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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

Honeywell WiFi Thermostat Installation Videos [COMPLETE]

Honeywell makes some nice Wi-Fi thermostats, but some of their instructional videos have broken links. This can be quite inconvenient when you need to review the setup process:-( Therefore, I created this page which shows the videos for your convenience: 🙂 I hope these videos are helpful. Please let me know if you have any questions! Top Search Terms:wifithermostat.com/videos (280)wifithermostat/videos (22)https://www.jdhodges.com/blog/wifi-7-day-thermostat-rth6580wf-setup-videos/ (16)wifithermostat videos (10)wifithermostat.com installation (9)wifithermostat.com (9)wifithermostat.com installation-videos (8)honeywell wifi thermostat videos (5)wifithermostat.comvideos (5)wifithermostat.com/video (5)

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,

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)

Family and fishing photos with the Google Pixel XL

The Google Pixel XL is a simply amazing photographic device when it comes to quickly capturing the moment. The following three photos showcase some very difficult lighting scenarios which the Pixel handles with aplomb. The sky, water, and people are all in focus and well exposed with minimal blown highlights and shadow depth is retained as well. The first two family photos have a filter applied for punchier color, the last fishing photo is straight out of the camera and

Who are Intel’s Super Seven? [SOLVED]

Have you heard the phrase “Super 7” or “Super 7+1” mentioned in a tech article about Intel? If so, you may be wondering who or what exactly the Super Seven are 🙂 The Super 7 are not superheroes but rather a set of companies that are very important to Intel. Currently, as of 2017, the Super 7 are: Google (USA) Facebook (USA) Amazon (USA) Microsoft (USA) Baidu (China) Alibaba (China) Tencent (China) AT&T (USA) *new to the list in 2016 These companies

Fix bad sound on Lenovo ThinkPad [SOLVED]

If you read my blog you probably know that I am a big ThinkPad fan. Lenovo has continued the classic IBM lineup and now there is a ThinkPad for almost any taste. My current favorite is the Lenovo ThinkPad T470. This 14″ beauty is nearly perfect for work and travel. However, from the factory it does suffer from a (fixable) issue that seems to plague many modern ThinkPads… terrible sound!  Specifically, the sound is extremely echo prone… After listening to

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