The Black Moor

Reviews

Stanley Cross Bottle

Oh boy, another water bottle in the house. Oh wait, this one is mine!

IT

Even smart phones get confused

When your smart battery seems confused, sometimes you gotta give it a cycle.

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Chamberlain Dumb Garage Control

When Smart things are exceptionally Dumb

Sponsored Reviews

Wuben X2 Flashlight

A look at the Wuben X2, a compact light with big output.

Sponsored Reviews

Wuben X0 Knight Flashlight

Is there a perfect EDC Flashlight? The Wuben X0 may check all the boxes.

Me

Why am I doing sponsored reviews?

I am an enthusiast; this is not a business. I am not making money doing this, but I am doing it for a few reasons.

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Tomb Raider 1-3 Remasters

Wait, what, they actually DID IT?

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Fixing Amazon's Thermostat

Amazon's Smart Thermostat is not very smart when it comes to older central air systems.

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Ryobi 40V System

If you're tired of smelling like gas every time you mow, battery powered yard tools have come a LONG way.

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Speck MagFolio Google Pixel Tablet Case

An exceptionally minimal folio case that does everything I need it to do.

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Google Pixel Tablet

A decent tablet with a dock that makes it everyday useful.

IT

Topton N9N Intel N100 MiniPC

A MiniPC that has the nearly the CPU power of my current machine but is about 4x4x2 inches? Yes, please!

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Amazon (Mostly) Smart Thermostat

If you're already in the Amazon ecosystem and looking for a smart thermostat, this isn't a bad place to start looking.

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 4

I was waiting for the Google Pixel Watch. And then it came out. And so I got the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4! Yeah, Google, why. Seriously, why.

IT

Of Caps and Switches

Proper choice of switches and keycaps can make all the difference in how you, and others, enjoy your keyboard.

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Royal Kludge RK84

What do you do when you have a perfectly fine desktop keyboard? Buy another one!

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Royal Kludge 68 Pro

I've had it with my Kemove 61, it's time to replace it. Is the Royal Kludge 68 Pro a good replacement? We'll see.

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Kemove 61 is junk

The Kemove 61 is unsupported, buggy junk and I've had it with its issues.

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Pixel Buds Series A

The Google Pixel Buds Series A really fit the "reasonable sound quality with great convenience" hole that was in my headphone lineup.

Amateur Radio

Anytone 878 firmware update 1.25, 1.26, 1.27

Most devices of this sort get an update lifecycle of a year or two, max, and then they're left as-is in the state they were in. Sometimes that's fine, sometimes it's not.

Amateur Radio

Fixing the GD77's terrible charger

The GD77 charging base electronics is trash; a TP5100 is a trivial and cheap replacement.

Me

We're going to need a bigger tarp

For years I've always tried to time when to put out the veggies in the garden, and it's always too early and they die or so late it takes most of the season to get anything. This year, I'm building a mini greenhouse.

Me

I'm a flashlight geek

I am a flashlight geek and have a long history of flashlights. I may collect some, but I use them all!

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OLight Baton 3

OLight Baton 3 is a thumb-sized light that will do .5 lumens to 1200 lumens and is an insane EDC light and a great value.

Amateur Radio

Analyzing HT antennas is hard

Even with reasonable equipment, analyzing an HT antenna is hard because you are part of the system.