Thursday, December 02, 2010

ski 2010-2011

ticket,rental                                           7,4      8,5      9,6    10,7
Tahoe Donner 236Mi $39,$30 7-12 $19,$25 0-6 $0,$25      $97      $97      $97    $116
Holiday rate unknown 12/18-1/2; 1/15-17; 2/19–27; 3/19-3/27
Soda Springs 222Mi $35,$39 0-12 $22,$28                $112     $112     $112    $112
Donner Ski Ranch:  $42,$36 7-12 $13,$25 0-6 $5,$15     $102     $102     $102    $110
(224Mi)            $25          $10 non holiday Tue, Wed, Thu 11/25-26, 12/20-1/2, 1/17, 2/21-25
Boreal (223Mi)     $49,$38 5-12 $15,$25 0-4 $0         $113(81) $128(96) $128(96) $128(96)
$56 holidays 11/25–28, 12/25-1/2, 1/15–17, 2/19–21
Dodge Ridge 167Mi  $59,$38 6-12 $16,$28                $118(98) $118(98) $150(122) $150(122)
Lucky Savemart discount tickets $49 $12 black out dates, 1/15-16 2/19-20
Bear Valley 186Mi  $62,$42 6-12 $19,$31 1-5 $5         $148(125)$148(125)$162(136) $162(136)
SportsBasement, REI discount tickets $52 $16

Tahoe Donner
Soda Springs
Donner Ski Ranch
Boreal

2009-10 Lake Tahoe
2008-09 packages

Sunday, November 07, 2010

wide shoes

Running Warehouse Wide Shoes
endless 2E 4E 8 8.5
6pm EE
6pm 4E
Eastbay 2E
Eastbay 4E
The Finish Line

Road Runner Sports Wide
Road Runner Sports Extra Wide

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Apple Mac OS X Softwares

QuickTime Components

*Perian is an open source QuickTime component that enables Apple Inc.’s QuickTime to play several popular video formats not supported natively by QuickTime on Mac OS X. The swiss-army knife for QuickTime

*Windows Media Components for QuickTime Microsoft WMA/WMV Compoments by Flip4Mac

Xiph QuickTime Components XiphQT for ogg container with Theora (video), FLAC (loseless), and Vorbis (audio) codecs

Apple Downloads of Unix and Open Source Softwares, OSX installer, download
Install Xcode first for Homebrew and MacPorts/Fink source install

Fink uses Debian dpkg and APT, Fink Project 12048 packages in 25 sections. has newer ffmpeg, but many very old and most with binary packages, apt-get to get binary distribution

*MacPorts 12143 ports, Uninstalling, direct binary packages - python3.4.3
*MacPorts GUI: Pallet (sudo port install Pallet), Porticus 1.8.1 2009/12/31

*? HomeBrew Build from source, The missing package manager for OS X, 1258 packages formulas

Rudix Unix ports and packages for Mac OS X delivered the Right Way - 145 dmg packages available

Bitnami Free, easy to setup wikis, blogs, forums and many other web applications that you can run locally or in the cloud

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion

*FFmpeg
*1. MacPorts 0.7.8, Fink 0.8.9, Homebrew 0.10
2. Apple Downloads - x264Encoder 1.2.17 QuickTime component 2010/10/21 x264 git-1745 ffmpeg SVN-25512
... Datura-0.3.8 2010-02-20
3. FFmpeg on Mac OS X HOWTO - 2006, ffmpegX shareware 0.0.9y 1/26/2008

FFmpeg information on Apple.com

> ffmpeg -i input-file.mts -vcodec copy -deinterlace -acodec libaac -ab 256k output-file.mp4
> ffmpeg -i input-file.mts -vcodec copy -acodec copy output-file.m4v

MEncoder
Using MEncoder to create QuickTime-compatible file
> mencoder input.mts -oac faac -faacopts mpeg=4:object=2:raw:br=256 -channels 2 -srate 48000 -ovc copy -o output.mp4

Other softwares
LyX WYSIWYM GUI for Tex/LaTex
Celestia
Stellarium

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Trekking Poles

** Black Diamond Trekking Poles Distance Carbon Z-Pole, 120cm 290g
** Fizan Compact, superlight 316g, adjustable length 58-132cm good review
CAMP Xenon 120cm 47" 9.2oz 260g lightest, 3 folding sections, not suitable for skiing, weak, Trekking 135cm 53" 17.6oz 500g
* LEKI Micro Vario Carbon with aluminum insert for strength, 110-130cm, 15", 13.6oz 414g, Carbonlite AERGON 135cm 53" 12.8oz 362g, Thermolite AERGON 135cm 53" 14.8oz 420g
Grivel 125cm 49" three sections adjustable pole 16.84oz 478g

