SteelSeries flex Guild wars 2, headset Earpads Leather Ear Cushions

If your looking for replacement earpads for your Steel Series Flex headset I suggest the below replacement from Amazon. My Steel Series Flex headset is a few years old and they do not make original earpads replacements. The headset has excellent sound quality and everything but the earpads are in great shape. I didn’t want to get a new headset if I could find earpads replacments that fit.

After searching online for a while I finally found an reddit post about someone that used a size 65mm generic replacement that worked well and had been using it for a while.

I found the below on Amazon and gave it a try for $5.99 with prime. When I received them they fit perfectly and good on the ears. It’s tricky to get the pads on, but you start at the notch on the headset and twist clocking wise or counter clock wise depending on how you started. Keep spinning the earpads around till there fully in the groves around the earpiece.

Replacement Earpads Leather Ear Cushions Spare Ear Pads Kit fit for Most Headphone Models: AKG,HifiMan,ATH,Philips,Fostex,Sony,Beats by Dr. Dre and More,Universal Diameter 65MM(1Pair Black) by SDGL
Learn more: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KKFZ338/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_W8EWEbVZZBZFW

Below is a picture of the cushions on my headset:

Battle of the discounts

We go from store to store looking for the best deals and the best items. What discount retailer is best? Shop them all.

I find TJ MAX & Marshalls have a good selection, but the prices are not the best prices. Ross has the best price, but not the best selection. My favorite store to search for the best treasure is Burlington. Burlington has the right balance of prices & selection.

Always need to check the clearance racks at all stores for the hidden gems.

the “Company Holiday Memo”

Company Holiday Memo

Company Memo
FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE December 1, 2011
RE: Gala Christmas Party 

I’m happy to inform you that the company Christmas Party will take place on December 23rd, starting at noon in the private function room at the Grill House. 

There will be a cash bar and plenty of drinks! We’ll have a small band playing traditional carols… feel free to sing along. And don’t be surprised if our CEO shows up dressed as Santa Claus! 

A Christmas tree will be lit at 1:00 PM. Exchanges of gifts among employees can be done at that time; however, no gift should be over $10.00 to make the giving of gifts easy for everyone’s pockets. 

This gathering is only for employees! 

Our CEO will make a special announcement at that time! 

Merry Christmas to you and your family,
Patty 

Company Memo
FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: December 2, 2011
RE: Gala Holiday Party 

In no way was yesterday’s memo intended to exclude our Jewish employees. We recognize that Hanukkah is an important holiday, which often coincides with Christmas, though unfortunately not this year. 

However, from now on, we’re calling it our “Holiday Party.” The same policy applies to any other employees who are not Christians and to those still celebrating Reconciliation Day. 

There will be no Christmas tree and no Christmas carols will be sung. 

We will have other types of music for your enjoyment. 

Happy now? 

Happy Holidays to you and your family,
Patty Company Memo
FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All Employees
DATE: December 3, 2011
RE: Holiday Party 

Regarding the note I received from a member of Alcoholics Anonymous requesting a non-drinking table, you didn’t sign your name.. 

I’m happy to accommodate this request, but if I put a sign on a table that reads, “AA Only”, you wouldn’t be anonymous anymore. How am I supposed to handle this? 

Somebody?

And sorry, but forget about the gift exchange, no gifts are allowed since the union members feel that $10.00 is too much money and the executives believe $10.00 is a little chintzy. 

REMEMBER: NO GIFTS EXCHANGE WILL BE ALLOWED.

Patty
Company Memo
FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
To: All Employees
DATE: December 4, 2011
RE: Generic Holiday Party 

What a diverse group we are! I had no idea that December 20th begins the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which forbids eating and drinking during daylight hours. 

There goes the party! Seriously, we can appreciate how a luncheon at this time of year does not accommodate our Muslim employees’ beliefs. Perhaps the Grill House can hold off on serving your meal until the end of the party or else package everything for you to take it home in little foil doggy baggy. Will that work? 

