I picked up this monitor to complement my new M4 Mac Mini. Heretofore I was using a Philips 40″ flat monitor and I found that it could be challenging to see things that were at the edges of the screen without leaning over to see clearly. So a curved monitor seemed like the right answer … Continue reading Samsung SAMSUNG 34-Inch ViewFinity S65TC Monitor Quirks
TLDR; Endless Pools’ Fastlane is GREAT, until something goes wrong with it. Then the resources available to troubleshoot and repair it are lacking. I have spent over $2,600 trying to repair my Fastlane unit this year. Endless Pools support is limited to either people reading diagnostic flowcharts over the phone or “independent service providers” who … Continue reading Endless Pools Fastlane: Excellent until it isn’t
Just wanted to codify this as the proper way to refer to more than 2 cats. 🙂 A Murder of Crows, a Flock of Geese, if you’ve ever seen more than 2 cats in a group, I think you’ll agree that they are not what you’d call organized in any agreeable fashion. As an homage … Continue reading A Chaos of Cats
Experience after 16 years with a Rinnai Tankless water heater
I like the AAA, I was a member of CAA when I lived in Canada and like having the safety net of having a trusted entity that can be called if I run into issues on the road. With the purchase of my Tesla, I’m less certain the AAA will be helpful (they are still … Continue reading AAA Shady Automatic Renewal Practice
TLDR; I moved from Quicken to Banktivity a little over 3 years ago and now I’m going back. I basically don’t trust the Banktivity registers and it takes WAY too much time manually inspecting, auditing, and repairing to be worth my effort. I have tracked my finances in detail since my university days in the … Continue reading Moving Back to Quicken from Banktivity (Long)
I picked these up for a decent price from Amazon. Most of my contact sensors are Z-Wave so this was my first foray into Zigbee sensors. I was a bit uncertain about them after reading so many reviews that said the devices would report in for a while and then kind of stop. As of … Continue reading Sengled Window & Door Sensor Review
McDonald’s is.. well, McDonald’s. Famous world-wide for, perhaps not the best food on the planet, but certainly among the most consistent food available. If I’m ever traveling and have had just a *wee* bit too much local cuisine or, as I found on my honeymoon in Germany, that my high school German should not be … Continue reading McDonald’s Rewards Best Redemption Value
Right now I’m trying to allow my fleet of devices to access iOS 15.0.2 but I do not want them to have access to iOS 15.1 yet (being released later today). Typically I like to allow a couple of weeks before upgrading devices to new minor releases to allow other folks to uncover any issues … Continue reading Microsoft Intune “Defer software updates” and iOS Patch releases
I have a love/hate relationship with Belkin’s Wemo products. When they work they work very well but when they decide to misbehave, they are miserable to get working again. I already have 9 Wemo switches in my smart home. These took a long time to settle down but back when I first got them they … Continue reading Wemo Smart Plug – Not there yet
