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It is handy to use the USB cable that comes with a power bank for charging. Most power banks come with a Type-A USB plug on one side and Micro-USB on the other. Type A goes into the power bank, the Micro goes into the camera transfer / charging port.

Instead of buying a bunch of spare batteries, I should have used a power bank to charge the battery inside the camera. When traveling light this is especially helpful, since I already bring power bank to recharge my phone. In retrospect, it seems …

Found some more interesting insights about Amazon's Prime Day: https://www.fastcompany.com/90374625/youre-getting-screwed-on-amazon-prime-day This quote from the article was eye opening: > Just how much money Amazon makes on Prime Day is up for …

$279 Dyson V7 is cheaper, but is it better than $299 Dyson V8? Once again, I don’t know… I’m confused... How much does convenience of getting it at the store trumps getting it online? More questions than answers... So I walked out of the Costco …

Amazon Prime Deal: $279.99 Dyson V7 Animal Pro+ Cordless Vacuum Cleaner with Extra tools. https://www.amazon.com/Dyson-Animal-Cordless-Vacuum-Cleaner/dp/B07R761N63/ Is that a good deal? Hard to tell...

Exhibit B: Costco: $299.99 Dyson V8 Animal + Cordfree Stick Vacuum

$169.99 on Amazon, but Renewed (aka refurbished), but actually $129.99 in the checkout on Prime Day Only. https://www.amazon.com/VIZIO-SB3651-E6B-Manufacturer-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B07963TVWG It is cheaper for the refurbished version, but is …

Exhibit A: Vizio SB3651-E6 5.1 Channel Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer. $149.99 at Costco $50 OFF expiring on … Prime Day (07/16/19)

Should I buy it at Costco and get it right away or go home and order it on Amazon? It turned out to be almost impossible to directly compare deals. SKU numbers for identical products vary from Costco and Amazon so a direct search comes up empty. …

I don’t have a dog, but have plenty of friends who do. So I get to play with them often. Bigger dogs I like are Golden Retrievers and German Shepherds. They have a ton of personality and are very playful. Smaller dogs like Malipoos and Shih Tzu …

The vacuum they are selling in the truck for $156.99 is the Ecovacs Deebot N79S: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077HW9XM7/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_t.qlDbEA3XZY4 What was interesting to me is that online if you apply a 20% OFF coupon that is already …

Today is an Amazon Prime Day, so the truck is back at Wholefoods parking lot. 22% OFF for a $156 robotic vacuum (Ecovacs). I don’t know if it is worth the drive for me... Jim, have you bought something from those trucks that you loved and felt …

They were also giving out these custom made promotional flyers that looked like brochures from a traveling carnival.

I’ve spotted this interesting looking truck at Wholefoods parking lot a couple weeks ago. It was decorated like a carnival trucks and was playing music through loud speakers. Upon closer inspection it turned out to be a gig by Amazon. Those trucks …

It is in fact a simple sort algorithm, not a filter. Originally we wanted to have an infinitely scrollable feed, but unfortunately it was much more difficult to implement on the web, so we added simple arrows for navigation.

The “All” feed contains all conversations on Cake. It is sorted 3 ways: New - most recent conversations. Active - conversations with most recent posts. Interesting - most recent conversations giving priority to those with topics you …

Wow, thank you guys for uncovering all these options! 👍 @Dracula The Logitech Harmony remote is what I was looking for. I did more digging and found out that Logitech Harmony Elite works with Alexa, which I already have set up at …

Welcome to Cake, Edward! Here you can start a conversation about what topics you are interested in or jump into another conversation. We have a great community of photographers here. BTW that is a really cool light photo!

How hard is it to have a remote control that turns on TV and doesn’t require a dedicated manual for all of its buttons? I would love to have a simple remote that just works across multiple TVs and doesn’t require swapping AA or AAA batteries. Do …

I depends... Ephemeral and superficial connections are all the same in real world as they are online. The biggest difference is that it is easier to jump in and out of the conversations online without much awkwardness as you’d have in real …

Anise swallowtail butterfly in the wild, taken on a trail around Lake Tahoe, California.

Peaceful sunset over Lake Tahoe from Sand Harbor beach.

All of the conversations are still public and anyone following that specific topic (Delta CS) sees them in their “For You” feed. So it isn’t really a private group, just hidden from the all feed to reduce the noise. We are still experimenting with …

I wish we had more time to spend there but we had to get back. I’d love to go there again and spend an entire day photographing the gardens and its flowers. The light keeps changing during the day and opens up opportunities for all kinds of …

Italian Garden had pristine lawns...