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  1. Turtle

    Going Green EV eSprinter

    The eSprinter only has a range of like 250 miles on the highway and about 310 if you stay in the city. It's thoroughly impractical for time-certain expedite. A 700 mile trip is gonna require 3 charges, at roughly 45-60 minutes per charge, That turns a 14 hour trip into a 17 hour trip and you're...
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    The end is near for windows 7

    Not better is correct. Gimp is the best free photo editor, but people who think it's just as good as Photoshop don't really know what Photoshop can do. Gimp doesn't have CMYK Color mode, or Pantone color, or spot color, which is critical for something commercially printed. It can't handle...
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    The end is near for windows 7

    Most of the early first generation Windows 7 machines don't have the clock or BUS speeds to run Windows 10. Having said that, the majority of Windows 7 machines will run Windows 10, since both operating systems have similar hardware requirements. Linux has a lot of positives, but also a lot of...
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    Phones Unlocked Phones

    A handy article from Consumer Reports that lists some of the betters phones that will work on both CDMA (Verizon and Sprint), and GSM networks (AT&T and T-Mobile).
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    Going Green

    The phrase "Beam me up, Scotty" has never been said in any of the Star Trek television shows or movies. Just thought you all would like to know that.
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    Going Green

    You should have used a toddler's shoe. Freak her out. :D
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    Going Green

    Wait. What? Your solar panel came with a tennis shoe?
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    Going Green

    You should post the pictures of the battery and charge controller setup. :)
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    Phones Verizon unlimited data plan starts tomorrow

    Yeah, they're are a lot of tablets that are WiFi only. That's fine for many people, but not us.
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    Phones Verizon unlimited data plan starts tomorrow

    You're right. :)
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    Phones Verizon unlimited data plan starts tomorrow

    When you purchase a Verizon phone from Best Buy or some other big-box store, it's pretty clear that that you're dealing with an authorized retailer What may not be so obvious is when the storefront proclaims "Verizon" in big letters. Somewhere, however, there is smaller type denoting the store...
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    Phones Verizon unlimited data plan starts tomorrow

    In your case, I don't think you're missing anything.
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    Phones Verizon unlimited data plan starts tomorrow

    That's the phone I have, and I like it a lot. I find the "second screen" at the top top be very handy. Only downside is it has the latest version of Android which kills pdanet (but that becomes moot with the new unlimited plan which includes tethering). I've never paid an activation fee (not...
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    Phones Verizon unlimited data plan starts tomorrow

    Here's a rundown of the gotchas of the new unlimited plan. You do lose employer and education discounts with the unlimited plan. You MUST set up automatic payments via your checking account or a debit card. That's kind of a deal breaker with me, because a few years ago they suddenly slapped...
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    Phones Verizon unlimited data plan starts tomorrow

    I don't know anything about it.
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    Phones Verizon unlimited data plan starts tomorrow

    Easy to confuse. It's $80 for a single line (autopay required), and if you have 4 lines at home, like with a family plan, it's $45 per line (so, $180 a month for 4 lines).
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    MyPilot app

    Roger that.
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    MyPilot app

    When this new 3.x.x version of the app was released it was a Charlie Foxtrot of epic proportions. I stuck with the old one for a long time. Then after about 20 updates I installed it. The main reason I installed the new one is because I got a new phone and all of my old apps got automatically...
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    Charger for battery bank

    $102 is an excellent price for $30 worth of wiring, fuses and connectors. Don't you think? The kit is handy, because the wires are color coded and it's got the fusable links and connectors already there. But really all you need is a two-wire twisted pair flexible connection cable (minimum AWG...
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    Phones Flagship Smartphones

    The staff where I picked up my LG V20 were pretty much universally anti-LG phones, and were very pro-Moto as well. One guy was rather rude about it "I wouldn't take an LG phone if it was free." He had an iPhone on his hip, so there ya go. I've learned over the years that most staff at Verizon...
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