TNSO QY7 Bluetooth Headset

         I was asked to use and test the TNSO QY7 Bluetooth headset and write my review on Amazon, well I used the headset in my normal routine and had to say I was very disappointed. I will first start with the design of the headset, 1st issues was they don't really sit well in your ear and keep popping out my ear, 2nd the control features where not very easy to use because they are located on the headset and when you go to adjust the volume the ear bud pops out my ear. 3rd when turning on the headset the voice that letting you know the headset is on is very muffle and can't really understand if it's saying ON or Bong. Now i was using the headset to talk after connecting it to my Nexus 6 and the sound was really choppy and cut in an out, mind you i was never more than 7 feet from my phone with a good part of that time my phone being at my desk while I was working. People on the other end of the calls said it sounded like i was driving and i had a lot of static on the line, so I tried connecting them up to my PS4 to use them for game chat. They wouldn't stay connected to the PS4 for no longer than 2 minutes so there goes that ideal, so i reconnected them back to my Nexus 6 to listen to music, but then disconnected them and connected them to my ipod to listen to music while i cooked. The sound quality was horrible, no bass or mid and it seemed like the music was just all treble.  Unfortunately the headset didn't make it thru out the day before i went back to my Skull Candy wired headset, this headset mite be good for kids to use but not for me. The sound quality is very bad, the headset fit is terrible and the choppy sound is enough to drive anyone crazy when using them on a regular basis. I was really hoping to get some use out of the headset, but looks like that's not going to happen so i give these Bluetooth headset a big thumbs down!

Facebook : Pros vs Cons

            In today society nothing can spread your life moments faster than social media, we use one form of social media everyday to see what are friends and family are up to. There are many different websites and app to link daily moments and memories to the world, so one of the most popular social media out there is Facebook. Facebook has over 1.23 billion users and 757 million daily users, Facebook is a great way to connect with friends, family and local events going on in and around your community.  Businesses use Facebook to promote their services, entertainers and music groups setup fan pages, organizations setup up pages for you to follow to keep up to date what events and projects that they'er putting on. Our society has really become obsess with Facebook, we tend to post everything we do on Facebook, from what we eat, buy, stay, visit, or even whom we are dating or married too.  There are lot's of positives to using Facebook when it comes to keeping in touch with friends and family that lives hundreds to thousands of miles away or just down the street, it's a great way to help promote a startup business or get your brand out there onto the the net for everyone to see.  But there is also a dark side to Facebook, Facebook has become an outlet for privacy issues. I know Facebook has privacy settings that are there to protect us but do they really work? As a parent you really need to watch whom your children are befriending and talking to on Facebook, even as adults we need to be careful who we add and talk to on Facebook. Facebook has become a breeding ground for stalkers, pedophiles, sex offenders and other shady people. We are starting to see people posting videos of kids beating other kids with adults fueling the beating, gang members showing off weapons and drugs, women & men being degraded, porn, shaming photos/videos, fake profiles, hate pages and bullying.  Facebook can bring many positives and negatives in to your social media world, for some it brings drama, negative attention, stress and pain, for others it helps them grow and meet new people while keeping up to date on all the things that they follow and find entertaining. We all need to be careful on what we post, who we talk about, who we follow and where we tag ourselves. All these things can bring us a world of drama with friends, family and even the law. The important thing to remember is that we don't need to add everyone who sends us a friends request or post every single detail of our lives out for the world to see, sometimes it good to have a little mystery to our lives.

