![]() I hated the tiny trackball Apple mouse and tossed it to get the first Magic Mouse. I use a full wired Apple keyboard for my Mac mini and my internet connection is wired, no Airport allowed. On my Windows 7 computer I no longer use any wireless devices and consequently I have had no connection issues since last summer. ![]() I wish there was a wired/usb option for the mouse. Now what do I do with the most expensive mouse ive bought?" ![]() I would rather use an old ball mouse than the magic mouse. " The Apple Magic Mouse is quite frankly the most expensive, heaviest, uncomfortable and unpredictable mouse I have used in my life! I did a general search for this issue and your description seemed the closest I could find so far to mms issue. For the record I am running a Mac mini (Late 2012) OS X 10.11.2 with any updates that have been offered. Except for these annoyances it works much better that my original MM. It had been recently charged so power should not have been an issue. I have examined the MM2 lens but it looks normal. After a few moments I'm back on the mouse pad and it's working again. I wasn't in a place to do a restart and kept working off the mouse pad. Back on the pad it's still stuck horizontally. I moved it off the mouse pad and it worked flawlessly. It will move side to side but not vertically. Starting this week I have two times where the pointer is locked horizontally. The issue always resolved itself after a brief time. Before this week I have had times the mouse pointer either froze on the screen or moved very sluggishly for a period of time. I bought it when I bought my MM2 almost two months. I'm curious if your problem persists off the mouse pad? I also use a mouse pad.
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![]() Using Activity Monitor, I found that VirusBarrier had a relatively low impact on my Mac’s memory and CPU - even though I had the maximum protections enabled, which is the most CPU-intensive option. I also liked how the scans didn’t significantly impact my Mac’s performance, which is impressive considering the robust protection that VirusBarrier offers. Subsequent Full Scans were much faster, too, thanks to Intego’s built-in file caching technology that skips over previously scanned files marked as safe. ![]() Intego’s Quick Scan took just over 5 minutes to scan over 300,000 files, whereas the Full Scan analyzed over 2 million files on my Mac and only took 1 hour! This is much faster than a lot of other antivirus scanners. VirusBarrier also has the option to scan emails for viruses (if you’re using Apple’s Mail app), and it can also detect PC-based malware, so there’s no risk of you spreading infected files to friends, family, or colleagues that use PCs. So although Intego doesn’t offer an iOS app, it’s still easy to ensure that your iPhone and iPad don’t have any hidden malicious files. Using VirusBarrier, you can run virus scans of your entire Mac and any connected external drives or iOS devices. Its dashboard is simple and easy to use, but it still contains all of the essential virus protection tools, such as an antivirus scanner, a real-time protection engine, scan scheduling, and malware removal. VirusBarrier is Intego’s malware scanner. Note: If you want to read about Intego Antivirus for Windows, click here.But overall, Intego is a great product - it scored top marks in macOS virus protection, ease of use, and overall value it’s cheaper than most other Mac-based antiviruses and it ranked as the #1 antivirus for Mac in 2023. So, is Intego worth the money? Definitely! There are a few things that could be improved, such as having one single interface, better instructions in a few places, and a VPN that’s included as part of its main package. ContentBarrier - parental controls (way better than Mac’s parental controls).Personal Backup - advanced data backup tool.Mac Washing Machine - system cleaner and optimizer.Intego’s discounted Mac Premium Bundle X9 also adds great extras, such as: ![]() Now, it’s not perfect, but Intego has done a lot of good things with its two macOS malware protection engines - VirusBarrier and NetBarrier - both of which scored exceptionally well during my testing. It’s not easy to find a good Mac antivirus, but after testing virtually all of the macOS antiviruses out there, I can confirm that Intego is my favorite. Intego is the best antivirus software for Macs on the market.
