I have this MacBook Pro 13 and I needed to replace the battery and add an SSD drive to bring the Mac back to life. It’s a mid 2010 MacBook Pro 13 model A1278 MacBookPro 7,1. The original battery was bad and started to swell.
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I bought a Belkin Wemo Mini Smart Plug. With the Smart Plug and other Wemo devices, you can control your home’s lights and appliances using your existing Wi-Fi network. The Wemo Mini Smart Plug retails for $35, but you can current buy one on Amazon for about $25.
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Today I wanted to unbox and tell you about my Logitech MX Anywhere 2S Wireless Mobile Mouse.

I bought this mouse a couple of months ago and it’s been sitting on my studio desk waiting for me to do an unboxing video. You see I already own the predecessor, the Logitech MX Anywhere 2, and I loved that mouse so much I decided to pick up a second one so I could have one on both the my office desk and my studio desk.
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I recently picked up a pair of Etymotic hf3 Earphones + Headphones. The hf3s are a high end noise isolating earphones and headset for use with the Apple iPhone. You can pick up a pair of hf3s on Amazon for $120. That’s a lot of money, but these are a premium product. Etymotic Research invented in-ear technology in the 1980s and the are the makers of high end earphones, hearing testing, and hearing protection products used by professional musicians.
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I bought a WINTEC 4ft LED shop light at Costco, I really liked it but I had to return it because it killed my Wi-Fi network. When the light was on, my 5Ghz wireless Wi-Fi AC network would slow to a crawl. Shortly after Access Point (AP) name would disappear from the choices on my Mac, iPad, or iPhone and Wi-Fi would completely stop working. My router is set up for both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz wi-fi, but the 2.4 GHz network didn’t appear to have any problems. I ended up returning the light for a refund.
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I recently picked up Omron Evolv Wireless Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor. I have wanted an electronic Blood Pressure Monitor (BPM) for a while now so I decided to try out the Omron Evolv. The most important feature of any BPM is that it accurately measure your blood pressure and I had read that the other Omron models have tested accurately so I am hoping the Omron measures up.

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In my latest video I unbox two microphones from Monoprice.
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I recently needed to swap my mountain bike pedals on to my road bike so I could keep riding the trainer this winter after my the cleat holes on road shoes gave out. It’s been years since I needed to remove pedals and almost didn’t remember that while most pedals require a pedal wrench, SPD pedals use 6mm allen wrench or hex key. Today I wanted to put my road pedals back on so though I’d show you how.
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Today I wanted to tell you about the Manfrotto Pixi Mini Tripod. You can use this as a table top tripod or an handle to hold your camera. I plan to use it with my iPhone and other smartphones for shooting time lapses and well as a handle while shooting video.
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A couple of weeks ago I came home and my wife was being extremely nice to me. Almost too nice. She pointed over the the counter and there was my CHEMEX with the top cone cracked and held together with tape. After seeing the tape, I asked her did she think I wouldn’t notice but she assured me the tape was there just to keep the pieces together until I came home and decided what to do with it. She told me she banged it with a plate while putting away the dishes.
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Do you want to connect your MacBook Pro to an external monitor? In this article I’ll tell you how and explain what you need to know.
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Well after some searching I ordered a pair of wide cycling road shoes. I picked up a pair of Lake CX160X Road Cycling Shoes. I ordered a pair of of 46 wide. They set my back $67.49. Which for a pair of cycling shoes which didn’t break the banks. Now, these shoes were definitely a closeout model. Looks like the new model is the CX161x for 2017.
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In this video I show you how I brew coffee with my CHEMEX Coffeemaker. The pour-over method of brewing coffee takes a little longer and is more effort than using an Automatic Drip Coffeemaker but I think the coffee tastes much better.

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Today I thought I’d show you this really cool accessory I bought for my CHEMEX Coffeemaker.
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Today I wanted to tell you about the different filter options available for for the CHEMEX coffeemaker. I bought a 100ct box of the CHEMEX Square Natural filters. The retail for about $9 bringing the price to around $0.09 per filter.

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I have really wide feet. This makes shopping for shoes difficult. But, it makes shopping for cycling shoes a disaster. And, while shopping for wide width shoes and sneakers has improved in the last twenty years or so with the rise of the Internet and online shopping, shopping for cycling shoes hasn’t seemed to improve as much.

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I recently bought a CHEMEX Filter-Drip Coffee Maker so I thought I’d do an unboxing video for those of you who are interested. I chose the Six Cup Classic which is the CM-6A model. The CHEMEX is a manual pour-over coffee maker.

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Lately my coffee has a funny taste to it and I’m wondering if it has to do anything with the fact that is coffee maker is made almost entirely of plastic. I like a good cup of coffee, but I am a long way from a coffee connoisseur. About 10 years ago, I switched from ground coffee to buying whole beans and grinding my own coffee. I buy beans from Starbucks, a local coffee roaster, or Costco to save a few bucks.
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Recently viewer, alfredo, from YouTube asks

Hi, maybe you can tell how to change DPI setting on this mouse?

