Sony A7iii PlayMemories focus

Normally I'm a back button focuser so I couldn't get the app to work at first.

I had to go the menu and turn back on the focus with shutter option. Then in single photo mode I hold down the button until I get the green light and then when I release I get a single photo.

How to setup Sony A7iii for reliable wifi connection

Sooooo helpful!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bP9F4uHZkI

Key insights:

• Setup to always connect under Control with phone
• And DO NOT use the QR code. Use the password setting instead.

Sony A7iii, bluetooth

Totally not intuitive. It appears Bluetooth is only used for the function where is sends GPS data from your phone to your camera. So you have to go to Location Information Linkage in the PlayMemories Mobile app first and pair the camera there in order to get Bluetooth pairing working.  Annoying.

Then you have to go to the Network2 menu and go to Loc. Info. Link Set. and turn that one. Nicely it appears that it will auto-correct for the timezone which is great.

Tricks for getting natural smiles

https://www.diyphotography.net/7-jedi-mind-tricks-that-every-portrait-photographer-should-know/

Good tutorial on Sony Alpha camera settings

Including focus registration which wasn't easy to understand from the manual:
http://www.markgaler.com/advanced-camera-settings-a9-a7riii-cameras

Mid-tier luggage option

https://www.awaytravel.com/luggage/carry-on/black

Part number for table tennis table

7172-000
Topstar by Kettler

(aka ping pong, I thought it was Keller for a minute)

Sony A7iii sensor readout speed thread

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4261263

Sony A7Riii silent shutter, electronic shutter speed
https://blog.kasson.com/a7riii/how-fast-silent-shutter/

Will need to try and see if setting to compressed and continuous also increases the readout speed of the A7iii.

Pixel shift with any camera and Photoshop

https://www.dpreview.com/articles/0727694641/here-s-how-to-pixel-shift-with-any-camera

Looks like a recorded action is called for here.

Filmmaker IQ series

Great explanations!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSFAYalJ2Q7Tm_WmLgetmeg

In particular - camera sensors

How to update A7iii if using macOS 10.13

https://support.d-imaging.sony.co.jp/mac/driver/1013/en/index.html

Setup HLG for maximum exposure

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7r-mark-iii-review/4

Works on A7iii too
https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sony-a7-iii-review/6

Free sound effects

https://www.diyphotography.net/bbc-now-lets-you-download-more-than-16000-free-sound-effect-samples-from-its-archive/

Sony sensor striping fixes

https://www.dpreview.com/news/6974141509/sony-striping-heres-the-fix

getAbstract

Take aways are way off
Summary is much better

Dead pixel test

http://jasonfarrell.com/misc/deadpixeltest.php

Maternal grandparent advantage

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/21/well/family/the-maternal-grandparent-advantage.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&region=CColumn&module=MostEmailed&version=Full&src=me&WT.nav=MostEmailed

If I had money to burn and time...

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/979324-REG/genaray_sp_s_1000b_spectroled_studio_1000_bi_color.html

Good photo, photography used equipment website

https://www.keh.com/

Pease limit suspended until 2026

https://tax.thomsonreuters.com/media-resources/news-media-resources/checkpoint-news/daily-newsstand/whats-new-for-2018-game-changing-tax-overhaul-in-place-for-individuals-part-i/

Best post for overview of tax changes each year

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2018/03/07/new-irs-announces-2018-tax-rates-standard-deductions-exemption-amounts-and-more/#308737263133

Best post describing the Sony star-eater issue

http://www.markshelley.co.uk/Astronomy/SonyA7S/sonystareater.html
http://www.markshelley.co.uk/Astronomy/SonyA7S/sonystareater_v2.html

Great article on electronic shutters

https://mirrorlesscomparison.com/in-depth/sony-a9-vs-olympus-omd-em1-ii/

Memory card reviews for Sony cameras

https://alikgriffin.com/best-memory-card-sony-a7riii/
http://briansmith.com/best-memory-cards-sony-a7r-iii-a9-cameras/

Lens filter review, comparison

https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2017/06/the-comprehensive-ranking-of-the-major-uv-filters-on-the-market/

Camera accessories

Multiple battery charger...yes!
Easily detachable camera strap
https://www.diyphotography.net/six-must-camera-accessories-youre-just-starting/