Thursday, September 30, 2010

crop/resize pdf/postscript page in linux

pdftops -paper letter orig.pdf new.ps

edit new.ps file

BoundingBox: 0 0 612 792

90 rotate
-116 -675.28 translate
0.57 0.57 scale

ps2pdf new.ps new.pdf

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Blender

Blendtec Total Blender 13 Amp 1560 W WideSide Pitcher 3 quart, 96 oz
WARING Pro 3 HP MX1000R 120 V, 12.0 Amps, 3 HP motor, 30,000 RPMs Hi, 26,000 RPMs Low, 64 oz capacity
Vita-Mix 5200 120v 11.5 amps 1380 Watts 2HP motor, 64 oz container

Comparing Vita Mix, Blendtec, Waring, and the Health Master Blender

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Large zoom spotting scopes

Spotting scope telescope

Barska 30-90x100mm WP Gladiator Spotter USA straight with table top tripod and soft carrying case 77oz 19" $250
Barska Benchmark DFS Spotter 8-24x58 WP wide angle, field of view
Celestron Ultima 100 - 45° Straight USA 22-66x waterproof with soft carrying case 72oz 19"/22" $280, digital camera adapter
Konus KONUSPOT-100 20-60x100mm Italy 45° angle photo adapter 84.7oz 19.2" $300
Yukon Advanced Optics 6-100x100 Russia 6-25x25 25-100x100 rotating eye piece with table top tripod and carrying case 53oz 16.7" $350, camera adapter

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

GPU accelerated web browsers

Firefox Web Browser Grand Prix : memory usage
Tom's Hardware: Web Browser Grand Prix
FavBrowser
Browser Wars: Chrome vs. IE9 vs. Firefox

Firefox:
about:support
about:config to enable WebGL and acceleration
Mozilla Firefox 4 with Direct2D and DirectWrite, Hardware Acceleration on Windows 7, Windows Vista with Platform Update, and DirectX 10 graphic cards (check with dxdiag command)
OperationLinuxWindows XPWindows Vista/7Mac OS X
ContentXRenderNoneDirect2DQuartz
CompositingOpenGLDirect 3DDirect 3DOpenGL
Blocked Graphics Drivers

IE9:
IE9 -> Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced tab -> accelerated graphics -> use software rendering instead of GPU rendering
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, ie9 uses Direct2D DirectWrite on Windows Vista, Windows 7, The Architecture of Full Hardware Acceleration of All Web Page Content
Force Enable GPU Hardware Acceleration Graphics Rendering on Old GPU in IE9

Google Chrome: statistics
chrome://memory shows memory usage of all running browsers
chrome://gpu graphics feature status
chrome://flags to enable hidden features and experiments, GPU compositing on all pages failed windows XP
GPU accelerated compositing in Chromium (Google Chrome), Web Graphics – Past, Present and Future, WebGL, OpenGL ES 2.0 API, to DirectX 9 (Direct3D) (through ANGLE)
Chromium switches/options, --enalbe-gpu-plugin --enable-gpu-rendering --enable-accelerated-compositing --enable-accelerated-2d-canvas

Opera Next: uses Blink layout engine
opera://gpu
opera://flags

Opera:
opera://gpu
Opera 12 Alpha with Hardware Acceleration



Safari:
how can I disable hardware acceleration in Safari 5.1 ?
Enabling the debug menu on Safari for Windows
 
Internet Explorer 9 Test Drive Psychedelic Wheel

Opera Blogs desktop
Chromium Blog
Mozilla Firefox Blog
Chromium iOS
Chrome Multi-Device iOS Webkit UIWebView, no Nitro for JavaScript

Thursday, August 12, 2010

convert web page to online document sharing

Print...
Microsoft Office Document Image Writer - Preferences - Advanced - MDI
Page Range - 1 page at a time
File name - file.mdi
Save as type - Microsoft Document Imaging Format (*.tif)
View Document Image

Microsoft Office Document Imaging
File - Save As...
File name - file.tif
Save as type - Tagged Image File Format (*.tif)
Options... MDI compression - Optimize compression in favor of Better image quality

repeat for all pages

Microsoft Word
Insert - Picture - From File...

