Author: Bob Lin

The Shooting Mode is located in the top of the Camera.

You have these mode options: Fv – Flexible-Priority AE sets shutter speed, aperture value and ISO speed manually and automatically, and combine these settings with your choice of compensation, P – The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture value, Av – Aperture-Priority AE sets desired aperture value and the camera sets the shutter speed automatically, M – Manual sets all the shutter speed, aperture and ISO, Tv – Shutter-Priority AE sets the shutter speed and the camera automatically sets the aperture value, BULB – Long (Bulb) Exposures keeps the shutter speed staying open as long as you hold down the shutter button completely and closing when you release the shutter button, C1, C2 and C3 are Custom Shooting Mode.

Press the MODE button and then turn the

dial to select the mode you want to use. For example, Manual mode.

To record using Audacity, you may use external speaker or internal speaker. This video how to configure Audacity for internal recording. Each Computer may be different. This is based on Windows 11 on Dell Desktop.

Option 1: Preference Devices

1. With Audacity running, click on Edir>Preferences.

2. Click on Devices. Setup Hots: Windows WASAPI, Playback Device: Speaker (AC Interface), Recording: Speaker (AC Interface), Channels: 1 (Mono)

3. Click OK to save the settings.

Option 2: Audio Setup

1. With Audacity running, click on Audio Setup

2. Click on Host and then select Windows WASAPI.

3. Click on Playback Device and then select Speaker (AC Interface)

4. Click on Recording Device and then Speaker (AC Interface)

5. Click on Recording Channels and then 1 (Mono).

Option3: Audio Settings

1. Repeat above step 1.
2. Click on Audio Settings.

3. Setup Hots: Windows WASAPI, Playback Device: Speaker (AC Interface), Recording: Speaker (AC Interface), Channels: 1 (Mono)

Option 4: Device Toolbar

Note: if the Device toolbar doesn’t show up, go to View>Toolbars>Device Toolbar

Setup Hots: Windows WASAPI, Playback Device: Speaker (AC Interface), Recording: Speaker (AC Interface), Channels: 1 (Mono)

Situation: You may have a problem to use Fitbit device because it doesn’t pair Bluetooth no matter what you try such as disable/re-enable Bluetooth, turn off/on app, restart phone.

Resolution 1: Restart Fitbit device.

Go to the Settings.

Go to Reboot

Press Screen for 3 seconds to restart it.

Resolution 2: Clear User Data or Factory reset – Note: you will lose all tracking data.

Repeat above steps until you see Clear User Data.

After clearing the data, you may need to reset Fitbit.

Please view this step by step video:

1. A dead battery – resolution: jump start.
2. Steering wheel’s locked – resolution: turn the wheel to left or right. The try.
3. Car Shifter Stuck in Gear or not in P – resolution: switch gear to .
4. Out of Gas – get gas.

Other possible reasons: Failed Ignition Switch, Bad Starter motor, Dead Alternator. Take your car to a dealer to take a look.

Situation: The new iRobot Roomba stops working every a few minutes with error 2  and clean the brushes, then press clean. This article shows how to troubleshoot iRobot Roomba error 2.

In most cases, iRobot Roomba error 2 means it may have something stuck in brushes. To fix it, please follow these steps to remove the brushes and clean.

1. Locate cleaning Head Module door. 

2. Open the by pushing on the green tab on the right side of the multi-surface rubber brushes.

3.  Remove brushes from the robot and clean any hair or debris, especially under the end caps

4. Test the robot without the bushes installed: Leave the brushes out and close the Cleaning Head Module door. Turn the robot over, place it on a flat surface, and press the CLEAN button.

