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ht: New list of great Bass tracks for Home Theaters
OK, we finally figured out why the subwoofers stopped working. Silly, but after 15 years, apparently a common problem is that the auto-power-on circuit fails. That is what happened with our JL Audio Fathom f112 subwoofers. They are an incredible 1,800 watts of power per subwoofer, so they are pretty mean and have a 3-inch…
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mac: New recos for SATA to USB for SSD on Mac
Well, I ended up with a bunch of different drive technologies here are the results so here are the results using three different SSDs against three different SATA to USB 3.0 adapters. And also my new ZikeDrive Z666. What we want to do is figure out what combination of old drives in the dustbin and…
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home: How to buy Tubular LED bulbs
OK, we had another strange bulb go out. It has a medium E26 base and is about 5 inches long, so how to get a replacement? This led me back to the whole shape vs. base labyrinth that is light bulb sizes, so as a refresher, E26 means an Edison base (which is also called…
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pod: Now building a basic podcast Studio 2024
Well, we’ve had good luck with our entry-level podcast setup and then building an entry-level studio for group conversations. These have worked well, particularly after fixing the various OBS filters. But the main issues with the setup are: So we need another setup that works in a different room since I’m tired of just using…
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web: prevent Read.ai intrusive Zoom lurking now
OK, I try lots of different AI applications and just to warn all of you read.ai is the worst. Basically, once you enable it to use Zoom, even if you disconnect it, it will keep recording and end up as a participant in all your meetings. For some reason, I got a year of free…
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tech: Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are useful
OK, I’ve been using these glasses for a while and I’m surprised at how often I use them. The killer feature is not what you would expect, it is that since it uses bone conduction you can listen to podcasts during any boring meeting. The biggest problem is that we can’t get WhatsApp messages through…
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tech: Qi2 is here! New stands, mats, and travel chargers
Qi2 is here with CES and all those $150 MagSafe 2 charging systems are getting cheaper. It’s pretty clear that Qi2 is going to be way cheaper, so let’s look at ways to put a full Qi2 system for phones, headphones, and watches in every room would You can say that there are two form…
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tech: Apple Home long-term frustrations and vital tricks
I’ve been trying to be all Apple Homekit for the last three years and it has gone so, so. Some things work, but some of the time is how I would summarize it. Still, I miss it when we go to a hotel and I can’t just say, “Siri turn off the lights”. TL;dr Summary…
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Mac: Latest OLCP tricks disable dGPU, searchpartyd spin
We’ve now transitioned four very different machines: MacBook Pro 2017, MacBook Pro 2014, MacBook Air 2012 and Mac mini 2011. TL;dr. Here is the latest update on getting all these old Macs to run, so a summary of the outstanding problems Here are the details on how we fixed the various problems MacBook Pro 2010…
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home: New Guide for Apple Home Smart Humidifiers 2024
There are not many of these actually, I can only find four of them. Of these, the most reasonable seems to be the AirVersa Humidor. I like the look of the SmartMi Rainforest, but it’s hard to justify paying $300 for a humidifier no matter how beautiful. They don’t seem to be on Amazon, but…