The Apple Watch has pretty reliable all-day battery life most of the time. In certain use cases, however, you might need to give it another boost – such as if you’re traveling or doing a lengthy LTE workout. Read on as we roundup our favorite Apple Watch power bank accessories.
https://9to5mac.com/2019/05/13/best-apple-watch-power-banks/
The comprehensively named Anker PowerCore Fusion Power Delivery Battery and Charger is now available on Apple’s online store. This is one of the new generation gallium nitridechargers, which use the power of science and clever engineering to shrink the charging tech down to much tinier proportions, which in the case of this gadget has allowed Anker to also fit a portable battery inside. What you get is a 42W charger — with a 30W USB-C output for juicing up your laptop or more demanding gadgets and another 12W via USB-A for fast-charging smartphones or tablets — that can also power an iPhone for an additional 23 hours from its own internal charge. Anker says the built-in battery holds a 5,000 mAh reserve.
No cables are provided with the…
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Many of you know that I’m a tech-nerd. I spent 10 years in the robotic software business at ABB Robotics and loved every minute of it. For all you geeks out there, here is the software in action:
OK… back to reality and my trip to the Camino.
When I made the decision to do the Camino, I also decided I would document the trip by creating a daily photo/travel blog. As you will see this decision had a major impact on my packing and pack weight. Many of the people who have done the Camino discourage blogging. They say it takes away from the experience of the Camino (which I can understand) and adds considerable extra weight to your pack. However, I have been blogging about my adventures for the past 8 years and it has become part of my DNA, so I’m going to do it.
Many of you know that every summer Susie (my wife) and I spend the month of June on vacation (since I have my summers off as a college professor). We find a fun/interesting city (Rome, Barcelona…) and we rent an apartment for the month, have no rental car, cook many of our meals at home and live like the locals. I have created a daily photo/travel blog for each of these trips. If you are interested, here are my other travel/photo blogs: http://www.jjshields.com/
Once I decided to blog, it was time to find the best/lightest tech. Here is what I’m taking:
I do all my photo editing and blogging on a Windows laptop when I travel. I bring my monster 17″ Acer gaming laptop because it has great video/photo editing power. However, the beast weighs nearly 9 pounds!!! So I needed to find a different/lighter option and bought an iPad Pro 10.5.
This my friends was a tough decision. I have never owned an Apple product and never had any interest in any of their products. I’m an Android fanboy! I chose the iPad because I need to edit my photos and the photo editing software is better on the iPad than on Android. I have been really struggling with the iPad… Apple has locked down everything in the operating system and I can’t get used to that. Some say this strategy is called “A walled garden”. Coming from the freedom of Android, it feels more like a prison 🙂
I didn’t buy the Apple keyboard or the Apple keyboard case. Why? Because of weight (plus they are stupidly expensive). I ended up buying the iClever Universal Wireless Keyboard. Besides being lightweight, the keyboard will also work with my Android phone (if I need to use it) and the keys are backlit for those times I will be blogging in the dark 🙂
For my case, I looked for the lightest case available (that also offered some degree of protection) and bought the JETech Case for Apple iPad Pro 10.5 Inch.
This combination saved me 8 ounces over the Apple solution (and I saved some major cash!):
I know that 8oz might not seem like a lot, but I have learned that every ounce counts when you are carrying the weight on your back.
Because I will be staying in hostels along the Camino, I decided to try a different approach to charging all my tech devices. I’m concerned about the security of my devices, and I don’t want to be tethered to devices while they are being charged in the hostels. So here’s my plan:
I ended up buying a new USB charger because my current charger is a little heavy. I got the YIHUNION 61W 4-Port USB Wall Charger (10oz) and saved 6oz!
Besides saving weight, this unit has some great features:
I will be bringing my LG V20 phone on the trip. This phone is unlocked so I can use a Spanish sim card in the phone. This is probably the most under-rated phone over the past 5 years. One of the great features is it has a replaceable battery (very few phones have this feature).
For the Camino, I bought an extended battery for my phone. With normal use (with the regular battery) I can get about1.25 days of use on a charge. With the new PowerBear LG V20 Extended Battery I can get almost 3 days of use. This means less recharging on the Camino. The only downside is the extra weight (about 3oz) and now my phone looks pregnant 🙂
This was another tough decision. Photography is one of my hobbies and I have a great Sony A6300 camera (if you are interested, here are some of my better photos LINKY). Even though the Sony is a very compact camera it still weighs a lot (1.8 lbs/816g with my 18-200 lens). Below is a good comparison between my camera (note the A6000 is the same size as my camera) and a “typical” digital camera:
So I am taking my little Sony RX100 V on the Camino. Here is size comparison of the RX100 & A6300:
Some of the trade-offs with using the RX100 include:
Having said this, the RX100 is still a great compact camera. In fact, most camera review sites say it is the best camera for the size.