5. Put the brushes back and start to vacuumed.

Please view this step by step video:

冰岛十大景点

冰岛景点最大的特点是景点离停车位都很近，基本上是在停车处既可以看到景点，一般都在一刻钟以内的路程。

看极光的季节是9到4月，8月底也可能看到。三天的极光预告可以查询这个网站Official Live Aurora Forecast – Aurora Reykjavik，三级以上人眼可以识别。如果不能确定是不是极光，可以用手机night mode拍一张，night mode长曝吸收更多的光，使极光显而易见。

冰岛自驾 – 一号环岛公路沿途最佳景区，最佳季节，路况

自驾游考虑最多的是保险，许多人都遇到麻烦，或者被强制买高价保险，或者因为一点小的擦破罚款百元，甚至上千元。美国的车保一般不保。解决方案是用信用卡的保项(请查询你的信用卡公司，我2017年是要信用卡公司出据证明)，这次是订车时一起买，卖家承诺任何多余预定金的数额，他们支付。

加油是常有的麻烦事。冰岛大部分是self-service.有些信用卡不能用，很多店要PIN。Debit card一般都能用，但是要收外汇费。油价很贵，大概320ISK 1公升。我心算了一下大概1加仑 $8多。我们跑了2000多里，花$300多汽油钱。

提车和还车可能在不同地方。有些小公司提车是他们到机场接你到机场外提车。8.手动车比自动车便宜，柴油车比汽车便宜，Hybrid 车更贵一些，如果开得多可以考虑。

冰岛攻略1 – 景点，气候，推荐，自驾，美食

冰岛攻略2 – 东南西北中主要景点

冰岛攻略3 – 大概需要多少钱，行程，住宿

我们预算8天2人$5,000，结果只花了$4,000 多，原因是机票便宜，2人UA直飞往返$930，租车预定是$1,000多，出发前发现大幅度降价，同样车型只要$500多。另外美元强势，第一次去冰岛是（2017）是$1换120ISK，这次出发前一周是137ISK，到冰岛那一周是140ISK。

我把住宿分为三个类，第一类：住大通铺或者青年旅舍，2人$100一下；第二类：单间，公用浴室，厕所，2人$100到 $200;第三类：美国标准，单间带浴室，厕所，2人 $200以上。我们大多住AIRBNB带厨房。

冰岛攻略 4 – 租车，保险，提车，还车，加油，导航，交通规则

冰岛三大平价超市

冰岛极光影集

It is not easy to delete all photos in Amazon Photos. These are some suggestions.

Option 1: Login Amazon Drive or https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive

You can select a couple thought photos each time and delete them.

Option 2: Select firs photo of folder and hold Ctrol key and click on the last photo or folder. Click Move to Trash.

Option 3:
 if you use 1 filter and select one set of pictures the option “Deselect All” appears in the top left corner… However when you use 2 filter this option is actually “Select All” and it allows you to delete up to 3200 pictures… 

1. On your phone, open the Phone app.
2. Tap 3 dots and select Settings.

3. In the Settings, tap Voicemail.

4. Tap Voicemail Greet.

5. Tap the < and enable Call to listen.

5. Now, call your phone number from your phone. Enter in the pin number you set followed by the #

6. It will start reading new messages. Hit * to go to the main menu. It will read off the main menu options. Select option 5 to permanently delete all voicemail messages. Once you select that there is one more prompt and all voicemail messages get nuked.

Fall Color

Animal

Eagle

Hummingbird

Sunset and Moon rise

Lake County Forest Preserves

Others

Fall Color

Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford

The Japanese Garden in Jackson Park features cherry blossom trees that bloom each spring. The peak bloom period lasts for about 6 to 10 days, and typically happens in late April to early May. These trees have been extended beyond the garden as well to the area around Jackson Park’s Columbia Basin.

