How to Set Sleep Timer on Amazon Alexa Echo

The smaller Amazon Alexa Echo Dot Generation 2 smart speakers now provide a useful sleep timer function that you can command with your voice!  To use it, you first ask Alexa to play a radio station, podcast, flash briefing, or other streaming service. Then, once the broadcast is playing, ask her play for only as … Continue reading How to Set Sleep Timer on Amazon Alexa Echo

Logitech Squeezebox Boom Review, WiFi Radio

While researching this Logitech Squeezebox Boom review, we found that this internet radio has rich full stereo sound.  It also offers thousands of internet radio stations to choose from, numerous apps. These apps play MP3 audio as well, and a full-function remote control. Logitech Squeezebox Boom Review Summary In this Logitech Squeezebox Boom Review, we … Continue reading Logitech Squeezebox Boom Review, WiFi Radio

JBL Flip 3 Red Light Stays On, How to Fix

Many JBL speakers, including the Flip 3, have a light that glows or blinks red when the battery runs low on power. In the case of the Flip 3 speaker, we see this lamp in the battery gauge on the button panel. But sometimes, this red light stays on or blinks for long periods as … Continue reading JBL Flip 3 Red Light Stays On, How to Fix

JBL Charge 3 Red Light Stays On, How to Fix

Many JBL speakers, including the Charge 3, feature a status light that glows red while charging / recharging them. In this case, we find it as part of the battery gauge on the front of the speaker’s base. Sometimes though, this red light stays on or blinks incessantly.  E.g. It starts flashing during play and … Continue reading JBL Charge 3 Red Light Stays On, How to Fix

JBL Flip 2 Red Light Stays On, How to Fix

Many JBL speakers, including the Flip 2, have a light that glows or blinks red when the battery runs low on power. In the case of this speaker, we see this lamp in the battery gauge lamps on the silver panel running across the length of the unit. But sometimes, the red light in this … Continue reading JBL Flip 2 Red Light Stays On, How to Fix

JBL Flip 4 Red Light Stays On, Won’t Turn Off

Many JBL speakers, including the Flip 4, have a light that glows or blinks red when the battery is almost out of power. In the case of the Flip 4 speaker, we see this lamp in the battery gauge on the button panel. But sometimes, this red light stays on or blinks for long periods … Continue reading JBL Flip 4 Red Light Stays On, Won’t Turn Off

How to Connect iPhone to JBL Flip 4

This post demonstrates how to connect iPhone to JBL Flip 4 speaker. How to Connect iPhone to JBL Flip 4 With your JBL Flip 4 powered off (power button is dark), run through this routine to pair it to your iPhone.  We’re using an iPad Air tablet for this demo since we do not have … Continue reading How to Connect iPhone to JBL Flip 4

How to Clean Stainless Steel Coffee Maker

We’ve brewed several tens of pots of coffee in our Farberware Electric Coffee Maker. So after a short time, we noticed hard water and coffee stains inside. Thus, we learned how to clean this stainless steel coffee maker. This post details the tips and advice we gathered in doing that. We’ve found that without regular … Continue reading How to Clean Stainless Steel Coffee Maker

Harman Kardon Invoke Picture Gallery

We’ve snapped many pictures of the Harman Kardon Invoke speaker, its parts, and packaging.  Specifically, these come from the various posts we wrote about this Cortana enabled device.  We’ve put these photos together here in our Harman Kardon Invoke picture gallery for easy viewing.  Further, we’ll add more as we add them to new posts … Continue reading Harman Kardon Invoke Picture Gallery

Bose Wave Radio 1 AWR131 Review

While some may call the Bose Wave Radio 1 model AWR131 merely a glorified clock radio, its notably extensive yet not muddy bass qualifies it as more like a high performance stereo receiver; one that just happens to support clock radio functionality. Indeed, this model Wave Radio  sports a bright, easy to read green clock … Continue reading Bose Wave Radio 1 AWR131 Review