Category Archives: Ask J.D.

How to remove person from Aria Fitbit scale

Question: Help! How do I remove or delete someone from my Aria scale?! – Josie R. Answer: Voila, after your next scale synchronization the name will no longer show! 🙂 Bets regards, –J.D. Top Search Terms:https://www.jdhodges.com/blog/delete-name-aria-fitbit-smart-wifi-scale/ (5)how do i remove a user from my aria scalr (1)how to remove user from fitbit aria scale (1)

What does a yellow light on my Amazon Alexa Echo mean?! [SOLVED]

Question: What does a blinking yellow light on my Amazon Alexa Echo mean? Answer: If your Alexa device starts showing a pulsing yellow light, it means that a message or notification* is waiting for you. To hear your notifications you can say things like: “Alexa, play my messages” or “Alexa, what did I miss?” 🙂 *NOTE: if you have not enabled messaging, it could be the new package notification feature… you can also check your notifications by saying “Alexa, what are my

Prevent iTunes from opening when connecting iPhone

It can be super annoying when iTunes keeps opening every time you connect your iPhone or iPad to your Mac or PC 🙁 Fortunately, there is a very easy solution 🙂 Stop iTunes opening every time you plug in your iPhone or iPad Start iTunes Open Preferences Click the Devices tab Check the box marked Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically Voila, after that you can connect iPhones, iPads or iPods with impunity and not have to worry

OnePlus 5 Return RMA Instructions

If you need to return your OnePlus 5 phone, please find below the official instructions from a OnePlus employee. First I tried their website’s support ticket section, and these are the specific instructions they gave me 🙂 I added screenshots to illustrate the process and I hope this helps! -J.D. […] if you really want to return your device since it’s still within our 15-day return warranty you need to create a return request. Once we approve your request and

Can’t find network printer [SOLVED]

Recently my mother-in-law could not get a network printer added to her Windows PC. The solution was fairly simple: #1 Connect the printer via WiFi (this involved going to the setup menu on the printer itself and pressing the WPS button on the internet router) #2 Changing the Windows 7 PC’s WiFi connection from “Public” to “Work” #3 Add the printer via Windows “add printer” button Thus, the solution involved: connecting the printer to the network and making sure the

OnePlus 5 Sample Portrait Photos

The OnePlus 5 is an interesting phone released at an interesting time. Specifically, a phone with two cameras, when two cameras are a new big feature. Personally, I am a fan of the dual camera concept. The ability to have two focal lengths in a single phone is wonderful. There are a couple approaches: 2x zoom This is the route Apple went with the iPhone 7 Plus and its ~28mm wide and ~56mm telephoto (35mm equivalent) Ultrawide This is the

MS Surface Laptop vs Apple MacBook Air

New Surface Laptop vs MacBook Air display size comparison: Manufacturer and model name Screen size Screen area Resolution Ratio PPI Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5″ 84.12 square inches (11.2″x7.5″) 2256×1504 3:2 200.84 Apple 13-inch MacBook Air (Mid 2013) 13.3″ 79.5 square inches (11.3″x7″) 1440×900 8:5 127.68 🙂 Top Search Terms:apple macbook 13.3" laptop – mb402ll/a (february (31)apple maclivre 13.3" laptop – mb402ll/a (4)apple macbook 13.3" laptop – mb402ll/a (2)

Inexpensive antique lighting for Timber Frame homes

Lighting a timber frame home can be a challenge. Thankfully, after some experimentation, we found a solution that worked for us. We settled on a simple and inexpensive method: +Paint EMT conduit to match fixtures +Use existing colored fixtures +Use “Edison” style LED bulbs The overall cost is very low and we have been happy with the results. Here are some photos from the initial installation in 2015: (I will take some “finished” photos soon and post them too :-))

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