Lake Forest College, 555 North Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045

Potawatomi Woods in Wheeling,

Forest Park, 220 East Deerpath Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045

Fort Sheridan, cliff rd, Highland Park, IL

University of St Mary of the Lake / Mundelein Seminary, Main Chapel, 1000 E Maple Ave, Mundelein, IL 60060

Rotary Gardens – Janesville, Wisconsin – red bridge

Animal

Bald Eagle

Lock and Dam No. 13, Fulton Township, IL

•Lock & Dam 15, Schwiebert Riverfront Park, 17th St. & 1st Ave., Rock Island, Illinois

•Sunset Marina, 10 31st Ave., Rock Island, Illinois

•Lock & Dam 15, 101 W. 2nd St., Davenport, Iowa

•Lock & Dam 14, 25549 182nd St., Pleasant Valley, Iowa

•Illiniwek Forest Preserve, 836 State Ave., Hampton, Illinois

•Hampton Heritage Center, 251 S. State Ave., Hampton, Illinois

Conowingo Dam，Cecil County, Maryland

天鹅 Swan:

Shaumburg city center; Wolf Lake, Chicago; Milwaukee road and lake cook road.

Green Lake, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089

https://goo.gl/maps/dhsb5nGCueM2

The Westin Chicago Northwest, 400 Park Blvd, Itasca, IL 60143

AMLI Deerfield and Walgreens Corporate Headquarter.

Motorola Solutions, Schaumburg, IL

1196 N. Arlington Heights Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL

2018 Foxglove Dr. Northbrook, IL

Orchard View Park, 19933 IL-60, Mundelein, IL 60060

Amcor Flexibles Americas HQ, 2150 E Lake Cook Rd, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089

Old Farm Park, 1300 Highland Grove Dr, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089

Lundbeck and Essendant, 6 Parkway N, Deerfield, IL 60015

Owl in Stillman Alexander Nature Center. 33 W Penny Rd

South Barrington, IL 60010 , Sundays 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Whalon Lake, Royce Road, Naperville, IL 60565

The Magic Hedge, Chicago, IL 60640

W. Montrose Avenue, North Lakeshore.

River Trail Nature Center: 3120 Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook, IL 60062

Point Pelee National Park, MI

Crabtree Nature Center

3 Stover Road. Barrington Hills, IL 60010

Bald Eagle

Conowingo Dam in Darlington, Maryland

Brackendale Eagle Provincial Park, Canada

Lake Calumet, Chicago, IL 60633

Lock & Dam 14, Bettendorf, IA 52722 (Subway: 1717 State St, Bettendorf, IA 52722, McDonald’s, Mississippi Market Place, 1403 Eagle Ridge Rd, Le Claire, IA 52753 )

US Army Corps of Engineers, Lock & Dam 13, 4999 Lock Rd, Fulton, IL 60152

328 Rodman Ave, Rock Island , IL

McHenry Hills State Park914 S. River Road, McHenry, IL 60050, 815-385-1624. Or Stratton Lock & Dam, or fish tales concession.

Oswegoland Park District Civic Center, 5 Ashlawn Ave, Oswego, IL 60543 or 41.701101,-88.349394

Fox River Trail, Montgomery, IL 60538, 41.730394,-88.336143

“I parked at the Elgin Continental Little League lot behind the DMV on (Route) 31 just south of (Route) 20,” Sheely said. “We walked along the shoreline south, roughly no more than a quarter of a mile, to try and get a little closer to the bigger numbers. Every time I tried to count them, a few more would fly in from around the bend. But from where I was standing just south of a boat ramp, I counted 60 just along the eastern shoreline between the Route 20 bridge and probably about a quarter of a mile south of that.”

Popular Eagle Viewing Areas

Conowingo, MA

Water St. in Prairie du Sac. WI

The Alliant – Hydroelectric Dam, Prairie Du Sac, WI

Veterans Memorial park, 700 VFW Dr, Sauk City, WI 53583

River Front Downtown – Prairie Du Sac, WI 53578

Currently Eagle viewing is dictated by the weather. With heavy snow cover and cold temperatures the birds will move inland to small streams with open water to feed for fish. Or they will watch for a farmer that is spreading agricultural carion on snow covered fields.

