Acke 24 watt Grow Lamp Review

Gear Review: Acke 24 watt Grow Lamp
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I love growing my own vegetables, and I have been searching for ways to do this inside, becasue of this I have used a bunch of different grow lights.  The cheap ones don’t work, and the good ones are expensive – and they all take a lot of electricity.

I was pretty pleased to get the opportunity to review this 24 watt grow light because it is both an efficient LED system, and the lights are optimized specifically for plants.

Not only is this an efficient lamp, at less than $20 it is affordable too.

Plus as an added bonus, I have a link that gives you 22% off thew ACKE 24 Watt Grow Lamp

If you want to start seeds or grow plants indoors, then this is a great piece of gear to use.  I like it, and the system is easy to mount.  I am just looking for a place to install it and I may try growing some more aquaponic space plants again.  Just kidding, Genny has said she will murder me where I stand it I try to bring 55 gallon drums of fish into the house again.

But with the LED system that is designed for chlorophyll production, I can easily grow tomatoes indoors year round.  That is something that is worth doing.  Plus with the discount code linked above, you can easilly afford more than one so you can always have fresh food year round.

Dream Lifter Camera Tripod Review

 

DreamLifter Camera Tripod Phone Telescope -41-inch 360 deg Aluminum Alloy,Lightweight w/Smartphones Holder,Adjustable legs,w/Spirit level w/Carriable Bag- FREE BONUS EBOOK - become a pro photographer
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This inexpensive camera tripod is just the thing for secondary cameras or for a backup.  I find this tripod perfect for storing in my truck so when I go out to shoot videos I don’t have to pack up my larger one.

As an added bonus it comes with a phone adapter like I used on my camera cap so that you can put a smart phone on the tripod.

This isn’t the sturdiest tripod, its pretty light, but it is cheap and it does work – so it is a balanceing act to decide if you want it or not.  Personally I need a professional model, but I do find uses for this cheaper version.

It also comes with an eBook on how to become a professional photographer, but in my review model I did not get it so I can’t comment on the quality of that bonus item.

for me the camera adapter was the best piece of equipment to come with the camera tripod, but thats because I have started using my phones for cameras more because I don’t have to worry about focusing as much.

Sricam Wireless Surveillance CCTV Review

 

Sricam 720P HD Waterproof Wireless Surveillance CCTV
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I admit I have mixed feelings about this camera, than the last one I reviewed.  This one was easier to hook up to my phone, and I like the single cable instead of three separate cords coming from the camera.  IT goes to IR nicely, and has a good picture.  However, it feels cheaper, the mounting bracket is awful and I can’t find the software to install on either my mac or my pc.

Google play and itunes have the sricam software for phones, and that works great, but the sricam software for computers is either hard to find or it does not work with this camera.

I do like how this doesn not need a n SD card installed into the guts to make it record, but since I want to use this on my land – and there is not interent there, then this partiucular camera does me no good.

However, at $40, if you only want to use this to check on things with your phone, and you install it where there is internet, then this is a very useful camera for the price.

I guess it really depends on your usage.

Q-SWAP Mobile Power Review

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Gear Review: Q-SWAP Mobile Power
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This is a high quality battery pack, I love it because my truck does not have good charging ports and my phone is always dead when I get off work.  I can easily plug one of these 2 5200mAh batteries into the Q-Swap module and power up my cell phone.

These devices are around 5 oz each and are very sturdy and about the size of a deck of cards.

I use mine all the time – especially when I am out shooting video.

I will admit they are expensive, but they are very high quality.  If you use a lot of electronic devices ity is nice to have such an easily used and easily charged system to ensure you can always have power.

It is much more expensive than my DIY mason jar batteries, but it is infinitely nicer.

Advanced Surveillance

Book Review: Advanced Surveillance
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This training manual on Advanced Surveillance covers all aspects of carrying out a physical covert surveillance in order to gather intelligence and evidence.

This is an interesting topic to read about, but be warned, it takes a lot of effort and practice time to learn how to do this.

While most of us don’t have the need to know how to surveil, or have any reasons to learn how to beat surveillance, but who knows what will happen in the future.

I remember as a kid acting like I was a spy and trying to sneak around the store and watch my mom.  I was not good at it, because I was caught and smacked later for embarrassing my mom.