Best Lenses for Sony a6000 or Sony a6300

Problem:

I need great lenses for Sony a6300.

Solution:

I've been doing some research, and here's what I've gathered so far.

Prime:

These are excellent, affordable primes.

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens for Sony E

Price: $339.00 (Amazon)

DxOMark Score: 29
Weight: 265 grams

Sigma 30mm F2.8 EX DN Art for Sony SE

Price: $169.00 (Amazon)

DxOMark Score: 23
Weight: 130 grams

Sony E 35mm f/1.8 OSS

Price: $398.00 (Amazon)

DxOMark Score: 23
Weight: 155 grams

Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS

Price: $248.00 (Amazon)

DxOMark Score: 25
Weight: 202 grams

Sony 55mm F1.8 Sonnar T* FE ZA 

Price: $898.00 (Amazon)  (This is the most expensive one on the list.  I won't be getting it! :)

DxOMark Score: 27
Weight: 281 grams

Sigma 60mm F2.8 EX DN Art for Sony SE

Price: $209.00 (Amazon)

DxOMark Score: 25
Weight: 190 grams

Zoom:

Sony Vario-Tessar T E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS

Price: $998.00 (Amazon)

DxOMark Score: 17

Weight: 308 grams

Sony E PZ 18-105mm F4 G OSS

Price: $598.00 (Amazon)

DxOMark Score: 15
Weight: 427 grams

Conclusion:

I'm leaning toward getting the Sigma 30mm 1.4 for street photography/portrait, the Sony 50mm or Sigma 60mm for portrait photography, and Sony 18-105mm for everything else.

Note that the sigma lenses do not have image stabilization.  The sigma 30mm 1.4 is similar in size to Sony 55mm.  The Sony 18-105mm has internal zoom, meaning that it doesn't protrude.

Force quit and force restart a unresponsive application in MacOS

Problem:

Cannot force quit a not responding application in MacOS.  Try force quit from the Dock.  Try Command+Option+Esc to bring up the dialog to force quit there.  Try restart the computer.  The computer doesn't restart and does nothing

Solution:

Open up Terminal and restart there

sudo shutdown -r now

WeMo LED Lighting Starter Set - Bulbs Not Detected

Context:

WeMo Lighting Starter Set
iOS Wemo App

Problem:

 The WeMo Lighting Starter Set comes with two bulbs, but they cannot be detected.  It is one of the most frustrating things!  I've lost hours trying to get them to work.  Stupid thing!  I've tried resetting the link, reinstalling the app, resetting the bulbs so many times, but the bulbs do not get detected during scan.  The link somehow does not see them.

Solution:

After a lot of tries, I have finally been able to detect them and add them.  Victory at last!

Ok, I'm not sure if this will help you, but you can try my steps:

1. Reset the link
1. Press and hold the little reset button on the link for about 5 seconds while plugging it in (same as instructions written on it) to restore to factory settings.
2.  You will first see the amber light blinking.  This may take some time, and then, you will see the light blinks amber and green alternately.  When you see this, it is ready to be hooked up.
3. Go WiFi into Settings (iPhone) and connect to the Wemo link.  You should see an SSID something .Link.
4. Connect to it
5. Open Wemo app.  It should say that you are connected to the link and that it's trying to open a connection.
6. It will try to connect to your WiFi network next.
7. If all successful, it will go into the scanning mode to detect the bulbs.
8. If your bulbs are found, great!  (For me, nothing is found!)
2. If your bulbs are not detected, follow the steps below to reset the bulbs.  You can try one bulb, and then add another later.  Note that you do not have to reset the link every time you add a bulb.  You can go to the "Add a device" in the settings of the WeMo App to scan and add new devices.
1. The instructions on the support page as listed below.  However, I followed exactly that and it DID NOT work for me.  What worked for me was that instead of 1 second as instructed in step 2, 4, 6, I did about 3 seconds for each of the steps.  If the bulb flashes, it's been reset successfully.  If it succeeds, open the WeMo app, go to add a device and scan.  If all is good, you should be able to detect the bulb.  Repeat the same process to add the other bulb.
   Step 1:
   Start with the WEMO LED Lightbulb being in the ON position.
   
   
   
   Step 2:
   Turn it OFF for one (1) second.
   
   Step 3:
   Turn it ON for 3-4 seconds.
   
   Step 4:
   Turn it OFF for one (1) second.
   
   Step 5:
   Turn it ON for 3-4 seconds.
   
   Step 6:
   Turn it OFF for one (1) second.
   
   Step 7:
   Turn it ON and leave it as it is.  After about five (5) seconds, the WEMO LED Lightbulb will flash which shows a successful reset.