As the weather warms and snow and ice melts additional areas of the Mississippi and Wisconsin Rivers will open. This open water will provide bald eagles areas for catching their favorite food source, fish. In the Prairie du Chien area this open water will include areas along the river front and along St. Feriole Slough south to the Campion Boat Landing. Check open water areas near the Regional Tourism Center and at the Blackhawk Ave and Washington St. bridges. A scope works from these locations. Be sure to stay in your car, as a car is the best bird blind you can have at these locations. The best views of eagle nests occur north of Prairie du Chien. North of the cemetery on Main Street/County Road K there is a nest on the west side of the highway. This nest can be seen by stopping near the no passing zone sign and looking west. The nest is in a large cottonwood tree in the second tree line. Since early January a pair of eagles have been visiting this nest.

Three nests are located off Ambro Road. When County Road K turns to the right, just before the railroad tracks, turn onto Ambro Road. Follow this road to the left into the Ambro Slough area.One nest is located on the Gremore Lake side, east of Ambro Road, just north of the Wisconsin DNR boat landing.This nest is hard to see once the leaves are on the trees.When there are no leaves you can see the nest by stopping on the road and searching the trees along the edge of the lake just north of the landing. By parking on the boat ramp at the Ambro landing you can see a nest in the far tree line straight west of the landing.Just 100 yards south of the Ambro boat landing and on the west side of slough there is another nest in a large cottonwood tree. This nest is easily seen by simply stopping on the road and looking between the cabins into the first tree line.This is a huge nest and has been at that location for many years.

Lock and Dam 9, 11 miles north of Prairie du Chien, is also a good location to observed eagles feeding or sitting in trees along the river. Go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lock area or the Gordon’s Bay Boat Landing south of the dam for the best viewing. Eagles can also be found feeding on agricultural carrion in fields along U.S. Highway 18 east of Prairie du Chien, between Patch Grove and Mount Hope. North of Prairie du Chien on State Hwy 27 near County Road N watch for eagles feeding on commercial fish waste and agricultural carion in adjacent fields.

There are 5 active eagle nests in the Prairie du Chien area that are easily viewed. The pair of eagles using any of these nests is busy carrying branches and other nesting material to the nest in preparation for the upcoming nesting activity. Egg laying will occur in late February or early March.

Prairie du Chien Viewing Areas

A good spot for eagle viewing is between the Blackhawk Avenue and Washington Street bridges in Prairie du Chien. A large artesian well provides open water. Eagles will perch in trees along the slough. Check the trees along the Mississippi River shore near and across from Lawler Park on St. Feriole Island is another location of eagle activity. The park is west and north of the Blackhawk Avenue bridge. A mounted bird scope for viewing is available (located in back of building) at the Wisconsin Welcome Center/Prairie du Chien Area Chamber of Commerce building, 211 S. Main. Enroute to Prairie du Chien watch for eagles soaring or perching in trees in open field areas looking for food.

A spotting scope is nice too. Eagle watching begins in the morning about an hour after sunrise. The birds are most active from then until about 3:00PM, feeding in open water areas. Birds can be seen soaring, perching in riverside trees, and sitting on the ice. By late afternoon the birds will be heading for the roost and will not be active unless you are on a flight path to the roost.

The best places to see eagles in the area include the Gordon’s Bay boat landing and Lock and Dam #9, 10 miles north of Prairie du Chien. The boat landing is cleared of snow so eagle watchers can simply park near the ramp facing slightly upstream. Watch for eagles in the big cottonwoods along the Wisconsin shoreline, across the river in trees along the Iowa shoreline, and soaring overhead or over the open water caused by flowing water from the dam.

