User's review of Alcon PanOptix Trifocal cataract lenses
I am 78, and my opthamologist said she did not know how I could see through my cataracts. Indeed, the world looked somewhat dim and yellow, but with my Zeiss varifocal eyeglasses, I could see 20-20 at all distances. But I decided that the time had come to get my yellow, cloudy lenses replaced.
Updating from Drupal 8 to Drupal 9
Drupal claims that updating sites from D8 to D9 is easy. That is true if you have no additional modules installed. But in the real world, it is really difficult. I have done 4 sites now, and all were somewhat different, alas. The issue is updating the modules, or removing those that cannot be updated to D9. Here is my procedure.
Make sure your D8 site is fully updated
Update everything to the latest Drupal8 (currently 8.9.6) version.
A survey of DLNA/UPnP media servers
For many years now, I have been ripping my CDs to my computer and playing them using my Logitech Squeezebox Server (on my Linux computer) and listening to them via my Logitech Transporter players. However, time marches on, and now high-resolution audio is available on the internet via services such as Qobuz, Tidal, Spotify, etc. I highly recommend Qobuz, which offers audio streams up to 24-bit/192 kHz resolution.
Corona virus facts from a medical professional
My neighbor, Dr Elaine Bunick is an Endocrinologist and Internal Medicine specialist, and she has been checking out all the facts about Covid 19. She gave me permission to post her recent talks.
VPNs—Not needed for the average user
Now that many of us are working from home, we are being bombarded with ads and offers to be safe, and use a VPN. This is a scare tactic. VPNs are totally redundant for MOST purposes.
What is a VPN?
A Virtual private network (VPN) is a secure tunnel that encrypts traffic between its endpoints. If traffic is already encrypted between your computer and a destination, a VPN is totally redundant.
High-end massage Chairs: Inada DreamWave vs OHCO M8 (updated)
I have a bad back and neck, and a good massage chair (MC) is a necessity. But they do not come cheap! I currently own two of the top-of-the-line Japanese MCs, and here is my thorough review of both of them.
Internet ID monitoring is useless
As part of their "service," MyIDCare monitors your compromised passwords on the internet. But this is totally useless!
But, almost all of my 1000 different accounts use my e-mail address for my user ID, and this report does not identify the site in question, so there is nothing I can do about this!
If you were compromised by Equifax, take the $125 (+ $25.hour spent) rather than credit monitoring.
Review of Evelo Aurora Mid-drive Bicycle
Introduction
The Evelo Aurora is the second electronic bike I have tried. (See my review of the Vanmoof S2.) Unlike the Vanmoof S2, the Evelo Aurora looks like an e-bike:
Review of Vanmoof Electrified S2 bicycle
The Vanmoof Electrified S2 bike is from Holland, with a USA store in Brooklyn.
It is a very handsome bicycle:
