Category Archives: tech tips

What USB cable does the Olympus E-M1 Mark II use? [SOLVED]

Q. What kind of USB cable does the Olympus EM1 Mk II use? A. Great question! The E-M1 Mark II uses a standard USB-C cable for data transfer. All you need is a standard USB-A to USB-C cable lying around, and it will work perfectly! 🙂 You can find more posts about this here: Olympus CB-USB11 USB Cable for E-M1 Mark II Camera V331060BW000https://www.adorama.com/iomcbusb11.htmlCB-USB11 USB Cable for E-M1 Mark II Camera

Ryobi Electric Riding Lawn Mower Reviews

I recently ordered a Ryobi riding lawn mower. Living off the grid and relying exclusively on solar panels for power, I was especially intrigued by a mower that could be off the grid as well. Any reduction in trips to the gas station is a good thing in my book 😉 For those that are inquisitive like me, here are some of the battery specs: 48V battery system [(4) x 12V batteries in series = 48V] AGM batteries ~2 hours or

Roomba flashing 24H, buttons won’t work [SOLVED, EASY FIX!]

Q. My Roomba keeps taunting me by blinking “24H” over and over! I have tried pressing all the buttons and it does nothing 🙁 How can I get my Roomba to work again? -Rosy A. Dear Rosy, I would recommend removing the battery and letting Roomba fully reset. To do this: remove the two Phillips head screws holding the battery cover in place carefully remove the battery wait 5 minutes (this is a great time to clean your Roomba’s various brushes and

What vehicles are supported by comma ai and open pilot?

For  OpenPilot they have a nice detailed list here: https://github.com/commaai/openpilot#supported-cars Supported Cars Acura ILX 2016+ w/AcuraWatch Plus Acura RDX 2018 w/AcuraWatch Plus GM Volt 2017+ w/Drive Confidence II Honda Accord 2018 (All) Honda Civic 2016+ w/Honda Sensing Honda CR-V 2015+ w/Honda Sensing Honda Odyssey 2017 w/Honda Sensing Honda Ridgeline 2017+ w/Honda Sensing Lexus RX Hybrid 2017+ (All) Toyota Corolla 2017+ (All) Toyota Prius 2016 (TSS-P) Toyota Prius 2017+ (All) Toyota Prius Prime 2017 (All) Toyota Rav 4 2016 (TSS-P) Toyota Rav4

Pearl RearVision Auto Reset (rear view camera)

NOTE: as of late 2018, it appears these steps may no longer work 🙁 They are still listed here for reference purposes, in the even that Pearl decides to fix the issue! Having trouble connecting to your RearVision? To recover your password or fix connectivity issues just perform this quick reset. Please note that it is a very time sensitive process. You need to make sure you are on the latest version of the Pearl RearVision App (and cannot be

Can you charge a Goal Zero Yeti battery using (2) chargers?! [ANSWERED]

Q. Can you charge a Goal Zero Yeti Lithium Ion battery with two chargers at once? A. Yes, you can utilize two chargers at once to charge the Yeti 3000, Yeti 1400, and Yeti 1000 lithium-ion batteries. Please see the photo below:   Further explanation: By utilizing the front charger port and the compartment charging port, you can double the number of charging watts/amps. With two chargers you can charge at around 105 watts or more. With a single charger, the max

ROMOSS fast charging USB car charger review

My latest USB car charger is a ROMOSS 36W QC 3.0 model. Over the years I have tried a variety of car chargers and so far this has been a good option. Pricing: As of today, $13.99 on Amazon Specs: (2) USB ports Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 36W max rated output Overall charging performance has been excellent. This has been over the course of a number of business trips and one family vacation. All of these trips involved significant driving with phone navigation,