Amcrest Indoor WiFi Security Camera IP4M-1051B 4MP with pan/tilt, night vision and two-way audio – Review

  Today I am reviewing another security camera – the Amcrest Indoor WiFi Security Camera IP4M-1051B 4MP with pan/tilt, night vision and two-way audio. This camera is made by Amcrest, which is the same company as the manufacturer of the ASH22-W Outdoor Smart Security Camera that I reviewed in my…

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Amcrest 1080P WiFi/Wired Smart Security Camera ASH22-W – Review

For this review I am testing, evaluating, and reviewing the Amcrest 1080P WiFi or Wired Smart Security Camera Model ASH22-W.   I’ve been a little behind on cameras of this type as I have been using cameras connected to surplus computers, which do double duty with serving up still photos for…

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Review – Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music & Garmin Vivoactive 3

    This review will thoroughly cover the Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music and the Garmin Vivoactive 3 fitness smartwatches. For a number of years I have used my venerable Garmin Forerunner 620 for tracking my biking, running, hiking, walking and a number of other exercise- and fitness-related activities.  It was a great…

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Review – Google Chromecast

There’s plenty of media streaming devices out there but probably the most popular are the Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire Stick, Roku, and in addition to those there are tons of others. I picked up a Google Chromecast after some thought and evaluation among all of these choices – two of the biggest reasons…

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Maytag Front-Loading Washer/Dryer, Addition/Old House, Another Watertown WIFI Spot, Some Free Blog (or Website) Graphics, Cat Pics

Maytag Front-Loading Washer/Dryer, Old Section of House, New Section of House We bought our old conventional washer and drier (Frigidaire) about ten years ago. For most of that period we had to use them in the cellar as there was no room in any other part of the original stone…

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My Birthday, Snowfall Totals, (Old) WRT54G Routers Long Distance Test, Avira Anti-Virus, Old Buildings

My Birthday It was my birthday Wednesday. It’s weird. I didn’t do a bit of work, no work on websites nor computers, I didn’t worry about having to do something or that I wasn’t doing something I should have been doing. I didn’t do anything for myself, for the house,…

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Dr. Blair Harff, Another Free Local Hotspot, Show or Hide Maps on eTrex Venture HC, Lockie Road/Scotch Settlement House Video

Dr. Blair Harff, Local Vet Unfortunately we lost a great local person, Dr. Blair Harff. He was a kind and gentle and very knowledgeable local vet, cut down in middle age by an accident on his farm. He also helped local kids see their potential by working with them in…

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Meeting People in Person, Natural Heritage Area, Backing Up Your Blog, Finger Stick, Camera Attached to Telescope, Dining Room Remodel

Ema Capite Ad Calc Blog Action Day seemed to be quite a success, according to the website over 20,603 blogs participated. Not bad. There was a good amount of press coverage too, which helped. A good blog I found on the Blog Action Site that might be of interest along…

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Link for making your own ‘cookware’ wifi antenna

Cookware Wifi Antenna (WokFi) These guys are getting about 5 miles out of this.

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From my wireless range extending blog

Here’s the entirety of my wireless range expanding blog: — Entry #1 – “First Message” Well, I’ve set up blogs for people before and even set up a few of my own for testing. But I’ve never had much interest in actually using one until now. Originally I had set…

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