Tech Reviews, Tips, and Tricks

Unboxing the Dash Button

August 4, 2017 Leave a Comment

Amazon’s Dash Buttons are a curiosity, and sometimes a temptation because they have money-maker type promotions. Are you Dash buttons curious? Not sure what to expect? In this post, we show you what you’ll get when you purchase a goofy Dash button.

The Dash button arrives in Amazon’s trademark cardboard boxes (they also use them for their Kindles and AmazonBasics products). Most of their cardboards are reusable and repurposable, so open it gently.

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The Dash Buttons are not as easy to install as you may think

August 3, 2017 Leave a Comment

Amazon advertises the Dash Buttons [see our Unboxing post here] as a simple way to re-order consumables, but the configuration of the physical Dash buttons is not as easy as they make it out to be. There are a number of pitfalls you may run into during Setup.

TOP TIPS TO HAVE A SMOOTH DASH BUTTON INSTALLATION

These tips here can save you from a number of potential problems when trying to activate a Dash button:

  • a number of Dash buttons are not compatible with 5GHz Wifi. You have to use 2.4GHz
  • turn ON Bluetooth on your phone during configuration. It can help with the connection. Once it is setup, you can turn off Bluetooth on your phone
  • have the Dash and phone button near the Router to make it easier/faster

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SONY XPERIA L2

+ SONY L2 gets March 2018 update
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+ SONY L2 FEATURES and SPECS
+ PHONE CALLS AND TEXT MESSAGES USING THE SONY L2 WITH A PROJECT-FI DATA SIM
+ MOKO L2 CASE REVIEW
+ XPERIA L2 upgraded to JANUARY 2018 SECURITY PATCH
+ XPERIA L2 WORKS WITH PROJECT-FI DATA SIM
+ UNBOXING THE SONY L2
+ INITIAL SETUP and CONFIG
+ BLOATWARE
+ INSERTING A SIM CARD

+ MUCH MORE COMING UP!

SONY RX10 MARK IV

+ UNBOXING OF THE RX10 IV
+ LOTS MORE COMING UP!

LG Stylo 2 (Virgin Mobile)

1. HOW to GET STARTED WITHOUT ACTIVATING it
2. UNBOXING (Text and Pictures)
3. UPGRADING from MARSHMALLOW to NOUGAT
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TECH TIPS

+ HOW TO SWITCH ONLY BETWEEN BROWSER WINDOWS OF THE SAME KIND ON CHROMEOS
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SHOE UNBOXING

+ FILA Memory Steelprint (Costco)
+ FILA Memory Narrow Escape
+ FILA Trail Shoes (Costco)

SAMSUNG CHROMEBOOK PLUS

+ INITIAL SETUP/CONFIGURATION
+ UNBOXING THE SCP
+ HOW TO INSTALL A MICROSD CARD

+ MUCH MORE COMING UP!

FOSSIL Q EXPLORIST FTW4004

+ SECOND IMPRESSIONS REVIEW
+ FIRST IMPRESSIONS REVIEW
+ SPECS and GUIDES
+ IT DOES NOT HAVE a FLAT TIRE!
+ UNBOXING (TEXT & PICTURES)
+ INITIAL SETUP AND CONNECTION

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UNBOXING POSTS

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CORDCUTTERS

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NEXUS 6 CASE REVIEWS

+ CaseMate Naked Bumper Case with Kickstand
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+ Spigen Thin Fit (hard)
+ NagaBee Spring (hard)
+ Insten Jelly (soft)
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TECH REVIEWS

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NEXUS 6 REVIEW

1. NEXUS 6 Review Running Android 6
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Mediasonic HW-150PVR OTA DVR

1. UNBOXING (text & pictures)
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ASUS M32CD Win10 PC REVIEW

1. UNBOXING (text & pictures)
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3. The SPECS
4. FINDINGS after THREE WEEKS
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