![]() Although it says fits 22-37 lbs, in other diapers the way her legs are she needs the large size. So I couldn't get a very good test for you. My son is in a size 2 and my daughter (who is still in them at night) wears a size 5. I have no little one in my house that wears this size, so I'm not sure why I was sent them. The next thing you may have noticed that I received were Well Beginnings Size 4 Jumbo, 31 count, Diapers. AND what I love the most, these wipes are hypoallergenic, alcohol-free, dermatologist-approved, and made in the U.S.A! Retail value for the 72 count is only $2.39, so on par with name brands. The inner layer is strong and thick to prevent tearing or stretching, keeping your hands clean. ![]() I have pretty high standards for my wipes, but I also don't want to break the bank paying for them. Walgreen's Well Beginnings wipes are made with Tri-Form, which is a unique 3-layer fabric, specially designed with 2 quilted cottony soft outer layers for superior and gentle cleansing for your baby’s delicate skin. You want something that is soft to touch for little tushies, yet strong enough to hold up to whatever mess they have to clean up, they need to be durable, and gentle as well. So I would like to think I know what to look for in a quality wipe. In my 3+ years of being a mommy, my 5+ years of being a nanny, and my year working at a day care, I have seen a TON of baby wipes and changed a TON of diapers. I love finding affordable, high quality wipes and Well Beginnings baby wipes fit the bill. The first item that really stuck out of all these items were the baby wipes. ![]() Poster paint is a great way to showcase your artwork on a large canvas or wall. Which one is better: canvas painting or poster paint? What is a fabric painting filter?Ī canvas bag to paint on fabric, the acrylic paint on canvas bags to use to paint a bag that has been treated with water and oil spills, dirt, or dust on it.Ī canvas bag to use a painting primer to help the acrylic paint adhere to the fabric on a canvas bag that has been treated with water, oil, and dirt spills on it such as by a painting lapel pin or a painting of your artwork. To clean your acrylic paintbrush, use a paintbrush cleaner. When painting on canvas bags, use a paintbrush to apply a thick layer of paint to the bag.Īfter painting on canvas bags, use a fabric painting filter to reduce light and allow you to see your artwork more clearly. Some acrylic paint brands include Winsor & Newton, Sherwin Williams, and Canvas Corp. There are a few acrylic paint brands that offer a fabric painting filter to help reduce the amount of light that comes into your canvas painting. In the photo above, you will notice that I’ve painted on my canvas bag using regular acrylics with a paint primer underneath it.Īfter this step is complete, choose a fabric painting filter to reduce the amount of light that comes into the painting. Some acrylic paint sealants can be used to protect your painting from water damage and to repel dust and dirt. Instead of painting on canvas bags to use on furniture, a paint sealant works a lot better. How can I use acrylic paint to protect my furniture? Alternatively, you can use a painting filter to reduce the amount of sunlight that hits your canvas. To prevent this, use a lighter to diffuse the light and protect your painting from fading. ![]() Does sunlight affect acrylic paintings?Īcrylic paintings will fade in direct sunlight. We recommend using acrylic paints that have low gloss so that your artwork doesn’t become too shiny or bright. If you’re painting on fabric using regular acrylic paints, be sure to use a primer to ensure that the paint doesn’t seep through and ruin your work. Instead, use a sealant to protect the paint. However, water-soluble acrylics will not work on a variety of fabrics including cotton, linen, and wool. Can we paint using acrylic colors on fabrics?Īcrylic paint can be used on fabric. If you’re painting on fabric using regular acrylic paint, use a primer to ensure that the paint doesn’t seep through and ruin your work. Yes, acrylic paint can be used on a canvas. ![]() ![]() It’s affordable and easy to use, making it a great choice for beginner painters. Yes, acrylic paint is a great option for painting on canvas. If you’re using water-soluble acrylic paint, be sure to use a wetter paintbrush to apply the paint. Primers seal the canvas surface so that paint doesn’t seep through and ruin your work. If you’re painting on canvas, it’s important to use a primer before painting. What should I do if I’m painting on canvas and my paint starts to run? We’ll discuss the different types of acrylic paint in a bit more detail below. There are a variety of types of acrylic paints on the market today, each with its own unique properties. What are the different types of acrylic paints? It’s a versatile option because it can be used to paint both canvas and wood surfaces.Īcrylic paint is also easy to work with, making it a great choice for beginner painters. What is acrylic paint and why is it good for you?Īcrylic paint is a painting medium made of acrylics and solvents. It dries quickly which makes it easy to use on canvas bags but also means that acrylic painting ideas are best suited for projects. It comes in many colors and can be used on canvas bags, canvases or fabric to create watercolor effects. The price of acrylic paint makes it an attractive option to use on canvas bags and other home decor items too!Īcrylic paint is a type of acrylic paint. Acrylic paint dries to a hard, acrylic-like finish that won’t scratch or dent easily. Yes, acrylic paint on canvas bags is a great choice. So why wait? Get started today! Can You Use Acrylic Paint On Canvas Bag? We’ll also discuss the different types of acrylic paints and give you some tips on using them. In this article, we’ll be told whether can You Use Acrylic Paint On Canvas bags. ![]() Recognized as one of the most popular and beloved image enhancer apps worldwide, it can instantly transform photos that are 10 or even 20 years old into HD-quality images, as if they were captured with the latest phone, with incredible eye detail and flawless skin texture. More than 200 million photos have been enhanced using PhotoApp’s photo enhancer. This week's example shows a 1995-era medium format negative scanned on a flatbed transparency scanner at 9600ppi.Turn your old, blurry photos into high resolution using the most advanced AI photo enhancer with just one tap! PhotoApp uses state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence to unblur, restore, and enhance any photo you want. "Along with profile there were several annoyances fixed, like not being able