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Great work light!  Aging seems to incorporate a greater need for good lighting.   This light is great over my work bench.   Bright white and details show up beautifully with this baby.  It comes complete with molly anchors, wood screws and hanging brackets.  Of course, they are hidden inside the fixture so you first assume that “what no accessories?”.  It wired easily and hangs nicely as the photo shows.   Considering this an LED light, I should be good for decades. LED enclosed vapor light fixture is designed by the contractor, for the contractor and provides 3500 lumens consumes watts making it DLC compliant. Includes surface mounting brackets Highly trusted to be installed in the most stressful of environments with extreme ratings like: IP65 and 66 ratings that protect against dust and low and high pressure water jets from any direction Wire connect or daisy chain installation makes is easy for your contractor to con...

ELLO&ALLO Stainless Steel Rack Shelf for Bathroom, Double Towel Bar Holder with Hooks Wall Mounted Multifunctional Foldable Brushed Nickel This shelf appears to be well made.  It seems sturdy.   It installed easily, a pencil, Phillips head screwdriver, hole punch and level.  I did not use their wall mounts which seemed too light for the shelf.   The screw head covers did not fit the screws so they were useless.   Mounted the shelf seems safe and useful. from the vendor: Stainless Steel Towel Rack HEAVY DUTY: Towel rack are made of Type 304 premium grade stainless steel, with added 18/10 Chromium/Nickel content to protect against corrosion & rust., ensuring quality and longevity. Brushed nickel bathroom towel bar: Hand polished stainless steel finish, build to resist daily scratches, corrosions and tarnishing. Multifunctional foldable towel shelf, double towel bar and 5 towel hooks, Ideal for use in bedrooms, bathrooms, and ...

So much for standards.  It seems like every year, someone else promotes a "standard".  Therefore to be prepared you are forced to carry multitudes of cables.  This puppy pretty much says it all.  Sure specific cables for specific things is ideal but there are times a multi-is simply priceless.  This is the multi-tool of cables.  It is already in my go bag of tech goodies. If reviewing a product, it may have been received free of charge. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.

This video doorbell has all the features I was looking for in a doorbell camera.  I had an existing doorbell so wiring was not an issue.   However, note that unless your doorbell wire is a lot longer than mine you will need to add/splice some wire onto it to reach the connections on the camera.  Also use the smallest wire nuts you have as I first used wire whose gauge was a little too big and wire nuts that were too big to fit under the doorbell.  After replacing the wire and wire nuts I still struggled to get the door bell to latch onto the wall bracket.  My suggestion to ALC is to improve the hanging bracket or method of hanging the camera.  Also I would suggest making the screws for the wire connection a little further apart an a little bigger.  They work but for folks with bad eyes and big fingers they can be challenging. I thought the hard part was done after the physical installation.  I downloaded the software from Playstor...

You know how a good tool feels in your hand.  It feels solid, it feels powerful and it does the job  you want done.  This reciprocating saw feels solid!  It has a nice heft, not to heavy and the battery is surprisingly light but it feels solid.   The motor does not make a lot of noise.  The blade does but the motor doesn’t.  I think for the price they could throw in more than one blade.   I like the LED light too, I have seen that more frequently and it makes your job easier.   This is a nice saw and a welcome addition to the tool box. From the vendor: EVERYTHING TO GET STARTED—Power saw kit comes with a PWRCore 20 2.0Ah Lithium Battery and 20V Charger. POWERFUL PERFORMANCE—With a 1 inch stroke and up to 3,000 strokes per minute, it expertly cuts through almost any material from fiberglass and PVC to metal and masonry. LONGER RUN TIME & BATTERY LIFE—The PWRCore 20 Lithium Battery has an innovative temper...

These fit tightly.  They had instructions for over 50 countries or at least 50 languages which was pretty impressive.  They included three snap out nose bridges for getting sizing correct.   Interesting that they had a diagram on how to put the goggles on and how to tighten the straps but nothing on how to replace the nose bridge.  The one that came with it fits fine (see photo) so I’m not going to mess with it.  Decent value for the money.   From the Vendor: ·         60% Silicone/35% polycarbonate/3% Polyurethane/2% polypropylene ·         Imported ·         The lenses in the python provide ultimate durability and clarity from the design of a protective Polycarbonate hardened lens ·         The goggle's sleek, snake-eye shaped lens provides the ultimate hydrodynamic performance ...

Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds Headphones Waterproof in Ear Flexible Earphone EarPlug Noise Cancelling Sport Headsets Compatible iPhone iPad Android Smart Bluetooth Device – Red These headphones are light weight and feel fine in the ear.  The sound quality is good, not great but good.  They paired easily and were found by my phone and my computer.   They are a good value for the price. From the vendor: Superior HD sound rive wireless headphone offers incredible HD stereo sound quality with deep bass and crystal clear treble by reducing outside noise, works great for soundtracks, Audio books, relaxing sounds Quick charging RVIXE wireless earphones, enjoy your music for a long time while do sports, 4-6 hours of talking time, 120 hours of standby time with a quick charge of only 1.5 hours, It will show the remaining battery power status of the headphones on the iOS phone screen Strong connection instant, energy-efficient, cable-free Connection for r...