雪雁

Emiquon Preserve: 11304 N. Prairie Rd, Lewistown, IL 61542

Loess Bluffs/Squaw Creek: Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge: 25542 US-159, Forest City, MO 64451

Baker’s Lake Nature Preserve, Dundee Rd, Barrington, IL 60010 (有一个鸟窝）

Bald eagle nest in Busse Woods, Elk Grove Village just south of I-90 and west of Arlington Height Road.

Great Blue Heron shot at Skokie Northshore Channel/Sculpture Park, IL

麋鹿

10002 Busse Woods, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

Bird watch: http://www.ebird.org

https://www.reconnectwithnature.org

北非： 拍鸟的地方在2400 W Central Rd, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192

南非： 15451 Joliet Rd, Plainfield, IL 60544

沙丘鹤/Sandhill Crane：Horicon National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center: W4279 Headquarters Road, Mayville, WI

Bird Haven Greenhouse & Conservatory, 225 N Gougar Rd, Joliet, IL

State Horicon Marsh, N7725 HIGHWAY 28, HORICON, WISCONSIN 53032

The northern two-thirds of Horicon Marsh is managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as the 22,000 acre Horicon National Wildlife Refuge. The southern third of the marsh is managed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources as Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area.

DeKalb, il. SE 182nd St. Bettendorf, IA 52722 (eagle)

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Sagawau Environmental Learning Center, 12545 West 111th St

Lemont, IL 60439

27064 S. Dutton Road, Crete Township

Joliet’s Bird Haven Greenhouse & Conservatory located at 225 N. Gougar Road Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens

Where: 7402 S. Lake Katherine Drive (off Route 83/College Drive), Palos Heights. within the 660-acre Pilcher Park.

Lake Renwick Heron Rookery Nature Preserve

蜂鸟 hummingbird

Sagawau Environmental Learning Center, 12545 West 111th St

Lemont, IL 60439

27064 S. Dutton Road, Crete Township, Beecher, IL 60401

Joliet’s Bird Haven Greenhouse & Conservatory

225 Gougar Rd, Joliet, IL 60432

located at 225 N. Gougar Road Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens

Where: 7402 S. Lake Katherine Drive

Palos Heights, IL 60463

(off Route 83/College Drive), Palos Heights. within the 660-acre Pilcher Park.

Sunset and Moon rise

Almond Marsh, Grayslake, IL 60030. 32550 North Almond Road

Grayslake, IL 60030. Hours: Rookery Observation: Saturdays, 8 am–12 pm, April–June (except Memorial Day weekend).

Waukegan Beach, 201 Sea Horse Drive, Waukegan, IL 60085

http://www.ChicagoNatureNow.com

Forest Park, Lake Forest

Sunrise Park, Lake Bluff

Waukegan Municipal Beach, Waukegan

Illinois Beach Nature Preserve, Waukegan

check direction: https://www.mooncalc.org

Photography sun and moon rise in Chicago area.

1. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago

2. Buckingham Fountain, Chicago

3. Navy pier, Chicago

North Avenue Beach, Chicago

Montrose Beach, Chicago

Foster Beach, Chicago

Northwestern University

Lighthouse Beach, Evanston

Gillson Park Dog Beach, Wilmette

Glencoe Beach, Glencoe

Rosewood Park, Highland Park

Millard Park, Highland Park

Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve, Lake Forest

Light House:

Waukegan Harbor Lighthouse.

Places to watch a sunset in north of Chicago

Sunflowers

Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary.

Whalon Lake will county Forest Preserve

Pioneer Park Forest Preserve in Naperville

Sunflower Maze: 9805 RT 173, Hebron, IL

Barrington Hills Farm

2790 Spring Creek Rd, Tower Lakes, IL 60010

Heaps Giant Pumpkin Farm

853 US-52, Minooka, IL 60447

M & D Farms and Garden Cnter

14946 S.Bell Rd. Homer Glen,IL 60491

Thistleberry Farm

61391 Mayflower Rd, South Bend, IN 46614

Johnson’s Farm Produce

8960 E Ridge Rd, Hobart, IN 46342

Sun flower: Pope Farm Wisconsin near Madison.

