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Chevy Bolt 14.4.2 Firmware Update
Man having a Tesla vs having a Bolt, it really does feel like a Mac vs Windows. Normally with Tesla updates, you get an icon and a popup saying an update is available (I’m dying for 18.10.1 by the way for the new vision updates). But if you have an early model Bolt, then over…
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Relook at Comcast with Data caps and pricing get the intro offers
We got our Comcast bill down quite a lot (believe me I’m not looking to how much we will have to pay with net neutrality gone :-(), but I was surprised to see the bill pop to $80/month just for Internet. Here’s what I learned: TL;dr. If you are in Seattle and don’t need a…
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Managing Photos across Android and iPhones privately
This is actually pretty hard. You either have to just accept the lower resolution you get with Whatsapp or iMessage, or you have to go to great lengths to share high resolution photos. here’s a guide… If you don’t care about privacy and let Google index everything you own: Also if you want full resolution,…
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AirBNB and currency conversions
One annoying thing about AirBNB (there are many things to like!) is the way it handles currency conversions. If you just take the defaults, then you end up paying in your home currency and not the local currency. AirBNB actually charges a 3% conversion fee and it is not clear how to get around it.…
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LED, Smart home and decoder ring light bulbs
We have an old Lutron system that works well and we’ve been waiting for the turning point when LEDs are really affordable in all sizes (see below). They are supposed to last 10x longer than incandescent and be 10x more efficient although the ones we’ve used earlier have definitely failed early: Philips non-dimmable 100-watt equivalent…
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Fakespot is awesome
So glad that someone did this, but wirecutter.com uses fakespot.com to look at reviews and determine which ones are fake. Seems to work well.
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Diving deep into Jira and Agile
OK I’ve been resisting this, but what the heck, might as well learn how it works. So if you are off to write your first set of “requirements” using agile development with Atlassian tools, here’s a decoder ring for all these ideas like initiatives, themes, epics, stories, etc. They all sound strange, but the core…
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Mac Keyboard and Emojis
Someone asked me why they do not get emoji’s properly on their Mac. OK, this caused a wasted 30 minutes of delving into Emojis. So here’s the dump: Macs will automagically convert certain key sequences into emojis and offer them as autocomplete alternatives. If you type 🙂 you will get a smiley emoji. Stackoverflow as a…
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AirPods not auto pairing
Wow AirPods are pretty amazing, just open up the case and put it next to your iPhone and it automatically pairs. It is supposed to allow any iCloud connected device to pair as well, but some reason this didn’t work on my MacBook Pro 2017. So off to the internet to see how to fix…
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Best Helmet light
Well we tried the Light & Motion Vis Pro and I’m sad to say it failed after three weeks. It got stuck on low brightness and there was no way to change it. Good news is that REI is awesome and you can just go there and they will refund dollars. It is sad because…