I will be bringing my Android Smart Watch with me. It is an LG Urbane 2nd Edition.
The main reason for bringing this watch is to help reduce the time it takes to write my blogs.
SAY WHAT???? How can a watch help with your blogging??? Stick with me…
My goal is to spend NO MORE than 1 hour per day on my blogging. I think using the watch to record my thoughts will help me reach this goal.
Yes, I know this is a luxury item. However, during my training hikes, I notice that my pace increases and the music just puts me a good place (especially if it a song by Justin Beaver :-))
I have been a longtime fan of the Bose QC 20 noise-canceling earphones. They are fantastic on those long flights or any time I want some quiet time. However, I’m taking the Sony 1000X Earphones for the following reasons:
Here is what they look like:
Well, that’s about it for my tech stuff.
Back in October, Adobe announced that it would be bringing full Photoshop CC to the iPad sometime in 2019. Now, the company is officially opening beta signups for Photoshop on the iPad.
https://9to5mac.com/2019/05/13/photoshop-for-ipad-beta/
Nintendo is continuing to release new content on a regular basis to promote Yoshi’s Crafted World. The latest trailer for the recently-released platformer is called Yoshi101, which – as its name implies – gives a brief introduction to in-game characters, enemies, abilities, obstacles and collectibles. You can get a taste for all these elements in the embedded video below. Yoshi’s Crafted World is now available worldwide, exclusively for Nintendo Switch.
The Famitsu sales data for Golden Week in Japan is now available and it reveals that Super Smash Bros Ultimate has now dethroned Splatoon 2 in Japan at retail. Splatoon 2 was the best-selling Nintendo Switch game of all-time in Japan, but that accolade now goes to Super Smash Bros Ultimate!
Apps on the Nintendo Switch are not discussed often, but when they are, it’s usually something we haven’t heard before. A classic example of this is news from Discord, a text and voice application along the lines of Skype and Teamspeak, but developed with gamers in mind. The official Twitter of Discord has responded to a fan asking for a Discord app on the Nintendo Switch. Discord suggested interest in the app, saying “we hope so”. We’ve included their official tweet down below.
We hope so! Be sure to upvote that over at https://t.co/g5Ac2YTqIQ!
— Discord (@discordapp) June 17, 2017
Discord have told a fan that they still hope their chat app could eventually come to the Nintendo Switch system. For voice chat on the Nintendo Switch you still need to use the Nintendo Switch Online app, but Discord would be the preferred option for system owners. Here’s what the company has said about the idea on Twitter.
We would love to bring Discord to the switcht! But we’d need Nintendo’s blessing for that to happen first. Vote up the idea here and maybe it could be a thing someday:dis.gd/contact
Thank you to Nintendo First Order Reaver for the news tip!
Another online account hijacking attack has emerged, this time targeting WhatsApp. The Israeli agency responsible for cybersecurity has warned its citizens about the attack, which can often be conducted without any knowledge or interaction on their part. All the attacker needs is the victim’s phone number.
First documented by security researchers last year, the security flaw has now hit the mainstream. Last week, ZDNet reported that the Israeli National Cybersecurity Authority issued an alert warning that WhatsApp users could lose control of their accounts.
The hack capitalises on users’ tendency not to change default access credentials on cellphone voicemail numbers. The attacker makes a request to register the victim’s telephone number to the WhatsApp application on their own phone. By default, WhatsApp sends a six-digit verification code in an SMS text message to the victim’s phone number, to verify that the person making the request owns it.
Ideally, the victim would see the message, alerting them that something was up. The attacker avoids that by launching the attack at a time when the victim would not answer their phone, such as in the middle of the night, or while they are on a flight. Many users may even have their phones set to ‘do not disturb’ during this time.
The attacker doesn’t have access to the victim’s phone, and so cannot see the code to enter it. WhatsApp then offers to call the victim’s number with an automated phone message reading out the code. Because the victim is not accepting calls, the automated message is left as a voicemail.
The attacker then exploits a security flaw on many carrier networks, which provide generic telephone numbers that users can call to access voicemail. The only credential required to hear the voicemail is a four-digit PIN, and many carriers set this by default to something simple like 0000 or 1234. These default passwords are easily discovered online.