             So as I write this blog today I'm three weeks removed from Facebook, i deactivated my account as a way to get away from the social media norm and try to connect with friends and family on another level. I'm a child of the 80's before social media, cell phones and the internet was a major part of our lives. I hear people all the time say "Oh I can not live without Facebook" and the funny thing is it's very true, some people can not go 15 mins with out checking their devices to see what's happening on Facebook. Some people even go as far as putting their jobs at risk by surfing Facebook at work, sure it's entertaining but is it really worth putting your job at risk? I mite or mite not go back to Facebook who really knows, right now I'm building my Twitter, Twitch and Instagram following  for my side project I'm working on. Do i miss Facebook? Truth is I really don't miss Facebook, I seem to be more productive and happier off of Facebook and really cut ties with the negative drama I always seem to have found myself in on Facebook. Maybe one day in the future as my brand grows I'll return to Facebook to open a business page, as for now posting a picture on instagram or a short tweet is all my friends and family really need to see or know about what's going on in my life.

Amazon Fresh

       Now days our lives are so busy that we can't seem to make time for our basic needs like grocery shopping, so we order take out or pickup fast food. I mean really who wants to go in to a packed grocery store after a long day at work, not only do you have to deal with a packed store but after work traffic sucks. And now days going to the store at night has it's own risks, especially in those big not so well lit parking lots, also weather plays a big factor too. Well now there's Amazon Fresh, not entirely a new program from Amazon but new to other cities around the US, the pilot program been going on for about 7-8 years in Seattle WA and has now launched to other cities this September. So i placed my order yesterday after activating my free 30 day trial of Amazon Fresh and set my appointment window was  between 7 am - 10 am  and this morning at almost 10 am i received my first order. I had to say i was really impressed on how well packed my items were, the cold items had ice packs while my frozen items had dry ice packed around them. My bread was pack so nicely that it wasn't all squished up and my fruits were in their own bags so they wouldn't be bruised. The pricing was fair for items being delivered but not like you would find in your local grocery store, but it did save me a trip out to the store and the hassle of finding parking and the long lines. Now i mostly got simple stuff that I use to make lunch and quick put together items for breakfast, i really don't know about buying my meat I use for grilling online, that's one thing i like to look at first before i buy. But like peanut butter and pre packaged lunch meat you really can't go wrong, I was really impressed with the service but after a little more digging into the new Amazon Fresh i found out it comes with a big price tag of $299.99 for a year worth of service. I mean you get all the benefits of Amazon prime with Amazon Fresh like Amazon music, movies, storage and 2 day free shipping.  I really like the service and don't mind paying a slightly higher price for my everyday items but I'm not to keen on the $200 increase on my prime membership, so unless they come out with a friendlier pricing for membership I'll be canceling it before my 30 days trail is up. There were rumors that they mite charge a fee per delivery or a monthly subscription but as of now those are just rumors. My advise it go a head and try out the free 30 day trial and see what you think and after the 30 days you can cancel or keep the service, who knows it mite be something that will be worth the $299.99 price tag.

Insulated Totes

 Ice Packs to keep your food cold

 No Broken Eggs

IOS 10 Update

          So it's that time a year when both Apple and Google start rolling out their new OS's in to our devices and also the release of each companies flag ship phones. So I use to work for Apple in their Apple Care department and before i moved over to Mac+ and Security for password resets I was an adviser in IOS, so there are a few steps you want to take before updating any of your IOS device ( Iphone, Ipad, Ipod ) to IOS 10.

So Step #1.  Your going to want to backup your IOS device before you do the update.

          So you want to do that by backing it up to icloud or itunes, couple of key thing to make sure to do before you start these steps are 1. know your apple ID and password if your backing up your IOS device to icloud. You apple ID is useally your email you used to log in to your IOS device, quick way to find your email your using as your apple id is to go in to settings, go down to icloud and see what email is logged in to the device. Now that you got your apple ID make sure you remember your password, if you have forgot your Apple ID password your going to want to go to https://appleid.apple.com to reset your password.

#2. If your backing up to icloud make sure you have enough room for the backup, your only given 5gb of free cloud storage. If you need more to back your IOS device up in to the cloud your going to need to buy more.

#3. Now if your backing up to iTunes, make sure if your using a Windows computer that your using the latest iTunes out for Windows. Remember if you are using a Windows computer older than Windows 7 the newest iTunes is not supported and you won't be able to back up your IOS device to iTunes. Same goes for Mac OS, if your using an OS older than Mac OS Lion you won't be able to update iTunes to the latest version.

