Sheee’s Baaack! Mama Cetus has been replaced courteous of my insurance. Original MamaCetus got fried in the lightning strike. Since the first was called “MamaCetus” and the second named “BigMamaCetus” (BMC) (as she was equipped with all the features), the new arrival has been dubbed “LittleMamaCetus” (LMC). LMC is nearly an exact copy of MamaCetus, a MK1 version. LMC is a MK3 basic and the only real difference is LMC has travel end switches rather...
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Drawing My Attention
I have my new Kamvas Pro 16 graphics pad operational. First impression is it seems large. I can hardly imagine what my impression of a larger size might be, probably intimidated. It functions as advertised. I am well pleased. It is a good choice for my desires and expected needs. I am far from an experienced user. I note that there is very good response to the pen positioning, far better than I experience with...
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Just received my new keyboard for the MAC-mini. My first keyboard started fading in and out of consciousness. It was a Bluetooth running on dry battery. I put in new batteries and it made no difference. I started thinking it might have something damaged from the lightning strike. All the electronics around it were damaged, needing replaced. I cannot prove it was lighting as it has (had) no physical connection to any of the devices....
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Thought I found all the lightning damage. Not so… I knew the power supply for the older Cetus 3D printer was burned out. Zero voltage output. I needed a new power supply to test the printer. I have two Cetus 3D printers as shown in the pictures, but their power supplies are very different. The newer printer on the left has a much higher wattage supply than the one that has failed on the right...
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