![]() And it makes the whole product sub-par, even though I think the cameras and their installation are great.įirst, I see a ton of not so great reviews. In today’s world, this is unacceptably buggy, for a software of this complexity. But it was even slower, and so far with only 30% success rate, some attempts causing the system to fault out in different ways. After the initial cloud access expired, I’m supposed to be able to use my local drive and view the clips the same way. It feels like half a min to a minute, so most likely I’ll miss whatever triggered the camera unless it’s somebody ringing the doorbell. It takes quite a long time between the motion trigger (which is only seconds after actual motion ) and the ability to see with the camera, either through real-time view or waiting for the recording to be ready for view. So, together with the great hardware, I now consider this a good product worth recommending. And the SW just seems much less buggy going from one use to another. Now, it’s reliable and reasonably quick to let me review all the recordings. Before, it will record for only a second, or shows no picture at all, or fail to let me access the recording, everyday. Most notably, the USB access without the cloud subscription is working flawlessly for a couple days now. So I feel obliged to update my review as well. Update 6/2/22: an automatic SW update a couple days ago seemed to have vastly improved some of the situations I described below. ![]() If that could be fixed I would say this would be a pretty great system. So overall a decent camera, easy to set up, but crappy on the notification end. That is a fix that is completely on the app end seeing as my notifications work for every other app I use. If you want to shout at an intruder that you’re watching them, also useless. If you want to relay a message verbally via the camera to family when they enter the home you will likely not be notified of its detecting motion. Which makes the live video mic basically useless. So that means I have to open the app to see if anything is captured. I have everything set up with my preferences in both my phone settings, and the app settings yet most of the time I do not get any. I also do not love that the notifications are hit or miss. I don’t love that they require an email, and a phone number. You can clearly see the persons face, and that is all that really matters. The quality of the video both during the day, and at night are sufficient. I’ve used many brands of cameras in my line of work so I know what’s utter garbage, and what isn’t. With multi-system support, you can use Blink to watch your home, vacation home, or business all at the same time.īy using this app, you agree to Amazon’s Conditions of Use (and Privacy Notice (/privacy-policy). The app connects your home to your phone in HD video so you can see and protect what matters most. Use the Blink Home Monitor app to check in on what’s happening at home from anywhere at any time. You can use your voice to stream live video, play recorded clips, arm and disarm your camera, be alerted to motion, and more. Hear, see, and speak right from the Blink Home Monitor app on your phone and get alerts whenever motion is detected.Ĭonnect Blink Outdoor, Indoor, or Mini to select Alexa-enabled devices for voice commands at home. Starting at $34.99 Mini is a great first step towards keeping your home more secure. *Blink Mini*: is mighty - but tiny - which means you can plug it in anywhere inside your home. Features like two-way audio and night vision help you stay connected to what’s happening no matter where you are - day or night. *Blink Indoor*: is a wireless, battery-powered security camera that you can place anywhere inside your home. Outdoor runs for up to two years* on a single set of AA batteries to help you protect your home inside and out - rain or shine - with features like two-way audio, motion detection, and more. *Blink Outdoor*: weathers the storm so you don’t have to. Outdoor and Indoor and run for up to two years on the included single set of AA lithium batteries* to help protect what matters most for less. The new wireless smart home security cameras from Blink and Amazon go where wires can’t. *Be there from anywhere with Blink smart home security * With multi-system support and simple setup, you can easily control multiple Blink cameras within one single app! The Blink Home Monitor app will alert you to what matters, day or night, no matter where you are. ![]() Blink’s affordable smart home security camera systems help you monitor your home directly from your smartphone.