7440 West Old Sauk Road, Verona, WI 53593

Eugster’s Farm Market Inc, 3865 WI-138, Stoughton, WI 53589

(608)873-3822, 有观景台。

Thompson Strawberry Farm

14000 75th Street, Bristol, WI 53104

Lannon Sunflower Farm

W204 N8525, Lannon Rd,

Menomonee Falls, WI 53051

Lake County Forest Preserves and parks

Canterbury Park

1144 W Golf Rd, Libertyville, IL 60048

Techny Basin

2050 Claire Ct, Glenview, IL 60025

Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve

18163 West Checker Road | Long Grove, IL 60047

Heron Creek Forest Preserve

22890 N. Old McHenry Road | Lake Zurich, IL 60047

Berkeley Prairie Forest Preserve

1620 Ridge Road | Highland Park 60035

Prairie Wolf Forest Preserve

11403 West Highway 22 | Highland Park, IL 60015

Prairie Wolf Dog Park

1915 S Waukegan Rd Lake Forest | Lake Forest, IL 60045

Half Day Forest Preserve

24255 N Hwy 21 | Vernon Hills, IL 60060

Captain Daniel Wright Woods Forest Preserve

Address: 24830 St. Mary’s Road | Mettawa, IL 60045

Adlai E. Stevenson Historic Home

25200 N St. Mary’s Road | Mettawa, IL 60061

MIddlefork Savanna Forest Preserve

1401 Middlefork Drive | Lake Forest, IL 60045

Old School Forest Preserve

28285 St. Mary’s Road | Mettawa, IL 60048

Oriole Grove Forest Preserve

Corner of Witchwood Rd and Maclaren Ln | Lake Bluff, IL 60044

Oak Spring Road Canoe Launch

15645 W Oak Spring Rd | Libertyville, IL 60048

Independence Grove Forest Preserve

16400 West Buckley Road | Libertyville, IL 60048

Cuba Marsh Forest Preserve

24205 W Cuba Rd | Deer Park, IL 60010

Popular places

6401 S. Stony Island Ave. Chicago, IL 60637

Blackwell Forest Preserve, Warrenville, IL,

Blueline Damen Station, Chicago IL

Busse Woods Forest Preserve

Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, IL 60189

Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe

Conservatories & Greenhouse

Garfield Park Conservatory

300 N. Central Park Ave.

Chicago, IL 60624

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

2430 N. Cannon Dr., Chicago IL 60614

Kilbourn Greenhouse

3501 N. Kilbourn Ave.

Chicago, IL 60641

Lincoln Park Conservatory

2391 N. Stockton Dr.

Chicago, IL 60614

DeKalb, IL 60115 – some old building

East Higgins and South Arlington Heights Roads, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

Fabyan Forest Preserve, 1925 Batavia Ave

Geneva, IL 60134

Hiram Buttric Mill in Antioch

Jasper Pulaski, In

Lockport, IL on 9/12/2015 weekend and Rockford on 9/26/2015 weekend: WWI days.

THE MORTON ARBORETUM, 4100 ILLINOIS ROUTE 53, LISLE, IL 60532

Naperville Settlement, IL

Openlands Lakeshore Preserve, Highland Park, IL

Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve, Lake Forest, il

Chain O’Lakes, Fox Lake, 8916 Wilmot Road, Spring Grove IL 60081

Independence Grove, Libertyville

Century Park, Lakeview Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL

Lake Charles Park, Vernon Hills, 11 Greggs Pkwy, Vernon Hills, IL 60061

Sunset Park and Lake Bluff Beach can watch Sun and moon rise.

Big Foot Beach State Park, 1550 S Lake Shore Dr, Lake Geneva, WI 53147

Lake Arlington, 2201 N Windsor Dr, Arlington Heights, IL 60004

Crabtree Nature Center

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