Now if you were able to get through all three steps and backed up your IOS device up to icloud or iTunes then you are ready to go ahead and update to IOS 10, I know your probably saying i updated my device before with no problems why do i want to do a backup. I have taken 1000's of call from people who told me the exact same thing, but their lucky ran out and the device got stuck in a loading loop and they lost everything. ( pictures, music, docs/notes, videos ) And then i had the people who swear up and down that they had their device set to automatic backup only to find out the last backup we see on their account is 1-3 years old. My advice is why take a chance, by following these simple steps you are protecting your valuable data in your IOS device and ensuring that if something goes wrong you'll be able to retrieve your data if you have to factory reset your device or get a replacement.

 If you run into any problems resetting your Apple ID password or getting your IOS device backed up you can always reach someone at Apple Care by calling 1-800-My Apple or 1-800-275-2273 or if you want to see someone in person your best bet is to make an appointment with your local apple store genius bar. Minded you if you do not know your Apple ID password before going in to a genius bar appointment that is only going to make your wait longer, so call Apple Care before you go in and have your Apple ID and password information before any genius bar appointment you make. Also now that we are coming in to the fall season be prepared for long waits in your local Apple store any where from 30 mins up to 6 hours and even with an appointment wait times can be long.

Apple support link: https://getsupport.apple.com/

Logitech M510 Advanced Wireless Mouse

        So i finally had to replace my Logitech wireless mouse M305 after about 3 years of everyday use on four different computers and laptops. The right click button finally gave out and won't copy or paste anymore so I jumped on my favorite online web store ( Amazon ) and started looking for a new wireless mouse. So after looking at about 20 different styles and brands of mouses I came across the Logitech M325. What really caught my eye on this particular mouse was the color and style, ok ok also the name brand had a lot to do with it too. I have used other mouses made by Microsoft, Amazon Basics,Apple, and HP. I have always like the feel and dependability of Logitech products, people might say I'm a fanboy of Logitech. I say I'm the type of person who likes quality more than a name. My home office is full of Logitech products that are still going strong so it's a brand i trust, so back to the wireless mouse. So when my new mouse finally arrived it was much bigger than my old M305 Logitech wireless mouse, I been so use to using this compact micro mouse that when the M510 arrived it was a full size wireless mouse. I had been so use to cupping my mouse with my hand that it took a minute to get use to a full size mouse again lol, so just like my old M305 wireless mouse the sides of the M510 had a nice rubber type grip on the side that made gripping the mouse and moving it around easy. The M510 also was equipped with two side buttons on the left hand side of the mouse to move forward and backward from previous webpage. The scrolling wheel moved with a nice smooth motion and has the side click feature to scroll side to side which was a nice feature, now the two side buttons are also programmable, so you can set them to open webpages or programs you use the most on your computer. So here are some of the main feature of the mouse taken off their Amazon page..

• Full-size comfortable shape
• Precision laser-grade optical sensor
• Three programmable buttons*
• Back/Forward buttons*
• Vertical and side-to-side scrolling plus zoom*
• 2-year extended battery life**
• Tiny Unifying receiver for plug-and-forget wireless connection
• Windows, Mac and Chrome OS compatible

So if your in the market for a new wireless mouse with some cool feature at a reasonable price with quality and dependability then look no further than the Logitech M510 wireless mouse.  You can find this mouse on Amazon starting at $19.99 and there's other colors and styles to choose from.