to save images while offline, not being able to downscale, and more." Overall around 100 profiles were added, many of which were for various mobile devices. This should help various cameras that previously would not load correctly (e.g., very dark/bright compared to original and/or desaturated). "This week we have updated and added several camera profiles. – To get around this you can save as JPEG, PNG, or TIFF which shouldn’t have the same color issues HDR or Monochrome DNGs which previously did not open may have issues when saving as a DNG Fixed app not being able to save images while working offline.Fixed issue where folders with dots in them would not save on Windows.Fixed dialogs closing when clicking on their background.Fixed downscaling being disabled due to Autopilot suggestions.Fixed maximize button taking 2 clicks to change window state on Windows when taskbar auto-hide was enabled.Fixed minor memory leak when saving images.Added shortcut for Close All Images (Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + W).Space bar will now properly toggle the original button’s state.Changed cursor when waiting to check for updates.Preferences panel will now save its active tab between sessions. ![]()
![]() ![]() Power (SAE net): 2 rpm Torque (SAE net): 200 lb-ft 4400 rpmīraking, 70-0 mph: 164 ft Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.85 gįUEL ECONOMY: EPA city/highway driving: 22/30 mpgīase price: $24,024 0-to-60-mph time: 6.1 sec Quarter-mile time: 14.5 sec 100 mph VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 4-passenger, 2+2-door coupeĮNGINE TYPE: supercharged and intercooled DOHC 16-valve inline-4, aluminum block head, port fuel injection If you'd like your Ionizer in another flavor, check out the eighth-place Chevy Cobalt SS Supercharged, with which it shares an engine, seats, limited-slip diff, and chassis. In this group, the Ion carries the friendliest base price, but it is also a car that too often feels raw and raucous, as if it needs another few months in the NVH intensive-care unit. And brakes capable of shedding 70 mph in just 164 feet-Porsche territory.īut there are also annoyances, including wooden steering, a shifter as vague as a congressman's tax returns, a clutch that tends to build calf muscles, and a cockpit that should be less plasticky. Rear suicide doors that are cleverly hidden to make this sedan look like a coupe. In truth, there's plenty to admire here: 205 supercharged horses, delivered without the on/off quality of most turbocharged engines and with virtually no trace of torque steer. The idea was to diminish the perception that Saturn is merely the car company for persons too timid to haggle with salesmen. The words "Red Line" are to Saturn what the initials "AMG" are to Mercedes-Benz. But that Koike got to make it at all is cause for celebration, and if the future must abandon the old ways, we can hope it's more Sonoshee than Machinehead.Base price: $20,490 0-to-60-mph time: 6.0 sec Quarter-mile time: 14.6 sec 98 mph Madhouse lost money on Redline and hasn't made a work of traditional animation as ambitious since. JP's car gets utterly destroyed in the process, but in a blaze of glory. Sonoshee has been driving a hover car since childhood, embracing technology but not at the expense of spirit, and in the end, she and JP work together to win the Red Line. Yet they're not Luddites, opposed to the possibility of the new. In the robotic villain Machinehead, we can see their fears of an animation industry that's become mechanical and soulless. Koike and the folks at Madhouse care for their art form and don't want to become obsolete, even if the world seems to be moving on. ![]() But the cars, however, are meticulously hand-drawn, a throwback to the big budget productions of the '80s anime boom. As has been standard for all mainstream anime since 2000 or so, Redline was colored digitally rather than on cells, and there even appear to be some CG particle effects. As JP's car proves, Redline isn't entirely without high-tech enhancements. Most anime these days use a number of CG shortcuts, particularly when it comes to animating vehicles and other mechanical effects. Japanese animation hasn't embraced computers to the extent that American animation has, but CGI has had an increasing presence in anime. There's the story of the film's existence. Now replace "old-fashioned cars" and "hover cars" with "traditional animation" and "CGI". And then there's Sweet JP, whose Trans Am is the most decidedly old school, with only minor high-tech modifications necessary to get ahead. The racers in the Red Line and Yellow Line races drive cars of varying technological levels. The first title card is the key to deciphering the film's meaning: "In the far distant future, when cars are being replaced by hover cars, there are fools who carry on racing with a vanishing spirit." The distinction between old-fashioned cars and hover cars isn't discussed elsewhere in the film, but this becomes the film's main visual shorthand for its themes. While the movie works great as a roller coaster thrill ride, it also functions as a metaphor for the state of animation. Simple as the story is, though, there is a layer of resonance to it that's often overlooked. But it's not talked about that much, perhaps because there's a perception that it isn't worth talking about. ![]() Takeshi Koike's Redline is an undeniably enjoyable movie, with stunning animation, wacky characters, fast chases and groovy music. ![]() 14 clips rail that uses ball bearings to secure sockets.Aluminum frame that keeps those clips straight and secure.Rotating clips for easy loading and unloading of the sockets.If I had to buy one, it would be this one (In fact, I did. No more dropped sockets that end up being stuck in the plastic cover under the engine that you then need to remove to get back your socket, wasting time and money! ![]() If you are a professional mechanic, you probably do this too: leave sockets that you don’t use right below the wipers or on top of the radiator, right? In that case, you’ll be happy to hear that these socket organizers feature strong magnets on the backside so you can stick them to any metal surface such as your beloved workbench but also pretty much anywhere near the engine bay. You can’t miss the clips-it’s that easy to use. This organizer’s design lets you be more sloppy while placing sockets on the rotating clips, locking them with a ball-bearing retention system. Just plug the damn thing and move on with your life. GEARWRENCH’s magnetic socket rails are for those with no time to search/place sockets as they perform brain surgery. We come to our favorite socket organizer.
