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jdw said: In 2017 I purchased a TP-Link WIFI Archer C7 from Amazon because it was recommended by Macworld magazine (I'm a subscriber). After some hellish setup, I got it to work, but Netflix wasn't working. After searching the web and deali…
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rob53 said: WiFi routers are like PCs, they constantly change without any real reason. Those Velop mesh stations aren’t exactly inexpensive, something Apple haters complained about AirPort costs all the time. I read mesh stations need to have…
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The original technology wasn't even Apple's. It was a reworked 802.11b Orinoco Gold PCMCIA card with the antenna protrusion lopped off, with a similar card in a carrier inside the AirPort Base Station The original base stations were so unorigina…
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DAalseth said: Unless this were optional and I could have mine built WITHOUT Alexa crap, it would be a deal breaker for me. I will not live in a house with spyware installed by default. And to be honest, I don't care if it's Alexa, HomeKit, G…
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The point of Amazon's Alexa is that they don't want to be integrated into either iOS or Android - they exist as a platform that works with either, but also can be completely independent of either. Lennar wants to sell homes that work for all custo…
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Soli said: vmarks said: Andrew_OSU said: Soli said: wigby said: Why did I have to read all the way to end to find out that this speaker doesn’t even listen for commands? There is some mention of Alexa integration but…
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Andrew_OSU said: Soli said: wigby said: Why did I have to read all the way to end to find out that this speaker doesn’t even listen for commands? There is some mention of Alexa integration but this speaker should not be conpared t…
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Andrew_OSU said: vmarks said: Zipp easily one-ups the HomePod on this front. Using the small circular screen, you can tap to play/pause, use the arrows to go forward/back in your tracks, and even choose from one of five customizable f…
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Zipp easily one-ups the HomePod on this front. Using the small circular screen, you can tap to play/pause, use the arrows to go forward/back in your tracks, and even choose from one of five customizable favorites. Zipp does NOT have a screen on …
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analogjack said: Regarding talking about the glass back and it sliding off your leg, are we all a nation of buffoons when it comes to phones? No, we're a nation of fumble-fingers, whose phones slip from our hands and then get drop-kicked…
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flydog said: The Ecobee thermostat itself is nice, but the app has never worked properly since I bought my Ecobee two years ago, and I've lost all hope that it will ever work properly. The HomeKit integration is useless, since it overrides th…
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Handbrake is one of those mainstays - been using it for almost 10 years now, and it's just as useful than as now. Don't be afraid to make your own presets. with a little digging you can see the specs of the formats that devices expect and make prese…
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Not a single person mentioned the two I'd like to see: Battery indicator in the status panel. There is one, but it only shows when using wireless CarPlay. Come on, show my status so I know if I'll have charge when I arrive. The speed - if you …
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entropys said: The lack of aftermarket head units with wireless CarPlay is very strange. Particularly annoying is that Android Auto only just got wireless capability recently, and Kenwood have put out a whole series of head units with wireles…
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kingofsomewherehot said: vmarks said: Dealing with a tiny metal plate that has be repeatedly removed You're not supposed to remove the metal plate. You're supposed to leave it in the case with your phone when you use a mount like …
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Dealing with a tiny metal plate that has be repeatedly removed You're not supposed to remove the metal plate. You're supposed to leave it in the case with your phone when you use a mount like this. Or, get a case that has the metal plate integr…
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2.5 seems borderline-generous. Car mounts are one of these things that are simultaneously both perfected years ago, and yet so much imperfection persists, like this. I don't have a problem with magnetic mounts. The Scosche Magic Mount, Nite-Ize…
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tht said: At a minimum, my children will be using personal iPads to take notes during class. Our school system isn’t 1-to-1, but if it were and they distributed Chromebooks, I would still have my children use their iPads to take notes with a …
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chasm said: Maybe this could be what Apple has in mind for the MacBook Air ... up the processor, graphics, and storage speed to current standards, but keep everything else pretty much the way it is, and sell it for half as much as it currentl…
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maestro64 said: At one time TV and Radio was always free to everyone, no matter how much you made, everyone was treated the same, media broadcast did not discriminate based on your social economic background, If you could buy a radio or TV or…