Medicine that effectively stop post-nasal drip for me

ohm allergy relief
Cetirizine HCL tablets, USP 10mg
* I only need 1/2 a pill before I got to bed to help cut back on a sore throat

Future meat probe purchase

https://store.meater.com/

Independent ukulele reviews

http://www.gotaukulele.com/p/ukulele-reviews.html

Mac safe mode

Hold down shift on startup

Board game recommendations

For the future with bigger groups
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/01/13/in-golden-age-of-board-games-take-a-turn-as-host/

Recommendation for travel agent

 http://www.lnltravel.com/ 

For TSA last minute openings

https://twitter.com/goesbot

Data recovery recommendations

"If that doesn’t work, $300 hard drive recovery is the next best option. Drive Savers would be the last option. If the drive hasn’t been submerged or physically damaged then the $300 folks are pretty good. I’ve used them before when Drive savers quoted me $1500 for the same thing.

https://www.300dollardatarecovery.com/

If the platter needs to be removed and data accessed in a clean room then Drive Savers is the best option. That’s often not the case and you can get your data for a lot less."

Church Mutual training partner

https://www.poweredbyu.com/products/learn/university/

Future whiteboard purchase

https://mywhiteboards.com/rite-plus.html

How to navigate folders in Add to Dropbox from sharing on Android

https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Syncing-and-uploads/From-Android-when-sharing-with-quot-Add-File-to-Dropbox-quot-can/td-p/207759

How to increase upload speed for backups

https://www.diyphotography.net/quick-tip-single-setting-will-dramatically-increase-backup-cloud-backup-speed/

Increase the number of concurrent files

Slide template purchase

https://www.improvepresentation.com/presentation-templates/pitch-deck-bundle
Possible future purchase

Consider Calendly in the future

For setting up meetings with external parties.

Recommended future electrician for 240v hook up

http://nijssenelectric.com/

Workaround for Outlook Android and notifications

Turn off vibrate on email notifications
But turn on vibrate for calendar notifications

If I ever take the PMP test...

"When I took it, some 11 years ago or so, I did self-study (Rita Mulcahy materials) and participated in a monthly study group at my previous job...

Rita passed away some years ago but the company she founded, RMC Learning Solutions, continues to produce courseware."

Also recommendation to take a practice test to see where I need to study more.

For the open source uke songbook

To update the fingers make sure to change:
Source - ukeGeeks.definitions.sopranoUkueleleGcea.js
ukeGeeks.scriptasaurus.merged.js
ukeGeeks.scriptasaurus.min.js

Mac Outlook bullets turn into question marks fix?

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/msoffice_outlook-mso_mac/mac-365-outlook-bullets-turning-into-question/9a6c3f4a-d4e8-4c1b-a0d9-e2da7b1ac643?auth=1

Haven't tried this, but this is the most hope I've had in years on this stubborn problem...

Cree canister bulbs BR30

https://www.techhive.com/article/3230187/lighting/cree-br30-and-r20-replacement-led-floods-review.html

Pool pump and solar panel Pentair

Turn on/off solar via Heat menu at top level, not inside of the Settings menu

Pump type - VS

For the panel it's VS stupid...:)

Scarcity, abundance and tunneling

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/09/13/being-poor-changes-your-thinking-about-everything/

* Study showing after 6 months after being debt free, without other intervention street vendors go back into the same problem they were having before
* With time, you have too much abundance at first. You need to make distant things (like deadlines) seem more immediate.
* Tunneling is the key thing - when you're in a crisis you only see the problem, not the bigger issue.
* If you take tunneling, then the best incentives are those positively impact the tunnetl - that make you do the right long term thing by impacting your choices in the tunnel.

