Soon we might use screens that produce their own energy, according to the New Scientist those will double the capacity of our cellphone batteries.
Hello World, The Walyou Blog is Open!
We are working on the website and will update you on the progress. This blog will be used for information we would like to share with you:
- In Announcements, we will keep you posted on anything that is new about Walyou.
- Tips and Tricks consists of additional uses we have found for your products, whether it is a feature you didn’t know existed, or another way to use the product.
- Discussions are aimed to begin conversations on important areas. This is the place to vent and share how you feel about the topic.
- We use the term Tumbleweeds for anything we found that did not fit in the previous categories. Like Tumbleweeds are plants that break away from their roots and scatter their seeds far and wide, so is our string of short posts of pictures, links, videos and such that may be fun and informative.
You may find more information about us and even contact us through this blog.
Thank you,
The Walyou Team
Test Your Remote’s Batteries
Sometimes our Television does not respond to the remote. In some cases, we have seen our friends get up off the couch to try and get closer to the TV, hoping it will respond. They point the remote at the television…no response. They remove the battery cover, roll the batteries, hoping for a change…no response. Sometimes they even go as far as take the batteries out and switch between the two of them, again hoping for a change…no response. It is amazing that they would even get as close as a few inches away and instead of just switching the channel manually, they give up and decide to remain watching the show not interested in. We have a feeling our friends are not alone…
The few reasons the channels are not switching are: the batteries are dead in the remote, the remote is broken, or perhaps even the TV is malfunctioning. The thing is, if the batteries are dead, it is so easy to test it and resolve the problem. Dave’s Repair mentioned an easy way to do so by simply pressing the remote buttons pointing to a digital camera via Lifehacker. if you do NOT see the infrared light is lit through the LCD screen…then the batteries are bad and need replacing. If you do see the lights, then the batteries are good, and the Television or the remote may be broken. Here is a quick demonstration by the Walyou team.
Before After
This could also be used on other remotes, such as: stereos, air conditioners, etc.
We have also found this worked when using our cell phone camera.
Do Electronics’ User Manuals Help or Complicate?
User manuals are given at the purchase of a new item. I look at this as if the responsibility has been diverted and is now our own. The companies may always say that full instructions have been provided at purchase, and they have fulfilled necessary or minimum requirements.
Consumerist mentioned a study (here) which illustrated that many returned items work properly, but the consumers have difficulties operating them correctly. This demonstrates how some of us have difficulties using our products, and the user manuals are not helping. Some of these are over 200 pages long. Who has the time to read that? This solution is awkward, makes it difficult to find the relevant areas, and mostly create more complexity.
My Dad found a shortcut and has never had to use a manual in his life. He takes the manual and gives it to me in order to explain to him only the features he is interested in. I showed him how to use the digital camera for the simplest functions, which are the only ones important to him personally, such as picture taking, zoom, review, delete, etc. On the other hand, my Mom taught me how to do my laundry without me having to read the manual. In this case, we have found ways to teach each other to use products each of us are familiar with. By sharing our knowledge, we have saved ourselves a lot of time.
As much as technology and innovation are supposed to simplify our lives, the products to do so are anything but. For this, assistance from others familiar with the products is much more beneficial.
Do you feel user manuals are helpful or just a complication? What is your solution?
Treadmill Malfunction
Sometimes our products don’t work like we expect. In the following funny commercial you see how an everyday product can give you a hard time.
note: we were not paid to post this commercial ;).