Google Docs - good image quality
Adobe Acrobat.com - image quality is low
Docs for Facebook - image quality is very low

Saturday, August 07, 2010

Shin-Biofermin S vs. Strong Wakamoto

新ビオフェルミンS

Shin-Biofermin S information
Shin-Biofermin S [tab]
欣表飛鳴 錠 [Shin Biofermin S tab]

欣表飛鳴
3 x 3/day
Bifidobacterium bifidum 2mg per tablet
Lactobacillus acidophilus 2mg
Streptococcus faecalis (Enterococcus faecalis) 2mg

強力わかもと
Strong Wakamoto
若元錠
Aspergillus oryzae NK (microorganism producing digestive enzymes)
Lactobacilli
Dried Yeast

Nature's Plus Tri-Dophilus Probiotics Bacterials
Lactobacillus Acidophilus 143mg
Bifidobacterium Longum & Bifidobacterium Bifidum 44mg
Streptococcus Faecalis 38mg

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Convenience store

便利商店 Taiwan
7-11:4718家
FamilyMart:2488家
萊爾富:1311家 Hi-Life
OK:835家

コンビニエンスストア Japan
セブン-イレブン - 約1万2100店 7-Eleven
ローソン - 約8600店 Lawson
ファミリーマート - 約7300店 FamilyMart
サークルKサンクス - 約6100店 Circle K Sunkus
ミニストップ - 約1900店 Ministop
デイリーヤマザキ - 約1600店 Daily Yamazaki

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Google Chrome Browser Extensions

The Best Browser Extensions that Protect Your Privacy
uBlock Origin or AdBlock Plus
Privacy Badger or Disconnect
Forecastfox Weather
Google Checkout Promo Notifier (by Google)
Google Dictionary (by Google)
Google Quick Scroll
Google Similar Pages beta (by Google)
Google Translate
Google Voice (by Google)
News Reader (by Google)
Readability Redux
Secbrowsing Plug-in Version Checker
Select To Get Maps
Ultimate Google Docs Viewer

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

trail gps

Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx 62s 62st

Thursday, July 08, 2010

Bicycle pedal

PChome > 線上購物 > 生活 > 自 行 車 > 踏板

各自行車廠及零組件廠牌網址

xpedo
wellgo
exustar

HomePNA

HPNA 3.1 320Mbps

HomePNA member products

ZyXEL HLA3105 HomePNA 3.1 Coax Ethernet Bridge TV pass-through 320Mbps HCNA, 100Mbps x 1
Motorola HomePNA 3.1 Adapter TER-HPNA2 320Mbps, 100Mbps x 1

Suttle HomePNA Coax Gigabit Ethernet Adapter CES-2CUA with TV pass-through 256Mbps HCNA, 1Gbps x 2
CAMEO HPNA-3210 HomePNA 3.1 over Coax Ethernet Bridge TV pass-through 256Mbps, 100Mbps fast ethernet x 2
* Actiontec Ethernet over Coax HPNA Network Adapter HCB1000 with TV pass-through 144Mbps, 100Mbps x 2 $70
SendTek CET-330 Coax Ethernet Bridge with TV pass-through 128Mbps 100Mbps x 2

Multimedia over Coax Alliance MoCA
MoCA 1.1: net rate 175 Mbit/s,
MoCA 2.0: 400, 800, 1Gbit/s

Wednesday, July 07, 2010

ARM architecture

ARM Architectural License 64-bit architectural licensees: Applied Micro, Broadcom, Cavium, Apple, Huawei (HiSilicon), Nvidia, AMD and Samsung. 7 32-bit architectural licensees, of which five – Marvell, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Intel and Faraday – do not have a 64-bit licence.  Spreadtrum (Tsinghua Unigroup)
Comparison of ARMv8-A coresAArch64, 64bit, Cortex A53, A57, A72, Apple Cyclone, Nvidia Tegra K1 Denver, Cavium, AppliedMicro, Broadcom
Will the Snapdragon 820 Overheat? A53 (little), A57 (big), A72 (new big)
Samsung Mongoose, Qualcomm Kryo, Apple Cyclone HiSilicon Kirin 950 A72
中國 CPU 暗潮洶湧,龍芯、飛騰他們都在走什麼樣的路?