The link to the Logitech M510 wireless mouse on Amazon!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006JRIDHK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The New Logitech M510 that i bought

My Old Logitech M305 that i replaced with the new M510 model

Anker Powerline+ Micro USB cable

     One of the biggest issues we deal with in this new tech filled world is USB cables breaking, burning out or just plain old stop working on us, we all been there in that boat before where your phone or tablet is on 1% and you desperately plug your USB cable in just for it to do nothing. Now a good percentage of us run out to our local dollar store and buy 3 or 4 of them while others order the cheapest ones they can find online, hey we will do anything to get our device back up and charged won't we? What we don't realize is sometime by going cheap we end up paying more in the long run, most of those cheap cables we buy end up damaging our device or even worst melt and catch fire. Then there's the 10 pack you bought online for $3.99 where your lucky if two out of ten work, and you really don't want to go buy a replacement from your phone carrier or major retail stores. I spent time working for Apple support and remember people complaining about their lighting cables breaking on them 30-60 days after they bought their devices and not wanting to pay $30 dollars for a replacement cable, quite a few cables are made very thin and delicate. So in my time I have bought countless replacement cables for many different devices, but there one brand of cables that i fell in love with and have been very dependable day in and day out. I came across Anker powerline+  USB cables, not only are they thick well made cable with kevlar woven in to the double nylon braid but they are very flexible and charge my devices very well. I have to say these cables are design to last and take a beating, when i was working for UBER I use to refer this brand of cables out to my drivers. Now if these cables could with stand the abuse that passenger put them through they will hold up to the everyday use that we would put them through. I carry three Anker powerline+ USB cables in my tech bag, I have a 6FT micro USB, 6FT lighting cable and a USB type C cable in my bag. These cables come in there own little leather pouch that holds the cable in with a Velcro strap so they are always nice and neat in your bag, drawer or how ever you decide to carry them. These cables also come in a few different colors, red, grey, gold and white. In my household i have a Anker multi port charger with a fast charge port, so i have a red one on the fast charge port, gold lighting cable, a grey type C and a grey micro USB set up so my friends and family can charge their device when they come over. These cables do come in different sizes of 3, 6 and 10FT cables, and they start around $10.99 in price and go up from there. You can learn more about Anker line of products at www.anker.com or buy them on www.amazon.com

 Anker Powerline+ USB Micro USB Cable and leather pouch.

KMASHI Battery Bank

     So one of the great thing about working and being in the tech field is that sometimes companies send you products to beta test for them and write reviews. I have beta tested operating systems for Android and PlayStation but the best is when you get stuff to test that's hardware and not software. So KMASI sent me out their 2 port 10,000 mAh  battery bank to test out. So let's start out with the length of the battery pack is about the same size as my Nexus 6 but not as wide, the battery pack has 2 charging ports with one that charges at 1 amp and the 2nd port charges at 2.1 amps. The battery pack takes about 6 hours to full charge when dead, but it can full charge an ipad mini that's at 30% and a Nexus 6 at 60% to 100% in about a little under 3 hours. The Nexus 6 charged faster due to the fact is was on the 2.1 amp port and it took a little over an hour, this battery bank is in no way a fast charging device but is great for when your traveling and don't have a standard outlet to plug a charger in to. Also this battery bank is great for all you Poke-mon Go and Ingress players out on the hunt for poke-mon and portals, I love playing ingress and the biggest issue with the game was running my battery down on my phone and having to stop playing so i could go charge my phone. So this little bad boy sits in my bag and i was able to get 5 full charges out of it for my Nexus 6, 1 charge for my ipod and 1 charge for my ipad mini before i had to recharge the battery bank again. So KMASHI sent me this battery bank to test out for them for free in exchange for my honest and bias opinion of their product, I can say this is a pretty decent battery bank for people who are looking for a decent battery bank to have on hand as a backup in case you need to charge a device but can find an outlet to plug your charger in to. And for $13.99 it's not a bad price for a device that can keep your phones and tablets charged while on the go in our very busy hustle and bustle lives, or for those of us who like to chase poke-mon and portals in and around the town and city. A little $13.99 investment can pay off big in this battery draining world we live in!  :-)

( Only thing this battery bank will not charge that was a disappointment was my PS4 & PS3 controllers. )

https://www.amazon.com/KMASHI-10000mAh-External-Battery-Portable/dp/B00JM59JPG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8