Hi Alfredo,
Acording to the SPECS & DETAILS on logitech.com, the MX Anywhere 2 Mouse is set to 1000 DPI but has a range between 400 and 1600 dpi and can be set in increments of 200 dpi. They don’t really make it clear how to do this but it looks like it can be set using the Logictech Options software. I installed the software on both my Mac and PC to check it out, and they don’t have a setting marked DPI but have sliders for pointer speed and scrolling speed.
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About 10 years ago, I switched to back tto a MacBook Pro from Windows, ironically because I needed a Mac for my job. And why Apple makes great notebook, I really don’t like the Apple Magic Mouse. I had this great mouse, the Logitech MX Anywhere Wireless Mouse that I used with my PC. This is a great mouse, and I even used it with my Mac. The only thing I didn’t like was having to move the Logitech wireless unifying receiver back and forth between my PC and Mac.
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One of the problems I’m having with my MacBook Pro 15 is that Bluetooth stops working. The little bluetooth icon in the top right menu bar turns grey and gets a little squiggly line through it. When I click on it, it says Bluetooh: Not Available.
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Do you have a Logitech K800 Wireless Keyboard? Does the keyboard no longer hold a charge? Does the charge LED just flash red? In this article I’m going to show you how to fix it.
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In this video I take a look at the Grifiti Nootle.
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In this video I take a look at the Shoulderpod S1 Pro iPhone Grip. The S1 is a filmmaker handle, tripod mount, and traveller stand for your iPhone. You use the S1 to stabilize your iPhone when shooting video. You can use it as a handle to hold your iPhone, attach it to a tripod, or use it as a stand to prop your phone up on a table.

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Today I take a look at the Griffin Mic Connect Microphone for iPhone and iPad. The Mic Connect allows you to connect allows you to connect a high quality XLR microphone to the headset jack on your iPhone or iPad.
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I recently picked up an OWC Thunderbolt 2 Dock to use with my new Retina MacBook Pro 15. Connect the Thunderbolt 2 Dock to the thunderbolt port on your Mac to add a number of ports to your Mac.
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Today we are going to take a look at the iPro Lens System for the iPhone 6. The iPro Lens System is a set of lens and a smartphone case that let you take better photos with your iPhone’s camera. The iPro Lens System is made by Schneider Optics.

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In my second video I show you how I mounted my Quad Lock case to my road bike. So far the Quad Lock case and mount have worked well. My iPhone 6 has stayed in place mounted to the stem without any problems even though it was a little scary at first given that it I’m mounting a $800 phone to my bicycle. My road bike has an odd shaped stem which made mounting a little more difficult. I think if I had a more modern stem the clamp or base would make better contact with the stem. Perhaps I’ll try to add a shim between the mount and the stem to try and improve the fit. One reader suggested that I try using the other O rings included it the kit to better secure the mount although I haven’t tried that yet. Check out the video below for more details though. What do you think? Are you using the Quad Lock or interested in picking one up? Leave a reply below and share.

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I recently picked up an Annex Quad Lock iPhone 6 Bike Kit so that I could mount my iPhone 6 to my handlebars when riding. I don’t have a cycling computer so I thought I’d try using my iPhone 6 with with the Wahoo Fitness App. The app can track time, distance, and speed using the phone’s built in GPS. It can also display my heart rate from my Mio Link Bluetooth Heart Rate Monitor. It can also connect with cadence sensor and power meter, which I don’t have, but maybe in the future.

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I had a MacBook Pro 15, Early 2011 (MacBookPro8,2) and while ago it started having a problem with sleeping and waking. It seemed as though whenever I left the computer didn’t go to sleep. And when I put it to sleep from the Apple Menu, it would always wake up at some random interval. And it didn’t seem to be sleeping with the lid closed because I would find the battery would be dead when I returned.
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As part of taking photos with my iPhone I want to be able to attach it to a tripod or monopod to stabilize it. Great photos require a stable camera and I am always on the lookout for ways to stabilize my phone.There is no shortage of products to do this but sometimes it hard to get a clear understanding of how to use these products.
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Today I am going to take a look at the Action Life Media (ALM) mCAMLITE for the iPhone. The mCAMLITE for iPhone improves ergonomics and protects your phone when used for photography and video work. The mCAMLITE can be used to mount your iPhone to a tripod or shoulder rig and so that your can stabilize your shots. The body is made from billet aluminum so it is strong an study. It’s shaped like a camera body with one side having a machined like a camera grip.
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My wife and I were always commenting to each other that we can’t clearly hear the voices on on Samsung LED TV. When we turn up the volume the background music and sound effects get too loud but we still couldn’t hear the voices clearly. After living with this problems for a few years, trying to adjust a number of different settings on the both the TV and the Verizon FIOS cable box I finally solved the problem by adding a sound bar.
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I made this video to do a quick size comparison between the Manfrotto 190XPROB and Manfrotto MT055XPRO3 tripods. I was trying to decide which model to buy and didn’t really understand the size difference between the two products. The video quality is the best but I hope it illustrates the differences.

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Today we are going to take a look at the Glif, a tripod mount and stand for smartphones. Use the glif to attach your smartphone to a tripod to take better pictures and video. If you like to take photos or video with your smartphone, the glif can help you hold your photo steady by mounting it on a tripod. If your camera app has a timer or you have a remote shutter you can get out in front of the camera yourself.

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In this video I take a look at mini ball head tripod mounts. You use a mini ball head to attach a camera to a tripod, monopod, or what ever type of DIY camera mount you have. Recently I have been doing a lot of smartphone photography and video, and want to be able to mount my camera, and mini balls heads are great for mounting smartphones and light weight cameras.
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