Benchmark single core: Nvidia K1 (Nexus 9), Apple A8 (iPhone 6), Samsung Exynos 7420 (Galaxy S6), Snapdragon 810, Snapdragon 805 (Nexus 6)

GSMArena phone finder: high end, CPU 2.45Ghz+, 8 core, 360+
GSM Arena search snapdragon 835 sorted by price

DXOmark best mobile camera
Sony Exmor and camera usage
List of Sony Mobile/Camera Sensor Products  
phonescoop 13MP+ 5.7"+
*Moto X Style XT1572, 20+ MP (Sony Exmor RS IMX230) 1/2.4" 1.12μm Camera with QHD, 5MP f/2 front, 5.7" 2560x1440, 808 LTE 3,8,28 $450
*LG G4 16MP f/1.8 1/2.6" IMX234 5312x2988 6.828mm 1/2.6" O.I.S. H815 3GB 8MP front, 5.5" 2560x1440, 808, LTE 3,8,28 $400
*Samsung S6, Note 4, 16MP f/1.9, OIS, 3.7MP f/1.9, Note 5 16MP f/1.9, OIS, front 5MP f/1.9
*Nexus 6P 5.7" 810, 5X LG H790 (H791 international) 5.2" 808, 12.3MP (IMX377 f/2.0 with LG module), 1.55um, 7.843mm 1/2.3" no OIS, front 8MP 1.4um f/2.4, 5MP 1.4um f/2.0
Samsung S7, S7 Edge, 12MP 1/2.6" f/1.7, 1.4um IMX260 Smart OIS, front 5MP f/1.7

ARMv7-A Cortex-A

Cortex-A8 2.0 DMIPS/Mhz, 600Mhz-1Ghz, 4 DMIPS/mW (600Mhz/300mW)

TI OMAP OMAP3 OMAP3440 (720p), OMAP3640 (720p) PowerVR - Nokia, Motorola, Palm

Qualcomm Snapdragon (Scorpion core) home 3 generations
Gen 1: QSD8x50, QSD8250 (720p decode) QSD8650 (1 Ghz, 720p codec)
Gen 2: MSM8x55 1Ghz and QSD8x50A 1.3GHz
Gen 3: MSM8260, MSM8660 (dual core 1.2Ghz) and QSD8672 (dual core 1.5Ghz, 1080p codec, 1440x900 display)
Adreno (ATI Imageon) - HTC, LG, Dell, Acer, Sony-Ericsson, ...

Apple A4 Samsung Intrinsity FastCore Hummingbird PowerVR

Samsung S5PC100 (833Mhz, 720p), S5PC110 (1Ghz, 1080p) Hummingbird 1Ghz

Marvell ARMADA (Sheeva core) ARMADA 610 (1080p) 1GHz, 628 dual 1.5GHz, tri-core - RIM

Freescale i.MX i.MX535 (1080p decoder, 720p encoder) - Amazon Kindle

ZiiLABS ZMS08 (1080p codec)

Cortex-A9 2.5 DMIPS/Mhz
single 65nm performance, 830Mhz, 5.2 DMIPS/mW, 0.4W
dual core 40nm performance, 2Ghz, 5.26 DMIPS/mW, 1.9W
dual core 40nm power, 800Mhz, 8 DMIPS/mW, 0.5W

Samsung Orion with Mali-400

TI OMAP OMAP4 OMAP 4430 4440 1+Ghz Dual MPCore 1080p codec

Qualcomm Snapdragon 3rd generation MSM8260, MSM8660 (dual core 1.2Ghz) and QSD8672 (dual core 1.5Ghz, 1080p codec, 1280x800 1440x900? display) - ....

nVidia Tegra 2 250 1Ghz Dual MPCore 1080p codec - LG

ST-Ericsson U8500 1.0-1.2Ghz Dual Core (U5500 600-800Mhz A9 Dual-core, 1080p codec with Mali - Nokia

Nufront NuSmart 2816 TSMC 40g 2GHz 10,000 Mips with Mali 400 MP

VIA Wondermedia SOC Cortex-A9

Android 2 (Qualcomm), 3 (Nvidia Tegra 2), 4 (TI OMAP), ...
RIM PlayBook (Qualcomm), BlackBerry (Qualcomm, Marvell)
HP webOS (Qualcomm)
Windows Phone 7 (Qualcomm)

2011 The Year of NVIDIA dominating Android Superphones and tablets
ARM Mobile processor 2H 2011
The mobile chip war is just getting started future OMAP, Snapdragon, Apple, nVidia, ....
Aros (Amiga Research OS) ARM support
Samsung Galaxy S II vs. HTC Sensation vs. LG Optimus 3D vs. Motorola Atrix
   Galaxy S II    Sensation    Optimus 3D   Atrix
CPU  Samsung Exynos 4210 @ 1.2GHz  Qualcomm MSM 8260 @ 1.2GHz  TI OMAP 4430 @ 1GHz  NVIDIA Tegra 2 @ 1GHz
GPU  Mali-400MP    Adreno 220    PowerVR SGX540   ULP GeForce
Motorola Droid 3 Pops up in GLBenchmark - A Verizon XT883 with OMAP4
Snapdragon vs. Hummingbird vs. OMAP - the mobile CPU war beyond 1GHz
Smartphone Processor Guide
Smartphone Processors Getting Smarter
Hummingbird vs. Snapdragon: The 1 GHz Smartphone Showdown
Analyst Angle: The Qualcomm Snapdragon platform and its dramatic impact on the competitive landscape
database

