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Paul M.

Paul M.

Joined on 03/31/08

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I don't know what's wrong with you guys

FREMO P130 13000 mAh Power Bank External Battery Charger for iPhone, iPad Air, mini, Galaxy S5, Note, Galaxy Tab, Nexus, HTC One, One 2 (M8), PS Vita and other Smartphones and Tablets (made by SCUD)
FREMO P130 13000 mAh Power Bank External Battery Charger for iPhone, iPad Air, mini, Galaxy S5, Note, Galaxy Tab, Nexus, HTC One, One 2 (M8), PS Vita and other Smartphones and Tablets (made by SCUD)

Pros: This works like a champ, even after six months of use and multiple recharge.i can typically get charge my iPhone 5 five times before recharging this battery pack.

Cons: Outer case is kind of slippery. Not a ruggedized device.

Overall Review: The unit is not what I'd call ruggedized, and it does require a little care when handling the mini USB charging cable. I think most of you negative reviewers must be handling the charging cable too roughly. Treat this unit like the sensitive electronic device that it is, and you won't have any problems with it. On the other hand, let it bounce around in your backpack and you can expect it to malfunction like any other low-priced electronic device.

Works like a champ

StarTech.com CDP2VGAW USB-C to VGA Adapter - White - 1080p - Video Converter For Your MacBook Pro / Projector / VGA Display (CDP2VGAW)
StarTech.com CDP2VGAW USB-C to VGA Adapter - White - 1080p - Video Converter For Your MacBook Pro / Projector / VGA Display (CDP2VGAW)

Pros: Minimal packaging.

Overall Review: I'm using this adapter to connect my 2018 Apple Mac Mini to a KVM switch box so I can share a keyboard, mouse, and VGA monitor between four different computers (two Macs and two Linux systems). No problems when switching between systems. Nice adapter.

11/27/2020

Perfect for audio

Lightning to 3.5mm Bluetooth Headphone Audio Jack Adapter Cable Adapter Headphone Jack Adapter Cable, Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter For iPhone 11 Pro 8 X XR 7 US Shipping
Lightning to 3.5mm Bluetooth Headphone Audio Jack Adapter Cable Adapter Headphone Jack Adapter Cable, Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter For iPhone 11 Pro 8 X XR 7 US Shipping

Overall Review: I use this adapter to play my iPhone SE 2020 through a musician's amplifier. No problems. Works great.

11/27/2020

Perfect no-frills case

Clear Case for iPhone SE 2020 (2nd gen), iPhone 8 and iPhone 7 Transparent TPU Shock Absorption
Clear Case for iPhone SE 2020 (2nd gen), iPhone 8 and iPhone 7 Transparent TPU Shock Absorption

Overall Review: A very simple product with minimal packaging. This is the kind of case I like for a small phone. It adds little to the bulk, but makes the phone much less slippery.

11/23/2020
WD My Book Live 2TB Personal Cloud Storage
WD My Book Live 2TB Personal Cloud Storage

Pros: Fast, easy set up. Had replaced my old file server in minutes (the only bottleneck was internal bandwidth copying data from the old drive to the new drive).

Cons: Dashboard has a poorly designed UI.

Overall Review: The dashboard UI combines light-on-dark text with dark-on-light often on the same web page, causing excessive eye strain as you move from reading text in one color scheme to another. The designer of this loud and ugly UI should be imprisoned. Internet (external) access is through a service called mionet.com. During set up, it displays messages that this is a 30 day trial. However, upon investigation, it appears that the service is free with my MyBook purchase. I hope this is the case. I'll find out in 3 weeks, I guess. It just seems wrong to have to pay for a service like this. Many reviews have indicated that the MyBook is slow, especially with respect to the WD Photos iPhone app. I don't think this is a drive issue. Rather, WD Photos is using an external server to cache thumbnails of your images. It can take an hour or more to do this depending on how many photos you have.