Meanwhile, I’ve arranged for members of Weight Watchers to sit farthest from the dessert buffet, and pregnant women will get the table closest to the restrooms.

Gays are allowed to sit with each other. Lesbians do not have to sit with Gay men, each group will have their own table. 

Yes, there will be flower arrangement for the Gay men’s table.
To the person asking permission to cross dress, the Grill House asks that no cross-dressing be allowed, apparently because of concerns about confusion in the restrooms. Sorry. 

We will have booster seats for short people.
Low-fat food will be available for those on a diet. 

I am sorry to report that we cannot control the amount of salt used in the food . The Grill House suggests that people with high blood pressure taste a bite first. 

There will be fresh “low sugar” fruits as dessert for diabetics, but the restaurant cannot supply “no sugar” desserts. Sorry! 

Did I miss anything?!?!?
Patty 
Company Memo
FROM: Patty Lewis, Human Resources Director
TO: All F*%^ing Employees
DATE: December 5, 2011
RE: The F*%^ing Holiday Party 

I’ve had it with you vegetarian pricks!!! We’re going to keep this party at the Grill House whether you like it or not, so you can sit quietly at the table furthest from the “grill of death,” as you so quaintly put it, and you’ll get your f*%^ing salad bar, including organic tomatoes. 

But you know, tomatoes have feelings, too. They scream when you slice them. I’ve heard them scream. I’m hearing them scream right NOW! 

The rest of you f*%^ing wierdos can kiss my *ss. I hope you all have a rotten holiday! 

Drive drunk and die, 

The B*tch from H*ll!!!
Company Memo
FROM: Joan Bishop, Acting Human Resources Director 
DATE:December 6, 2011
RE: Patty Lewis and Holiday Party 

I’m sure I speak for all of us in wishing Patty Lewis a speedy recovery from her recent nervous breakdown and I’ll continue to forward your cards to her at the asylum. 

In the meantime, management has decided to cancel our Holiday Party and give everyone the afternoon of the 23rd off with full pay. 

Happy Whatever!
Joan

New year, new home

It’s been so long since my last blog again… 😦

After many issues with my host I have switched providers. Goodbye HostGator….. Hello WordPress.com! With dropping my selfhosted site for the first time I can focus on content… first a new theme! Exporting my blog and importing it to my new host was fairly easy. Lets see how it goes! 🙂

Review of my new MSI Gaming Laptop – GS63VR STEALTH-252

I’ve been using my MacBook Pro mid-2010 for 7 years. It’s time to move on.

I’ve just picked up my steaming hot MSI Gaming Laptop 3 weeks ago and I can not be happier. I was not going to spend the money needed for the power on an Apple. Plus I’m not going to be sucked in to the dongle game. This laptop has all the port you need plus some more.  I have not had the chance to start heavy gaming, but I have done a few tests and I’m very impressed. With 6GB of video memory and 16 GB of system memory on an i7 you have incredible power. I will say the better video card memory is more important then system memory, you can upgrade the system memory at any time, but not the video memory. I only go with Nvidia video card systems as a preference. When I was in Best Buy making my final decision between ASUS and MSI, I noticed the 2 of the ASUS gaming laptops were locked up.  Total hard-locked needed to be rebooted, but the MSI ones were flying smooth.  That was my final kicker and sign from above.

I was not focused on the 17in screen model, I’m enjoying the 15.6in just fine. I wanted it to still feel portable. The steelseries keyboard is a pleasure to type on, and the lighting memorizing. Only have slight issues with tapping the touch pad, but getting used to it and adjusting the sensitivity.

I have removed the Norton Security that came from MSI, I could not stand the constant popups and reminders to enable other features. Best Buy gave me 6 months free with Webroot antivirus and have switched to it. So far I’m impressed with the reviews of it and the little footprint it leaves on the system.

You can find what software I have added under my Windows Apps page, I only review apps I use. I will be gaming with World of Warcraft, Star Trek Online and a few other games. I have tested them with full graphics on so far with out a hiccup. I’m also using my Apple Magic Mouse without a hickup.