Loneliness study

People speak into a microphone and think that someone either is or is not speaking to another person. Those that are lonely "choke" when they think someone else is listening.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/09/13/being-poor-changes-your-thinking-about-everything/

Mystery shoppers, 401k, index funds, well diversified

Ended up being recommended active funds when people they were talking to were not fiduciaries.

https://blogs.wsj.com/experts/2016/10/27/we-put-financial-advisers-to-the-test-and-they-failed/

Steve's verses on Old Testament taxes

From Steve Converse's outline on 9/17/2017
Direct taxes

1. Levite's tithe - 1/10, paid to support Israel's theocratic government (Lev 27:30)
2. Festival tithe - annual tax used for cultivating national life (Deut 12:10-19)
3. Welfare tithe - once every 3 years, used to support welfare services (Deut 14:29)
4. Temple tax - annual half-shekel tax on men 21+ for tabernacle/temple (Ex 30:14)

Indirect taxes

1. Gleaning tax - leave some in the field to be gleaned by the poor (Lev 19:10)
2. 7th year fallow tax - any crops were left first for the poor and then livestock (Ex 23:10-11)

The best steps to safeguard your credit information

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/06/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-embrace-the-security-freeze/

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/09/the-equifax-breach-what-you-should-know/

Alternate scrum cards

https://medium.com/@cyntss/how-we-adapted-our-scrum-cards-deck-and-made-scrum-more-efficient-baa62357d377

Alternative thinking to "forgiving yourself"

http://www.biblestudytools.com/blogs/association-of-biblical-counselors/when-you-can-t-forgive-yourself.html
Realize we're not God, and need to let go of perfectionism.

https://www.challies.com/articles/discernment-filter-forgive-yourself/
Move to repentance - what about my attitudes and approach would avoid me making the same mistake again in the future? If none, then let go.

Polaris 360

Polaris 360 is the model pool sweep we have.

Rating of clear and UV filters on the market

https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2017/06/the-comprehensive-ranking-of-the-major-uv-filters-on-the-market/

Global entry speed up for application interview

http://travelskills.com/2017/07/12/how-to-get-global-entry-faster/

Fix for outlook mac default no category colors on the calendar

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/msoffice_outlook-mso_mac/outlook-2011-how-can-i-change-the-no-category/88aa8eff-72af-4400-8363-32cdfeb1a60a

Really? In order to get the different font weights...

You have to specify them in the link URL:

1. @import url(https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Source+Sans+Pro:100,200,300,400,500,600,700,800,900);  
2. 
   
3. body {  
4.     font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', serif;  
5.     font-size: 14px;  
6. }  
7.   
8. .wiki-content strong {  
9.  font-weight: 900;  
10. }  

Great Google configurator page to help you understand how to customize right weights and get that into the URL.

Fixing Atlassian H1, H2, etc. formatting

https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Questions/How-do-I-override-css-styles-in-the-documentation-theme/qaq-p/328694#U619659

Patreon for funding artists

https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/3/16084248/patreon-profile-jack-conte-crowdfunding-art-politics-culture

Fake whiteboard animation drawing

http://www.videoscribe.co/

Panel speaking and moderator guidelines

https://guykawasaki.com/how_to_be_a_gre/
https://guykawasaki.com/the-art-of-the-panel/
https://guykawasaki.com/how_to_kick_but/
https://www.fastcompany.com/1378078/how-lead-great-panel-discussion
http://www.sarahweinman.com/confessions/2005/09/panels_in_moder.html
http://speakermagazine.com/7-tips-to-take-your-panel-discussion-from-terrible-to-terrific/
http://www.scottkirsner.com/panels.htm

Blog post on working class feelings post-election

https://hbr.org/2016/11/what-so-many-people-dont-get-about-the-u-s-working-class

Change my view thread on Reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/
From the NPR episode
http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/06/23/534132561/episode-780-on-second-thought

Medicaid coverage lead to 65% increase on ER visits

http://news.mit.edu/2016/study-medicaid-er-visits-remain-high-two-years-1019
Effect lasted for two years

Great diagram on how a bill becomes a law

https://lowenthal.house.gov/uploadedphotos/highresolution/db7257e2-5b5a-4424-9169-4e63175843df.jpg

Possible future Airbnb alternatives

https://www.thethinkingtraveller.com/
https://www.onefinestay.com/

787 flight listings

http://www.airportspotting.com/boeing-787-routes-2/

Testing of filters

https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2017/06/the-comprehensive-ranking-of-the-major-uv-filters-on-the-market/

