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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Bluetooth Pairing issues?

I have recently had the opportunity to work with a Galaxy Note 8 and found it somewhat persnickety when it comes to Bluetooth pairing. In trying to find a solution I peeked around the internet and...

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Blackvue DR750S-2CH Overheating Issue

I have a  Blackvue DR750S-2CH that started just shutting off this spring. I’ve had the camera since August of last year and had no issues with it throughout that hot Georgia summer. The issues started...

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Rebuilt Web Site

You’ll find that subscriptions for tracking posts/replies as well as view counts have all been reset. I’ve been maintaining this blog since 2005 and have made only small changes to it now and then. My...

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Subscriptions and Post Stats have been reset

In short, I needed to start fresh and get rid of a bunch of old baggage. More details here

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Apple iPhone Xs Max vs Galaxy S10+: One of these smartphones wins in three...

A friend forwarded me this article knowing I’d have an opinion. *Shockingly*, I do. You can read the original article here Part of my job is to certify new devices for my work environment.I haven’t...

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Private Internet Access “Connection Refused”

PIA Main Panel This morning, to my dismay, I found that my Private Internet Access (PIA) VPN had disconnected. It showed a little yield sign on the toolbar icon. A closer look at the panel showed me a...

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Wrist-based Sleep Tracking Opinion

Referencing this recent article from the NY Times: By and large I have to agree with the conclusion that we don’t really know what to do with the information. There was a comment where the person...

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No Way to Calculate your own Electric Bill in Georgia? And Why I’m switching...

Summary: There is not enough information provided on your electric bill to verify if you are being charged correctly. Cause: There are two items on the tariff sheets that are not reported and, it...

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Turns out “Plug In EV” Plan is better for us

If you’ll recall, back in September (2018) I switched us *from* the Plug In EV plan *to* the Smart Usage Plan. Welp, that was not the way to go. Besides Georgia Power’s ability to charge whatever they...

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Intune – Send Custom Notifications – but not to too many people

I’ve been wrestling back and forth with Microsoft on this for the past few weeks. I’m able to use Intune’s “Send Custom Notifications” feature to send messages to a very small number of people. But,...

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