EFTM: Travelling with a powerbank, mid-range noise cancelling earbuds and more calls
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How can I set up a new laptop with Microsoft Office?
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All right, and welcome. Great to have your company. This week's episode of the EFTM podcast is brought to you by Jackery, the power solution providers. And that's an ad libbed tagline. I know nothing about them other than they make big, big batteries. camping outdoors they got you covered and they got you covered right here at the fcm studio because we uh we've had a blackout for the last hour and a bit um and osgrid says it'll be back um sometime so i went downstairs and grabbed a jackery explorer 1500 ultra which is bloody heavy um it has uh two normal power points i'm looking at it right now hang on Two normal power points, a kind of AC output and multiple USB ports on the front, as well as a little 12-volt connector as well.
And it's powering this podcast. It's powering my laptop, my phone, and the Rodecaster. And happy days. We can get through in darkness, no problem at all.
What are REDCAP telco plans and how do they work in Australia?
Just what we all needed. So there you go. I'm in the middle of the review of this thing and I've just proven how great it is. Now, do I need one this big? No. So this is overkill for the reason, but it is a great example to me as to why these products are a great thing to have. We have one at home, a different brand, and it's kind of sits at the front of the garage. I have an area at the front of the garage where I charge all the batteries for the lawnmower, the whipper snipper, all the security cameras, they're all just kind of there. and we have one of these sitting there and i plug it in every now and then to make sure it's topped up so that if we have a power outage we can just go right let's put this on the table and plug in what we need it could be the air fryer could be the fridge whatever we choose of course we've also got the electric car in the driveway which can power a lot of things but broadly one of these things is a great thing to have just a little bit of peace of mind
You know, we just want some light or we just want to keep the food from going off. Let's just plug the fridge in and put it on eco mode and don't open it still, but keep the stuff going, especially if it's going to be a long outage. But for me, I knew this, look, we have power outages now and then. I knew this would be an hour or two. So I thought I'm not going to wait and delay my day. So what about that? I'm able to do my job effectively and the same. You wouldn't notice if I didn't tell you. just because of this battery here. Jackery, J-A-C-K-E-R-Y, Jackery. I've seen them at trade shows, CES and the like, for years. And they reached out for this review and they've got other products with huge batteries, smaller batteries.
They've got big solar panel style things. They've got it all happening. So yeah, really cool products. And they look and they feel really well-made too and really robust. I've seen some cheap ones. I've seen some good ones. I know EcoFlow makes some good ones. But this thing just feels... Just another level of robustness to it, which I really enjoy.
What should I consider when choosing noise cancelling earbuds?
So thank you to Jackery for being in my review pile at this very moment in time so that I can make sure the EFTM podcast is happening and ready for you. We've got a lot of calls to get through today, so we'll chug on and get straight to them. Whatever your question, whatever your issues, if you want to be on the show, I'd love to hear from you. Get in touch, 0477 657 657 or send me an email via the website eftm.com or click Ask Trev in the EFTM app and we'll get you on the show.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How can I set up a new laptop with Microsoft Office?
0:03–2:11
2
What are REDCAP telco plans and how do they work in Australia?
2:11–4:03
3
What should I consider when choosing noise cancelling earbuds?
4:03–6:38
4
How do I handle a phone repair that went wrong?
6:38–8:48
5
What are the best practices for using a travel power bank?
8:48–11:12
6
How can I troubleshoot my Netgear Orbi Wi-Fi setup?
11:12–12:54
7
What are the options for robot vacuum connectivity issues?
12:54–13:54
8
How do I find the best deals on tech products?
13:54–56:22
Speakers
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