Product Reviews, Experiences, and Technical Insights from Thomas J. Hesley

  • How to Change WiFi on Google Home Mini

    How to Change WiFi on Google Home Mini

    You may experience WiFi connection errors when booting your Google Home Mini smart speaker. Or, your speaker may not show up in the Google Home app. Both problems occur when the speaker no longer connects to your WiFi network.  To see it and use it, the Mini must be online.  That is, it must be…

  • AC Adapter for Google Home Mini

    AC Adapter for Google Home Mini

    An adequate AC adapter for Google Home Mini is a USB power supply that outputs a nominal 1.8 amps at 5 volts (8 watts or more).  Should the adapter that comes with the Mini break down, then you’ll certainly need another.  So this post makes several  Google Home Mini replacement power adapter suggestions.  These AC…

  • USB Power Adapter Specs for Google Home Mini Smart Speaker

    USB Power Adapter Specs for Google Home Mini Smart Speaker

    The USB power adapter shipped with the Google Home Mini smart speaker is a typical medium-current USB supply and we give its tech specs here.  But if you’re not able to find an original replacement adapter, any high power USB supply with a micro USB jack works too. However, the five foot long white cable…

  • Google Home Mini Power Supply Specs

    Google Home Mini Power Supply Specs

    The AC power supply shipped with the Google Home Mini assistant speaker resembles a common medium-current USB adapter.  So we cover the Google Home Mini power supply specs and details for this wall supply.  But if you’re not able to find an original replacement cord, any high power USB power source with a micro USB…

  • Google Home Mini Power Adapter Specs

    Google Home Mini Power Adapter Specs

    The AC adapter shipped with the Google Home Mini smart speaker is a typical medium-current USB supply.  So we cover the Google Home Mini power adapter specs and details for this wall supply.  But if you’re not able to find an original replacement adapter, any high power USB supply with a micro USB jack works…

  • About Google Home Mini Power Cord

    About Google Home Mini Power Cord

    Gives details about the Google Home Mini Power Cord that works well with this speaker. Now the they include with the Google Home Mini is a common medium-current USB supply.  We cover relevant details for this cord here.  But if you’re not able to find an original replacement power cord, any medium and high power…

  • Google Home Mini Power Cord Specs

    Google Home Mini Power Cord Specs

    The power cord that ships with the Google Home Mini smart speaker is a typical medium-current USB supply.  We cover specs and details for this cord here.  But if you’re not able to find an original replacement power cord, any medium and high power USB power supply with a micro USB jack works too. The…

  • How to Factory Reset Echo Dot 3rd Gen Speaker

    How to Factory Reset Echo Dot 3rd Gen Speaker

    Here, we show How to Factory Reset Echo Dot 3rd Gen Speaker, to set it back to default factory settings.  So why would you ever factory reset ?  Well, you may wish to sell or give this speaker to another person.  Or sync it to a new Amazon account.  Or to join it to a…

  • How to Factory Reset Echo Dot 3rd Generation

    How to Factory Reset Echo Dot 3rd Generation

    Here, we show how to factory reset the Echo Dot 3rd Generation speaker, to set it back to default factory settings.  So why would you ever factory reset ?  Well, you may wish to sell or give this speaker to another person.  Or sync it to a new Amazon account.  Or to join it to…

  • How to Reset Amazon Echo Dot 3rd Gen Speaker

    How to Reset Amazon Echo Dot 3rd Gen Speaker

    Here, we demo How to Reset Amazon Echo Dot 3rd Gen Speaker.  So why would you ever do this?  Well, you may decide to sell or give your Dot 3 to another person.  Or link it to a different Amazon account.  Or connect it to a different WiFi network.  In all these cases, resetting is…