Daily Archives: February 9, 2018

3 posts

A USB Endoscope

There are gadgets and then there are, what I consider really cool gadgets.  This one falls into the latter category.  I saw it on a deals site (I don’t even remember which one) and it met my primary requirement – it was inexpensive.  But the lure didn’t stop there.  Not only is it inexpensive, it works like it is supposed to, and is useful (especially when I am trying to fix a computer and I either can’t tell what is inside or I drop a screw, more on that in another blog on magnetic screwdrivers).   So here I am with […]

Two Devices are better than one

I wrote an article a while back about why I carry two different devices, a personal Android phone and a business iPhone).  This is how it evolved.  I was presented with the opportunity to get a business phone, mainly because my institution had a policy against paying a portion of users’ personal cell phone bills.  When this happened I had to make the choice between getting another android based phone or an iphone.  Since I am in a job where  I try my best to help others with their problems, and many of them have iOS devices, I decided to […]

The Wireless charging station goes bad

So I left off last time discussing how I had gotten this wireless charging station and it basically stopped charging.  This was not good.  So I did what I invariable always do – I went on amazon and looked for something or someway to fix this.  I couldn’t find a way to fix it.  I ended up buying something, mostly because it was on sale, that would help.  Another wireless charger that could sit in the current one’s stand.  It looked like it could work!  (I have the red one, BTW).  So I put it on the previous wireless charging […]