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Re: *GULP* My Sister Moved In With Me... Her, With 11 Cats And 2 Birds!! - 2 days ago
Awesome house! To be clear? The new house is just for you and the old house stays with your sister? Bargain!by Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: Sandisk memory cards on sale (various formats) including 170MB/s SDXC cards - 2 days ago
Interesting. Looks like Bezosville has the 256 and the 1tb ext for a few dollars cheaper.by Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: iOS15? Any problems so far? - 3 days ago
Nope. Not fixed for me. Still get the graphic glitch on MRFby Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: raise you hand if you can still hear 40Khz - 5 days ago
Just did a youtube search for 40khz sound. Found a 10 minute clip. At normal audio levels, I hear nothing in my office (street noise outside and ticking pocket watches in the background). Cranking up the noise to 80% max, I can hear a high pitched whine. Is that the 40hz or just feedback from my speakers? I've got pretty good desktop speakers (audioengine A2s with ARCAM DAC attached to computer)by Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: Happy Birthday MR Forum member Lew Zealand - 8 days ago
Happy Birthday! Yay!by Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: Car battery packs recs - 9 days ago
Agreed that the jump starts are abnormal. We fixed that in one car. I left my hatch back door open which drained the battery. So this last one was on me. However, I still want a portable car starter. Thanks for all the suggestions!by Spiff - Tips and Deals
Car battery packs recs - 9 days ago
Ok forumites! Our cars have had dead batteries for one reason or another. Apparently AAA allows only 4 visits a year no charge, then we gotta start paying. @&*^%# What do we like for battery packs to jump cars?by Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: Favorite methods of preventing and/or clearing nasal/sinus congestion? - 11 days ago
Agree with above Neilmed rinses are the way to go for getting the gunk out of your nose/sinusesby Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: winter cycling warmth - 12 days ago
Yup. Need a good wind breaker with some sort of thinsulate underneath it. Wind breaker tights will also be helpful. I have not ridden outside in 60 degree or less weather in a long time. When I did that in my younger years, made sure to have the core well insulated.by Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: Any Sonos users subscribe to Apple Music? - 13 days ago
The latest iteration of the Sonos app is a little buggy. The player will skip ahead to the next song, half way through the current song. Having said that, I really like how Sonos integrates different music services into their app. I use Amazon through Sonos all the time. Works great. I am sure Apple Music will be the same. I am a big Sonos fan, for the moment. Just clean up that glitch.by Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: What do you call an Alligator in a vest? - 13 days ago
Drank too much of the koolaid last night? What do you call a boomerang that does not return? A stick!by Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: Skipped the concert - 15 days ago
By the way. Repairing a cd or dvd that has a scratch causing a skip or pause? Use whitening tooth paste and microfiber cloth. Just used this truck with my dvd ( brand new sealed in the box with a scratch!). After buffing with tooth paste, working flawlessly so far!by Spiff - Tips and Deals
Skipped the concert - 15 days ago
The Genesis concert was tonight. Sold the tickets at a massive loss. I am at home and tried watching recordings of the show earlier this year. Ooof. Part of me is glad I did not go. Not just due to the pandemic, but to see Phil in that shape and singing out of tune and missing cues. I could not watch more than a few minutes. I am now watching When in Rome - 2007 tour. Wow! What a show! I fiby Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: What song do you like the live version better than studio version? - 15 days ago
Genesis.by Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: Photographing the lunar eclipse - 15 days ago
QuoteJoeM QuoteSpiff I will try to post pics if I can get to them. The long exposures (5-6 seconds) are always blurry, even with a tripod and remote activation of the shutter. I guess it has to do with camera movement? Surely the moon does not move that fast... I don't think you need to shoot that long. I usually shoot in manual at 1/200-250 sec, F8 and ISO 100-200 When the moon is bright andby Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: Photographing the lunar eclipse - 16 days ago
I will try to post pics if I can get to them. The long exposures (5-6 seconds) are always blurry, even with a tripod and remote activation of the shutter. I guess it has to do with camera movement? Surely the moon does not move that fast...by Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: Photographing the lunar eclipse - 16 days ago
Looking at the moon now. Not as red as it has been in the past with other lunar eclipses. Still impressive.by Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: Photographing the lunar eclipse - 17 days ago
Thanks all! FR I think hits the nail with multiple hammers, as I suspected. Oh well. Fun to dream!by Spiff - Tips and Deals
Photographing the lunar eclipse - 17 days ago
So here I am once more, standing in the garden outback. Tripod up, camera pointing almost straight up (gotta shorten one leg of the tripod to get the moon in frame). I am using my Nikon 28-300 zoom lense (best I got) on my D750. Any tips? I’ve taken a few shots while the moon is super bright. ISO 200, f stop now at14, shutter speed 200. My pics always turn out grainy and seem out of focus. Thatby Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: After upgrading to iOS 15, my iPhone has graphics glitches like these - 17 days ago
It seems to be random. I get that, too.by Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: Achievement unlocked! 3 cars in 3-car garage - 20 days ago
2 car garage. Garage doors not wide enough for our 2 suvs. The End.by Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: Sappy Love Song Sunday: Bangles - Eternal Flame - 21 days ago
A favorite from back when. I've got it on a playlist on Amazon. Play that list quite frequently.by Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: Good hoilday gift... GOOLOO GP80 Car Jump Starter -- $40 - 23 days ago
jdc, I almost had Coke Zero through the nose when I read your sig. Thank you. I needed that.by Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: Concert travel - 25 days ago
I have been leaning towards not going. While musically I would be over the moon (hearing the stuff live), I think I would be disappointed with the stage appearance. Phil would be in a velour jump suit and the others would just be standing there. Not much of a stage act. I would agree with the indoor concert being a spreading event. However, I have not heard any reports that this actually haby Spiff - Tips and Deals
Concert travel - 25 days ago
I read the Covid travel thread a few posts down. Thought I would ask the forums opinion I’m going to a concert. It’s in Charlotte, North Carolina. One of my all-time favorite bands, Genesis, is going to the spectrum theater on the 20th. I have tickets and bought them when the tour was first announced. I was hoping that the pandemic would be under control by now. I talked with the spectrum cenby Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: Howard Oakley: Using an M1 Mac: some basic principles - 25 days ago
So what that tells me is that CCC, super duper and other cloning software have little to no role in the M1 architecture? It sounds like recovery is all in Time Machine, which I personally do not like. I have never gotten it to work correctly. Might be operator error, but it's been consistent through 4-5 computers.by Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: So I took to the innerwebs 'cause my potato salad was acting suspicious... - 26 days ago
That is just too darn creepy.by Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: Anker 4000 Joules Flat Plug Surge Protector w/ 6' Cord, 12-Outlets & 3 USB Ports $20 - 27 days ago
Those are awesome. I have two of them.by Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: My own Apple Wow. - 4 weeks ago
Yes, I do take ownership in embarrassment of ordering the watch band. But - dang! It’s just so nice! I did get a bonus this year, so I can absorb an extra fee here and there. Gotta admit, I really like it.by Spiff - Tips and Deals
Re: 3rd 'jab' this morning & all is well - 4 weeks ago
My kids got their first today! 5 yo twins and a 9 yo. Already starting to breath a bit easier. Still on pins and needles from halloween, wondering if we gave our kids covid from doing outdoors t o t. It was supposed to be contactless. But the neighbors couldn’t help come out and pass out the candy themselves. Duh-oh.by Spiff - Tips and Deals