Hello friends!

April’s right around the corner, which means it’s tax season here in the US. Every year, I kind of feel like a high school student that has to finish up my homework to turn in an assignment to class on time. Don’t be late! The deadline’s coming up! What a weird thing this tax thing we have in this country is.

Our eldest dog, Bibo, has been suffering from a mysterious pain in his throat/mouth. There was a 3 day streak of him not eating, and it’s been pretty scary to hear him when he screams in pain. It’s been taking up a lot of Ali and I’s energy, but this is what love is, isn’t it? He’s 15 years old now, and the room always has a better feel to it when he’s in it.

If you’ve been checking out the site recently, you may have noticed that it now supports dark mode. So now you, my fellow vampires, can read my posts in the evenings without all that blazing white in your eyes.

Last month, I felt I didn’t have the proper flashlight to compliment the colors of Chinese New Year. So I got an Emisar D4v2 Brass to get that fancy gold look. It sure is heavy! I got it as a 2-channel light with red/amber emitters to stay on theme. Furthermore, I’ve built a custom Anduril 2 HEX with my own configuration defaults which is a lot easier than clicking through to configure it by hand. Honestly, this is so ridiculous, but I can’t stop laughing at my whole flashlight journey as I keep going down the rabbit hole.

Anduril Version Check Mode

If you’ve got a growing flashlight collection that includes (many) lights that run Anduril, it’s good to know what version of the firmware is running on your lights. It’s especially important if you’re keeping up to date with new updates and/or flashing your own custom HEXes. Here’s how to check what version your lights are running.

Anduril 2: Single-channel Turbo for Dual-Channel Flashlights

When you activate turbo on a 2-channel Anduril 2 flashlight, you’ll get all your emitters blazing at full blast. Sometimes, though, you may not want this and instead just one channel at maximum brightness. Here’s how to set up Anduril 2 to activate single-channel turbo for your dual-channel lights.

Wurkkos FC11 Manual

I had to let myself explore outside of the realm of just Anduril lights, so I thought I’d try out a Wurkkos FC11 with 2700K. The interface is a bit like Simple UI in Anduril, so it’s not too foreign to me. I can see why folks in the flashlight community recommend this to folks as their first “serious” light with its built-in USB charging, high CRI, and even magnetic tailcap. It really is a great value.

Green Aux LEDs for St. Patty’s Day

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Things going into my earholes this past month:

• Strong Songs: Scenes from an Italian Restaurant by Billy Joel
• Cypress Hill - Black Sunday
• Chill Shrimp

As always, please reach out to me anytime to say hi. I love hearing from you all!

Ivan