Smart PDA Phone Toy at the Dollar Tree
While visiting a local Dollar Tree store I came upon an item that I found very interesting. It’s a plastic smartphone PDA toy for kids. What interested me was the icons on the fake screen: Apple iOS...
View ArticlePowermat 2X (Powermat Wireless Charging Kit)
One of the items I received for Christmas was another Powermat. The first kit I purchased can only charge my iPhone but this kit can charge two devices at the same time. It also includes a wireless...
View ArticlePowermat PBRP1 Portable Backup Battery
I recently purchased a portable backup battery made by Powermat. I’ve been very happy with the Powermat charging system so I figured I’d purchase a Powermat-compatible battery that my wife might use...
View ArticleMoving from mControl 3 (Windows) to Indigo 6 (OS X) for Home Automation
The Short Version: I moved VPN, home automation control, and video recording from an ASUS eeeBox PC (Windows) to my iMac (OS X Mountain Lion). VPN was changed from PPTP to L2TP using iVPN to control...
View ArticleWill Apple Become an Innovator Again?
It’s a question that runs through my mind every time that I consider purchasing a new Apple device. That’s also a mode that I find myself in much less often these days. I’m certainly not stating that I...
View Article5-Port USB Wall Charger (EasyAcc)
Having accumulated several devices that charge via USB, sometimes I don’t have enough USB block plugs on hand (and other times I’m just tired of digging around to find the adapters) to charge...
View ArticleMy Experience with Google Chromecast
A few months ago I picked up a Google Chromecast from Best Buy. I was curious about them for a while and at $35 I wasn’t going to be out very much cash if I didn’t find it useful. It turns out that...
View ArticleMacs Unable to Connect to Wi-Fi After Changing Network Mode (Cisco Wireless...
One day, while modifying the wireless settings for our Cisco wireless router, I discovered a rather stupid problem. It surfaced when I changed the Network Mode for the 5 GHz network from Mixed to...
View ArticleBose SoundLink On-Ear Bluetooth Wireless Headphones
I’ve never been very interested in Bose audio equipment. I certainly don’t think the gear isn’t good; I just don’t think the cost is justified. Regardless, last year I actually purchased an expensive...
View ArticleSolving a VPN Connection Problem with VPN Enabler on macOS Mojave
This solution probably applies only to systems that were previously running macOS Server to provide VPN services. The system I’ve been using to run Indigo for home automation has been stuck on High...
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