Most of the weddings we photograph are rustic in nature, have outdoor ceremonies, etc. It’s such a great metaphor for life, and how sometimes imperfect situations can lead to a perfect place. ![]() I read their story just thinking how much pressure Nat probably felt to find that waterfall, and couldn’t help smiling. He even had family and friends waiting for us back at my parents house to celebrate with champagne!” It finally made since why he wanted to find that waterfall so badly. While sitting and petting our dog, Nat pulled out a ring and proposed! It was a total surprise, making the name of a lake a pretty fun coincidence. When we didn’t find the waterfall, we instead found a picnic table to take a break at. ![]() It had been a dry spring and the lake was pretty low. Nat kept searching for a waterfall that was supposedly there but we walked and walked and never found it. I suggested walking the easy trail around Surprise Lake near my parents home. Nat asked me if we should take our cute old and deaf dog for a walk. “About 3 years after meeting, in June of 2016 we were visiting my home town in NJ for a weekend and attending a friends 30th birthday bash. Caitlin shared her story of how Nat proposed, and it just made me smile so much while reading it, I thought I’d share… We always love hearing our couple’s engagement stories. After chatting online for about a week, they went on a date and have been a couple ever since! Thanks to these happy newlyweds for trusting us to document the photos from their rustic wedding day! :)Ĭaitlin, who was living in Philadelphia, met Nat on after he graduated from Boston College Law School and moved to Philly for a job. ![]() As documentary wedding photographers who specialize in outdoor weddings, it’s kind of our favorite time of year. October weddings in New England always boast the most colorful fall foliage. Caitlin and Nat’s Larz Anderson Auto Museum wedding in Boston was so much fun! This outdoor wedding venue has stunning views of the Boston skyline surrounded by sprawling green hills. ![]() Tomatoes grown under glass will be less likely to succumb as the blight spores do not easily get inside greenhouses.Once the fungus takes hold it rapidly spreads rapidly by wind-borne spores.Potato blight and tomato blight are both caused by the same fungal disease.Potatoes, tomatoes and other members of the Solanaceae family.I’ll keep using this spray over the rest of the season and report back on long-term results. They are flowering and starting to produce fruit. There were a few more leaves to remove, but overall, the plants looked quite healthy and green. The spray seemed to stop the blight from spreading as quickly. Here are the plants a few days after one treatment: Tomato plants after applying a DIY treatment for blight. I think they were probably weighed down a bit by the residue left behind from the spray. The day after the treatment, the plants looked droopy. Then I coated the plants in the spray, until dripping wet. Repeat weekly, or after a heavy rain.īefore I applied the tomato blight treatment, I first pruned away all diseased leaves. Apply generously to affect plants, avoiding flowers. Alternatively, you can halve the recipe and mix directly in a large spray bottle. How to make and use this homemade tomato blight spray:ġ TB baking soda 1 tsp vegetable oil A few drops of a mild dish soap 1 gallon of waterĪdd everything to a large mixing bowl and stir until baking soda dissolves. There are many commercial fungicide products out there, but the USDA actually recommends this homemade spray: However, I came across the following recipe from the USDA to make a homemade spray for infected plants, so I decided to give it a try! DIY Tomato Blight Treatment You can also try a commercial fungicide, but I have yet to find one that actually seems to work. Do not compost infected plants, but rather, burn them to get rid of the spores. But that doesn’t mean that you should give up!Īs soon as you notice signs of blight, take action to prevent further spread. Unfortunately, tomato blight is difficult to treat once it’s taken hold in your garden. Keep reading for a homemade tomato blight treatment that is actually quite helpful. Apply fungicide. If there are already signs of blight on your plants, you may want to try a fungicide. ![]() Potatoes are also affected by blight and it can spread from potatoes to your tomato plants.
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