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  • Monoprice MPCP28UHD DisplayPort and Satachi USB C to HDMI do not work

    OK some more strange things about this 4K display. Besides really being washed out and inaccurate color-wise, it has another problem. It does not seem to advertise itself properly with DisplayPort. On an older MacBook Pro 2010 that can display 2.5K properly on other monitors, like the ASUS 2.5K or the Benq 32″ 2.5K, this…

  • Get one year of premium shipping from UPS for only $10 (Reg. $40), which is perfect if you order a lot from Amazon

    http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/9to5macToys/~3/3V3uxUh-VFQ/

  • Buying a laptop

    Well someone just asked me what laptop would you buy. The good news is that with Intel performance stalking you have lots of choice. Even three year old laptops are the same speed as even the newest Kalby Lake versions. PC Magazine remains a decent source of reviews for this so here’s a summary but…

  • The math of MacBook Pro battery life and trickle charging

    Batteries are rated in one of two ways. Watt Hours which means for how many hours can they supply 1 watt of power. The new MacBook Pro 2016 has a 76 Watt-hour battery.  Put another way if you load Battery Doctor and see you are drawing 18 watts then you will have roughly 76/18=4 hours…

  • So what happens when you get an exclamation point on your android phone

    Ok so this weekend, I’m staring at a phone on a Verizon MVNO (the AARP sponsored one) which worked fine and suddenly it can’t access the Internet. I also see an exclamation point next to the LTE signal symbol.  And when you click on the internet you get to a site called datareplenishment.com and it…

  • More on MacBook Pro 2016 Battery Life

    Well folks were asking on Facebook (it does seem like most of my “clicks” are landing there and on Yelp these days) about battery life with the new MacBook Pro 2016, I put a battery meter on this for the last few days and here’s what I’ve found even after applying the 10.12.3 update which…

  • Escapism in Shooter and Night Manager

    Well with so many headlines, it’s nice to find some really engrossing (non big budget) action/thriller series. We’ve watched two you should check out: Shooter. Yes the original movie was kind of hokie (although I loved it), but the series is really terrific. 10 hours of really, how does he get out of this anyway.…

  • Staying Safe in the new World

    Well, we are in a new era in 2017, so nice once again to look at how to stay safe and private in this new age, here are some recommendations. For the truly tin foiled hat paranoids Remember just because you are paranoid doesn’t mean you don’t have people snoopy into your digital life, so…

  • Office supply store for iTunes cards to get 32% off

    One Mile At A Time reminded me of a good way to save significant dollars by quadruple stacking ITunes gift card are currently 15% off there Signup for the free staples rewards program. Over time this is another 1% off Signup for a Chase Ink business card. This gives you 5x points for every $1 spent…

  • American Express Platinum and Chase Sapphire Reserve Benefits and chaining

    Well, if you are lucky (woohoo!), you have gotten yourself a Chase Sapphire Reserve and also got an American Express Platinum Business card. Now in the rewards game, things are pretty exciting if complicated, here’s a short list and you can see how when you start with one program, you often get a cascade. That…