Used cars

If only car sense was out here in CA
https://www.carsense.com/

Family budget linked to region

http://www.epi.org/resources/budget/

Great online free chemistry text book

https://chem.libretexts.org/Textbook_Maps/General_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps/

Best Steve Martin clip on saving money from Saturday Night Live (SNL)

Best Steve Martin clip on saving money from Saturday Night Live

Skit was called Don't Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/1389 

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/dont-buy-stuff/n12020?snl=1

For person search - pipl.com

pipl.com

Solved - why Chrome keeps launching at startup

It was in my start up items folder
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/chrome-starts-at-startup-why.1421249/

Exercise showing that we're overly optimistic about good things in the future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3pFHPgH3oU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDjutAUhnDg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ft-PI3RRns (longer better version)

The Noun Project for public domain icons

https://thenounproject.com/

Chemistry tutorials - Tyler DeWitt

https://www.youtube.com/user/tdewitt451

Best shoe care products

http://thesweethome.com/reviews/best-leather-shoe-care-products/

In future try alterations of a shirt here

http://www.petercassaraclothiers.com/

Cord cutter tool from Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/business/create-your-ideal-streaming-bundle/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_tv-streaming-1pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.1a6902eb6776

Reconfiguring secure printers at Adobe

• Delete the existing Secure Printer entry
• Open the Self Service app on the Mac
• Click Printing category
• Install Secure Print 1.0
• Choose location for where I am
• 
  

How I got rid of the annoying "you may miss calls" warning on Samsung S6

http://forums.androidcentral.com/ask-question/783070-why-silent-mode-screen-coming-up.html
Short answer - disable the Peel app.

Free stock images

https://www.typeform.com/blog/ask-awesomely/free-pics/

How to change default screenshots folder for the Mac

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2014/06/15/how-to-change-where-screenshots-are-saved-on-mac/

SmartSheet was the online scheduling tool I used in the past

smartsheet.com

FileMaker Pro (FMPro) great command for copying field info from one field to another

https://www.teamdf.com/blogs/the-replace-field-contents-command-why-it-is-so-cool/
Use the calculation formula to get values from a different field.

How I figured out what invisible character to cut

• Copy paste character to own line in Excel
• Then used function =CODE(targetCellRef)
• Then used: =TRIM(SUBSTITUTE(A4,CHAR(202),CHAR(32)))
• https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Remove-spaces-and-nonprinting-characters-from-text-023f3a08-3d56-49e4-bf0c-fe5303222c9d

To get it working in VBA script I used:

temp1 = WorksheetFunction.Substitute(Rng.Value, Chr(202), Chr(32))

Rng.Value = VBA.Trim(temp1)

Modified from:

https://www.extendoffice.com/documents/excel/667-excel-remove-first-space.html

How to flush a water heater

https://www.familyhandyman.com/plumbing/water-heater/extend-water-heater-life/view-all

To leverage a very readable font by google in Confluence wiki

@import url(https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Source+Sans+Pro);

       

body {

  font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', serif;

  font-size: 14px;

}

Omnigraffle how to fix line spacing, height

https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-set-up-line-height-with-Omnigraffle

Visualization tools

https://moz.com/blog/10-tools-for-creating-infographics-visualizations

Most facile flight search tool

google.com/flights

Airline safety ratings

http://www.jacdec.de/airline-safety-ranking-2017/

Capturing natural poses of couples

http://www.diyphotography.net/5-tips-beautiful-natural-looking-couple-portraits/

Great Windows sleep or hibernate troubleshooting article

https://www.howtogeek.com/122954/how-to-prevent-your-computer-from-waking-up-accidentally/

To calculate Box 1 and Box 5 on my W2 tax form

To calculate Box 1 and Box 5 on my W2 tax form

Box 1

• Start with gross wages
• Subtract HSA contribution from employer
• Subtract 401k contribution
• Subtract section 125 for cafe options (Dental, Medical, HSA personal contributions, Vision)

Box 5

• Start with gross wages
• Subtract HSA contribution from employer + ESPP gains
• Subtract section 125 for cafe options (Dental, Medical, HSA personal contributions, Vision)

Calculating difference between Box 1 and Box 5 on my W2

Take box 5 (Medicare wages and tips)
Subject 401k set aside
Add ESPPG (ESPP gain)
That = box 1