We offer these restart Echo Dot instructions to help correct some unusual symptoms that your Amazon Dot smart speakers may show. No Power Button to Restart Echo Dot With Since none of the Dots to date has a power on / off button, you restart these units by unplugging them momentarily. Unplug them from AC … Continue reading Restart Echo Dot Instructions
How to Reset Echo Dot 1st Generation Speaker
Now that the 1st Generation Amazon Echo Dot is no longer the most recent version of this smart speaker, you may be thinking about upgrading to the newer speakers. So, you may wish to reset Echo Dot 1st Generation smart speaker to sell or gift your old one to a stranger buyer. Or perhaps you just … Continue reading How to Reset Echo Dot 1st Generation Speaker
EZ Ancor Stud Solver Drywall and Stud Anchor Review
Buildex EZ Ancor Stud Solver drywall & stud anchors provide a quick, convenient, and strong means to hang pictures, shelves, mirrors, and equipment on most any solidly supported drywall wall. We’ve used EZ Ancor Stud Solver anchors on 1950s, 1980s, and 2008-vintage drywall installations. Our pictures thus, indeed hang true to this day. We’ve never … Continue reading EZ Ancor Stud Solver Drywall and Stud Anchor Review
SmartWay Solutions VIP3000 Thermostat Review
The model VIP3000 talking digital thermostat from SmartWay Solutions is a full-featured 5-2 programmable thermostat. They built in high accessibility for blind users, with its clear and loud human-sounding male voice. The VIP 300 also has a high-visibility LED-lighted display for low vision users. Not only does it speak the most often used functions. But … Continue reading SmartWay Solutions VIP3000 Thermostat Review
How to Change WiFi Network on iOS Devices
Knowing how to change WiFi networks on your iOS devices allows you to quickly connect to local wireless networks anywhere you go. So in this piece, we detail how to change WiFi network on iOS devices like the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, et al. You may need to connect your iOS mobile device to different WiFi … Continue reading How to Change WiFi Network on iOS Devices
Unboxing the Amazon Echo Generation 2
Pretty simple unboxing the Amazon Echo Generation 2 Alexa smart speaker. So it’s very easy to unpack, power up, and prepare it for setup, as we’ll show next. For our low vision and blind readers. This improved version of the Alexa enabled Amazon Echo speaker comes in a turquoise box. Plus, this carton has pictures … Continue reading Unboxing the Amazon Echo Generation 2
How to Clean Stainless Steel Tea Kettle
We’ve heated gallons upon gallons of hard and soft water for tea and hot cocoa making, with our Hamilton Beach Stainless Steel Tea Kettle. In this post, we show how to clean stainless steel tea kettle with baking soda or vinegar. We’ve cleaned our stainless kettles many times. We also discuss how to keep the … Continue reading How to Clean Stainless Steel Tea Kettle
Programmable Thermostat Pros and Cons
In today’s energy conscious society, that focuses on max energy efficiency and cutting costs, the programmable t-stat is a key power saving device in home and office. In this piece we give the list of programmable thermostat pros and cons that we’ve found while using a few of them through the decades. Programmable Thermostat Pros … Continue reading Programmable Thermostat Pros and Cons
Do You Need Amazon Prime to Use Echo
Do you need Amazon Prime to use Echo speakers? Well, you cannot play music from Amazon Prime Music without a Prime package. But even without Prime, the Alexa speakers can play several other media sources. So in short, you do not need Prime to get some use from your speaker. Now you may wonder if … Continue reading Do You Need Amazon Prime to Use Echo
Emerson CKS1708 Clock Radio Review
The Emerson CKS1708 clock radio is small enough to fit on any bedside nightstand, table, or desktop. It automatically sets itself to the correct time after a power outage. This clock system retains time and settings in memory powered by a CR2032 lithium battery. The battery life exceeds a year. In fact, it last quite … Continue reading Emerson CKS1708 Clock Radio Review