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![]() Another good point of iCloud Capture is that Windows users will be able to move Outlook tasks to OmniFocus when they launch the app, as iCloud Capture checks for all reminders in your iCloud account, not just those created via Siri. The system isn’t perfect, but has worked very well for me with simple reminders. The Omni Group didn’t add direct Siri integration, but they came up with one of the most clever ways I’ve seen to use Siri and iCloud to create reminders and have them automatically moved to OmniFocus every time you open the app. For now, I can say that one location-based reminder did go through iCloud Capture, but another did not, and stayed inside Reminders. From my understanding of this limitation, it appears getting location reminders into OmniFocus from iCloud might work best if OmniFocus is using the same contact information rather than its “current location” or “exact location”, and I’ll need to investigate this further. Please note that reminders will be deleted from Reminders.app as they’re moved to OmniFocus title and dates will be preserved in the transition, but The Omni Group says that location reminders – which both Siri and Apple’s Reminders can use out of the box – will be “most effective” when they match Reminders’ contact locations and OmniFocus’ own implementation, which is quite different from Apple as it’s got more options. You’ll have to open OmniFocus for iCloud Capture to work, but it’s a minimal effort compared to the added convenience of being able to let OmniFocus seamlessly process and import reminders. ![]() The “upon launch” part is important, as OmniFocus can’t process iCloud data in the background – you won’t be able to add reminders via Siri, and expect OmniFocus to import & sync in the background. Once enabled, OmniFocus will check for new reminders every time upon launch and move them into the inbox. Second, you’ll have to log in with your iCloud account in OmniFocus’ settings, and enable iCloud Capture. This is done in two ways: first, you have to create reminders that go into a “Reminders” or “OmniFocus” list. iCloud Capture, as explained in the Help section, literally takes input that would otherwise stay into Reminders, and moves “as much data as it can” away from Reminders and into OmniFocus. The Omni Group has implemented a new feature called iCloud Capture that is capable of taking Reminders from your iCloud account, and move them into OmniFocus’ inbox. Whilst you still can’t ask Siri to create new tasks directly into OmniFocus, the solution implemented by The Omni Group is very clever, and it gives you the illusion of native integration with the assistant, using iCloud and your Apple ID as a bridge between Siri’s reminder functionality, and OmniFocus. With the latest update to OmniFocus for iPhone, The Omni Group has figured out a way to let the app interact with iOS reminders and iCloud, and automatically fetch reminders created through the iPhone 4S’ Siri or Reminders app. ![]() Use the YouTube HTML5 Video Player to watch YouTube videos, when available.Install ClickToFlash (Safari), Flashblock (Firefox) or FlashBlock (Chrome) to control which Flash content plays on websites.Find your Flash version and make sure it's the latest version available.Make sure the vents remain unblocked to allow your computer to perform at its best. In order to not damage your machine, smcFanControl does not let you set a minimum speed to a value below Apple's defaults. It allows you to increase your minimum fan speed to make your Intel Mac run cooler. The iMac vent is a slot on the back near the top of the computer. smcFanControl lets the user set a minimum speed for built-in fans. The intake and exhaust vents are in the back of the computer near the hinge on all Mac notebooks. (PRAM/NVRAM has nothing to do with these issues, so resetting it will not help.) If they're spinning up without increased heat, try resetting the SMC. They will spin faster as needed to keep temps at a safe level. Restart from Apple Menu, not shut down then start. iMacs have 3 fans with minimum speeds in the 800-1200 range. Boot to Mac OS X, open SMCFanControl, set the fan to max RPM around 6000. Your fans are always on when your Mac is on, spinning at a minimum of 2000 rpm (for MBPs) or 1800 rpm (for MBAs, MBs and minis). This doesn't indicate that it's overheating and will not harm the computer to be hot to the touch. The aluminum body transfers heat more effectively than other materials used in computer casings, so you will feel the heat more. It is also quite normal for your Mac to become extremely hot to the touch during intensive operations. It's just your Mac doing its job to maintain temps within the normal range. If you're constantly putting high demands on your system, such as gaming or other multimedia tasks, expect temps to rise and fans to spin up accordingly. Websites with Flash content, games and other multimedia apps will put higher demand on the CPU/GPU, generating more heat. ![]() Unless there is a rare defect in a Mac, most temps are well within the normal operating range, considering the workload being put on it. iStat Pro will give you accurate readings of your temps and fan speeds, among other things. The Intel processors used in Macs are designed to automatically shut down to prevent damage if they truly overheat (around 100C/212F - 105C/221F, depending on your processor). Click to expand.Any fan control software that limits the maximum fan speed is not recommended, as it can cause overheating. ![]() Granted, you’ll get more out of the game if the idea of revisiting the worlds of Oblivion, Skyrim, and Morrowind in a new way feels especially exciting to you, but ESO is so much more than a walk down memory lane. Recent ESO expansions have expanded the world of Tamriel in ways that