When the attacker uses the default PIN to access the victim’s voicemail, they can hear the code and then enter it into their own device, completing the transfer of the victim’s phone number to their own WhatsApp account.
To seal the deal, the attacker can then enable two-step verification, which is an optional feature that WhatsApp has been offering since 2017. This requires the user to set a custom PIN, which they must then re-enter if they wish to reverify their phone number. Turning on this feature prevents the victim from regaining control over their own phone number.
Security researcher Martin Vigo explored and expanded on automated phone message attacks in a talk at DEF CON this August titled “Compromising online accounts by cracking voicemail systems”. He went beyond simple default voicemail PINs, using a Python script that brute-forced voicemail accounts using the cloud-based telephony API Twilio.
During the talk, he called out several online services that he said were vulnerable to attacks like this. PayPal, Netflix, Instagram and LinkedIn supported password reset by automated phone call, he said, adding that Apple, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo support the use of automated voicemails for two-factor authentication (2FA).
In a blog post describing the talk, he lamented the fact that we’re still using 30 year-old technologies to secure sensitive systems.
Using application-based 2FA (such as Sophos Authenticator, which is also included in our free Sophos Mobile Security for Android and iOS) mitigates a lot of the risk, because these mobile authentication apps don’t rely on communications tied to phone numbers.
If you must use a service that relies on automated voice messages, then set a strong PIN for your voicemail inbox.
Finally, enable two-step verification on your WhatsApp account, by opening WhatsApp and going to Settings > Account > Two-step verification > Enable.
They say the night is dark and full of terrors, and it was certainly true for many who tried to stream the Game of Thrones Season 8 premiere last week on HBO NOW or HBO GO. For many, the stream crashed or froze and some had to wait 30 minutes to an hour before they could even watch the episode. So we’re going to help you out and show you what to do if the same thing happens again tonight, along with some alternatives for HBO GO and HBO NOW.
GoT fans also had issues during Season 7, including the premiere and finale. They had hoped things would be fixed before the Season 8 premiere, but sadly that was not the case.
First, try updating your app or at least check to make sure it’s updated to the most recent version. Sometimes HBO will resolve access issues but those will only be available in a newer version of the app.
If that doesn’t help, you might need to restart the app to get it to work. Or you might have better luck if you switch to a different device. Some have trouble with the website, but the episode may load fine on their iPad or phone, for example. So if one location isn’t working for you, try another device.
You might also try through a different app entirely. For example, if it’s not loading on your Smart TV’s app, then try switching over to Apple TV. For some reason, some versions of the app might work even if another one isn’t.
You should also check for tweets from HBOGoHelp or HBONowHelp,along with tweets sent to those accounts, to see if there’s an issue. Sometimes HBO will post a quick fix to a problem on the respective Twitter accounts, so it’s a good idea to check those for possible solutions. You can also tweet directly to either account. They may respond by asking you to direct message them with your HBO ID, email, TV Provider, Device, bandwidth, and the troubleshooting steps you already tried. For HBO NOW users, you may be asked to simply DM with your HBO NOW email address. (Don’t directly tweet this information to them, because you don’t want that information to be public. Only share it in a DM.)
Here is where you can find HBO GO troubleshooting steps:
If all else fails, here are some alternatives.
You do have options for streaming backups if HBO GO or NOW stop working. Here are the backups, some of which can be accessed with free trials:
If you have Amazon Prime or want to start a free 30-day trial of Amazon Prime, you can watch live and on-demand HBO content through the HBO Amazon Channel, which also comes with a free 7-day trial. Once you’re signed up for both Amazon Prime and the HBO channel, you can watch the show either live as it airs or on-demand after. With either option, you can watch on your computer via the Amazon website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone compatible), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 or other streaming device via the Amazon Video app.
Whether you already have Hulu or you want to sign up for a new subscription, HBO is available as an add-on to either Hulu or Hulu with Live TV. Once signed up, you can watch the show live as it airs, or you can watch it on-demand anytime after. With either option, you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 (on-demand only), Nintendo Switch, Echo Show or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
Whether you already have PlayStation Vue or you want to start a free 5-day trial of PlayStation Vue, you can watch live and on-demand HBO content through the HBO add-on, which comes with a free 7-day trial. Once signed up, you can watch the show either live as it airs or on-demand anytime after. With either option, you can watch your computer via the PS Vue website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation (3 or 4), or other supported device via the PS Vue app.
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