I will post some un-boxing pictures in the future.

GS63VR STEALTH-252 (link to Best Buy) – Features:

Windows 10 operating system
Windows 10 brings back the Start Menu from Windows 7 and introduces new features, like the Edge Web browser that lets you markup Web pages on your screen. Learn more ›

15.6″ Full HD display
The 1920 x 1080 resolution boasts impressive color and clarity. Energy-efficient LED backlight.

7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ mobile processor
Powerful quad-core processing performance. Intel Turbo Boost Technology delivers dynamic extra power when you need it, while increasing energy efficiency when you don’t.

16GB system memory for intense multitasking and gaming
Reams of high-bandwidth DDR4 RAM to smoothly run your graphics-heavy PC games and video-editing applications, as well as numerous programs and browser tabs all at once.

1TB hard drive and 256GB solid state drive (SSD) for a blend of storage space and speed
The hard drive provides ample storage, while the SSD delivers faster start-up times and data access.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics
Backed by 6GB GDDR5 dedicated video memory for an ultrafast, advanced GPU to fuel your games.

Weighs 3.97 lbs. and measures 0.7″ thin
Ultrathin and ultralight for maximum portability, featuring a smaller screen size and omitting the DVD/CD drive to achieve the compact form factor. 3-cell lithium-ion battery.

Bluetooth 4.1 interface syncs with compatible devices
Wirelessly transfer photos, music and other media between the desktop and your Bluetooth-enabled cell phone or MP3 player, or connect Bluetooth wireless accessories.

1 USB Type-C port
To maximize performance on the latest high-speed devices.

3 USB 3.0 ports maximize the latest high-speed devices
Also includes 1 USB 2.0 port to connect more accessories and peripherals. USB 3.0 ports are backward-compatible with USB 2.0 devices (at 2.0 speeds).

HDMI 2.0A output expands your viewing options
Connect to an HDTV or high-def monitor to set up two screens side by side or just see more of the big picture.

Thunderbolt port for connecting advanced monitors and external drives
This single interface supports both high-speed data and high-def video — plus power over cable for bus-powered devices — ideal for digital content creators.

Built-in media reader for simple photo transfer
Supports SD, SDHC and SDXC memory card formats.

Next-Gen Intel® Wireless-AC connectivity
Connect to a Wireless-AC router for nearly 3x the speed, more capacity and wider coverage than Wireless-N. Backward-compatible with all other Wi-Fi networks and hotspots. Gigabit Ethernet LAN port.

Built-in HD webcam with microphone
Makes it easy to video chat with family and friends or teleconference with colleagues over Skype or other popular applications.

Additional ports
Microphone input, headphone/SPDIF combo jack and mini DisplayPort.

Plugin Errors with WordPress

I constantly neglect my personal WordPress, then once I get back to it and hit all the magic update buttons I normally break something. I have learned the best way to manually disable a plugin when you can no longer get to your site is by using your hosts phpMyAdmin to manually edit your database entry to disable all plugins. Then you can go to your admin and remove the bad plugin and re-enable the ones that are working.

If you have a plugin error all of your pages will load to just a text error saying there is an error in “/home/myaccount/public_html/wp-content/plugins/XXX/XXX.php on line #123″.

If you get this login to your host an access your phpMyAdmin or other mySQL database editor.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

  1. Open the Database for wordpress
  2. Open the wp_options table
  3. Click on the Browse menu
  4. Search through the pages for the “active_plugins” option (was page 2 for me)
  5. Clear out the text the shows: “a:3:{i:0;s:39:”easy-adsense-lite/easy-adsense-lite.php”;i:1;s:49:”google-xml-sitemaps-v3-for-qtranslate/sitemap.php”;i:2;s:19:”jet”pack/jetpack.php”;}”
  6. All your plugins will now be disabled, try to login and update your plugins as needed.

Computers, networking, games, people management, call centers, reporting & whatever. Sip your drink, gulp down life!