yo do with $850? - 2 years ago

VTSAX!! Buy the whole market! (Boring, I know)

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Re: 'M'mm.....mmm.....good?!....some M1 macs affected by fast user switching screensaver bug...... - 2 years ago

This looks to be a Big Sur specific bug affecting Intel & M1 Macs that can’t be prevented by disabling the screensaver. I previously mentioned hitting this bug here: The new thread mentioned in the OP has some workarounds to recover & it looks to be fixed in the new 11.2 Beta.

by bhaveshp - Tips and Deals

Re: overkill? fast drives, cheap machines, and maxing out usb 3.1 - 2 years ago

QuotemattkimeSeems like they should release a Raspberry Pi with an SSD interface on it. Nah, of course you need a $45 Pi case with internal M.2 SSD support

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Re: Funniest Craigslist reply I've ever gotten (iMac sale) - 2 years ago

Quotedeckeda QuotergG Quotebhaveshp Quotedeckeda Shoulda said for insight, you were prepared to drop that extra $100 for a teacher, until he misspelled “incite.” Nice.. wish I caught that! Might have been the spell checker or autofill. I know that if I had to use iOS to compose anything for work I’d be fired. His emails did say “Sent from my iPad”, so I’ll let him off the hoo

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Re: Funniest Craigslist reply I've ever gotten (iMac sale) - 2 years ago

Quotedeckeda Shoulda said for insight, you were prepared to drop that extra $100 for a teacher, until he misspelled “incite.” Nice.. wish I caught that!

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Re: Funniest Craigslist reply I've ever gotten (iMac sale) - 2 years ago

QuotergG Did you drop the $100? Ha, yes I did. Told him "Let's make you the hero at home"

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