3 posts tagged “recommend”
Since I already had a Boostaroo so my three kids could listen to movies in the car, and I had three Logitech mm28 speakers, it seemed only logical to eventually do this:
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| Logitech mm28 Speakers X 3 |
I purchased three sets of Logitech mm28 portable speakers for my kids this Christmas. The speakers are terrific -- tough enough to survive my daughter's book bag and impressive sound for their size and price. They run on either A/C power or 4 AA batteries. For reference, I paid about $15 w/free shipping at buy.com.
After loading up my son's speakers with batteries, I realized they wouldn't slide back out again. Stuck! I Googled around and from review comments at Amazon, discovered this is a common problem with these speakers. Kind of bizarre. But, there is a pretty simple fix, so if you own and love a pair of these speakers but can't get your batteries out, take heart.
Just drill several (I chose five) 3/16" holes above the battery "tube" (compartment) and use a paperclip (or similar item) to push the stuck batteries out. Measured from the right side of the battery compartment, the spacing is 1 1/2", 2 1/2", 3 1/2", 4 1/2" and about 5 1/4 or 5 3/8". Be a little careful with the rightmost hole because it is close to the contact spring on that side. Don't hook the spring with either your drill bit or the paperclip. I used a (manual) hand drill and started with a very small bit, then drilled the final hole w/the 3/16".
Click on the picture below to see a couple photos to clarify:
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| Logitech mm28 Battery Fix |
I don't do this often, but when I have tried to use something as a reading aid it's usually an 3x5 notecard or piece of paper to mask out some of the content so I can focus on just the sentence or two at hand. That's when I thought of FreeRuler for Mac OS X. In the past I've used this handy little tool to measure pixels when on-screen positioning was key. Turns out it works great as a reading guide! And not only can I drag it around with my mouse, it supports the up/down arrow keys for small movements and shift-up/shift-down for larger jumps. Excellent!
P.S. I'm sure there's something similar out there for you Windows folks too.