even the best single-player Elder Scrolls games could never do. ![]() So, as we prepare to enter a long and dry new release schedule that will likely leave many searching for a massive new game to lose themselves in, now feels like the perfect time to take a look at the reasons you should (and shouldn’t) start playing The Elder Scrolls Online. However, even those who belong to the latter camp have probably been hearing about the MMO’s growth over the last few years and the many ways that it offers something closer to the experience some were expecting from it at launch. Some have lost countless hours to the online RPG, while others have simply wondered if all of the resources that have gone into it wouldn’t have been better spent on a “proper” single-player Elder Scrolls game (even if that argument has always overlooked the logistics of the game’s development). Since it was released in 2014, The Elder Scrolls Online has proven to be a somewhat divisive game. Between The Elder Scrolls Online‘s recent free trial on Steam, its tantalizing place in the Game Pass library, and the fact that The Elder Scrolls 6‘s release date isn’t nearly as close as we’d like it to be, more and more people are suddenly wondering if now is the time to finally start playing The Elder Scrolls Online. Here is a list of them, with both male and female hairstyles that are either original or from the characters:Įyebrows are like the face types. What is also interesting is that most of these hairstyles are the ones the Soul Calibur characters have. What kind of hairstyle fits your character perfectly? While there are not a lot to choose from as of now, there are cool choices to pick from. For females, there are 11 options to choose from. Angry, sad, happy, or perhaps sadistic? There are different kinds of faces that can range from childlike to adultlike, which can indicate the age of your customized character. When it comes to the faces, there is not a lot to say other than what kind of expression you want your character to display. Use this feature if you want your character to have a defined muscle tone. Among the body parts that can be adjusted, they include, but not limited to:Īlso, you can edit the muscle definition, which ranges from 1 to 5. You can make each body part either skinny or thick. ![]() Now that you are done with the simple stuff, now is the time to focus on the sizes of your character’s anatomy. ![]() The character’s build has three options to choose from, which include: How tall do you want your character to be? Very tall, or short instead? For physicality, do you want your character to be incredibly muscular or skinny? For the character’s height, there are five options which affect their reach and power. If you want your character to have great range and a unique weapon, pick Ivy! Or maybe you can choose a fighting style of a character you never got around to, giving you a chance to play a different set. The fighting styles are based around the Soul Calibur characters’ own, so whoever you want your character to fight like is up to you! Fighting styles include, but not limited to:Īn interesting thing to know is that since Geralt from The Witcher series has always been a customizable character, Bandai Namco was kind enough to implement his fighting style to custom created characters, as if you are transferring your own Witcher into Soul Calibur VI! Want your character to be overpowered? Pick Nightmare. Step 2: Choosing A Fighting StyleĪs soon as you are done with the race and gender of your character, the next step is to pick a fighting style. Pick which one you want and he or she will be set to a default version of themselves. ![]() If you are wanting to change their race, be careful that some customization options might be altered, unless you are wanting to create an entirely new character. …and so much more! Whatever your tastes prefer, you can pick the one that you want to shine in the Soul Calibur community or in online battles. What race do you want your character to be? Want them to be a normal human? Or perhaps a Malfested? There are more options for races that include: What makes Soul Calibur VI unique from the other titles is that there is a mode called Libra of Souls, where your character is an integral part in it! Not only can you put the Soul Calibur characters in different outfits from wild imaginations, but a fully-fledged original character can be made as well! There are tons of options ranging from races, body type, clothing, weapons, and more! Excited to create your own custom character? Here is a guide on how to get started! Step 1: Choosing Your Race/Gender Soul Calibur VI has been out for a month now and it has been a decent success! One of the best features the game has included is the character creation, which has become an important feature throughout the series. Follow along the sections to get the hang of this heavily detailed mode! Making a return as one of the series' staples, the character customization mode is back in Soul Calibur VI! With plenty of options to choose from, we have a guide that will help you through the basics on the character creator. A fully-detailed look on what Soul Calibur VI's character creation has to offer. |