Saturday, 30 November 2019

Start w/ the

temperature and go from there

20 F on the back deck, no sun anywhere
Trees are still and branches are still

A biggie storm is due tomorrow bringing ............
everything from sleet to freezing rain to ???????
All depending on how far we are one side of the squall line or temperature divide
Messy
Black Friday weekend kind of messy

Everyone has a BF sale, including " Healthy Planet Organic " Store. Vitamins etc are 2 or 3 for 1.

Well, I got to use my Bluetooth speaker early. Merry Xmas.
More tech.
Today. Some investigation into what I have and maybe what I'd need.
Story. When I bought the Chromebook, the advertising called the Chromebook's ability to take plug ins - or dongles, amazing.
However, the best use of plug ins or other devices comes when you add a Hub. 
The Hub takes the connection to the Chromebook and adds 6 or 7 ports that allow other connections. The hub that I bought has 3 USB ports, a type C port, HDMI slot, full SD slot, a micro SD slot and a hard wire internet connector port.
BUT. The hub seller failed to mention that all this plug in stuff requires power. As in, a bit more power than the Chromebook's adapter can provide.
Yep, you guessed it. You need to buy an upgrade power supply to juice up the hub and charge the Chromebook. Or you can steal the power supply from your Nintendo - that was a recommendation.

Today, I checked on how versatile the setup that I've bought can be. Namely, hook up a monitor to an 11 inch Chromebook to get a bigger display. I used the 22 inch TV from the exercise room. 
The advantage to a TV is that the TV has its own speaker. Sometimes when you hook up a monitor, you also need a sound system or speaker. It really depends on the connection
However, the TV worked a charm and we went from an 11 inch screen to a 22 inch screen on the TV.

This setup today, means that we can dump the 19 inch laptop that runs Windows and substitute the Chromebook and TV.
AND I can buy a 40 inch TV for the exercise room.

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