Reviews, Health, and Other Stuff: iPhone

Welcome

Welcome to my ever-evolving blog. It started out as a blog on Beachbody workouts and products, mainly when I was a Beachbody coach. I no longer coach, not because I don't believe in Beachbody's programs (I subscribe to Beachbody on Demand and use their workouts every day), I am just not a salesperson and hated that aspect of it. I am more than willing to answer questions about my experiences with their products and the various workouts, and I feel freer to do so without the appearance of giving a biased review of something.

I have also started adding reviews for various things I have purchased like movies, books, CDs, and other products. This was brought about by a fight with Amazon in which all of my reviews were removed over a completely bullshit allegation that I posted a review that violated their terms of service. After going back and forth with the morons in the community-reviews department (even after they admitted that my posts did not violate their guidelines) they restored my account (which took them six months to do), but I have been posting my reviews on my blog to have them preserved in case something like that happens again. And here, I will post uncensored reviews so I will swear from time to time and post reviews that may be longer than Amazon's character limit. Everything I post here on any topic or product is my personal opinion, and I take no compensation for any product reviews I post. I am a member of Amazon's vine program and because I get those products for free, I keep those reviews on Amazon only, but everything I have purchased with my own money, whether from Amazon or some other store/website/outlet, I will post here.

I also plan to do some longer blog posts on various topics, such as how to learn physics, how to get through calculus, and longer reviews of workout programs as I do them. Basically, whatever strikes me as interesting at the time. As you can see if you navigate around the blog, I had many years in between postings. During that time I was going back to school to get an engineering degree, and learning material that I avoided my first time through college was a different experience and one that gave me a lot of insight into how to do well in those classes, which I will try to impart here for those who are looking to get a science or engineering degree.

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Product Review: Nicexx Adapter & Splitter

This is a splitter for the iPhone 7, which can charge the phone at the same time as listening to music through wired headphones. While the iPhone 7 was a clear upgrade from my Samsung Galaxy Core Prime (which is what I had before getting the iPhone 7) in almost every way, the stupidity of the design choice of getting rid of a separate headphone jack is off the charts. I have a desk job that sometimes allows me to listen to music, but since I have other people around me I cannot just blast it.

I have invested in a pair of Bluetooth headphones, and AirPods so I do not need this anymore but if you have not done so and you need a way to charge an iPhone battery while using wired headphones, this is worth the price. I never had any issues with it when I did use it and it worked as advertised.