Cortex-A15 Samsung, ST-Ericsson, TI

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Climbing Helmet

CAMP Rock Star $50, $40
Black Diamond Half Dome $60 -> $45
Petzl Elios $66 -> $53
Grivel Salamander $82.5 -> $79
Stubai

CAMP Pulse with winter kit for skiing $100 + $28

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Input method

Google Online Input Tools

List of input methods for UNIX platforms
**IBus > SCIM
Chinese input methods for computers

Pinyin input method拼音輸入法雙拼
簡體中文輸入法錄入繁體字所存在的問題: jingbu (進(jin)步)
QQ拼音輸入法 v6.5 by Sogou Windows, iPhone, Android, 後 裏 哪太高 裏面 發表 內建2 薄的3 只是 刮胡刀 酵母
* 搜狗拼音輸入法 v9.7 Sogou, WindowsMac OS XAndroid, iOSUbuntu linux 輸入法管理 后 里 李章 裡 泰國 裡面 發佈 省電 內建4 薄的 只是 刮鬍刀 酵母
百度輸入法 Baidu account need phone number v5.4 stopped updating Windows,  Mac OS X 後 裏 哪裏 taig 泰國 了嗎 發表 內建3 薄的2 只是 刮鬍刀
* 华宇拼音输入法 6.9, 後 裏 裡面 哪裡 泰國 裏面 發佈 內建 薄的 只是 刮鬍刀 

微軟必應輸入法 Bing Input Method (Engkoo 英庫) Windows, Android 4/2015 [過橋米綫 jingbu] 后 里 里長 哪裏 太高 裏面 發表 内建2 薄的 祗是 刮鬍刀
Google Pinyin 谷歌拼音输入 Windows, Android 12/2013 [jingbu]  裡 那裡 太高 裡 發布  內建 薄的 只是 刮鬍刀FIT输入法(Fun Input Toy) Mac OS X 7/2011
* MacOS Pinyin  裡面 哪裏 泰國 裡面 發表 內建 薄的
注音輸入法
自然輸入法 Windows, Mac OS X NT, $1500
新酷音輸入法 Chewing win32, linux 7/2013, OpenVanilla (no Pinyin) Mac OS X 10/2014, McBopomofo 小麥注音輸入法 Mac OS X 11/2014, SpaceChewingOSX 6/2011
gcin詞音輸入法 Windows 64bit, linux, Android slow and buggy 9/2014
Microsoft Office 輸入法 2010 - 新注音輸入法 2010, IME2010_zh-tw.exe no fuzzy 模糊
[免費下載]微軟新注音輸入法2010
中州韻輸入法引擎 RIME no fuzzy
微軟新注音輸入法 (Microsoft New Phonetic IME) 2003

Yahoo!奇摩輸入法, 好打注音 become open sourced keykey in 1/2013 and not maintained

Microsoft Pinyin IME Microsoft Office Pinyin IME 2010, 微软拼音输入法 2010, MSPY2010.exe
新体验, 简捷

Chewing 新酷音 old 2008-12, SCIM for Linux

注音與拼音對照表 Zhuyin to Pinyin Table

Web Online Input in browser
Online Pinyin
Google Input Tools

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Crampons

Petzl Irvis crampon steel 10-point $135 -> $100
BlackDiamond Contact stainless steel with ABS plates 10-point $130 -> $110
Camp Stalker Universal chromoly steel 12-point anti-balling plates included $120 -> $100
Grivel G10 chromolly steel with Antiball Plates $140 -> $115
Stubai Trekking tampered steel 10-point

Black Diamond Neve Aluminum 10-point $150
Stubai Light aluminum 10-point

The Best Nonslip Traction Devices
ICEtrekkers Diamond Grip
Hillsound Trail Crampon Ultra

Winter Traction Devices
Kahtoola NANOspikes (running), MICROspikes (trail running/hiking)
Yaktrax Run (spikes with coils), Pro (coils)

Thursday, June 03, 2010

Ice Axe

Petzl Snowalker 60cm 415g with leash $90->$80
Stubai Tour Lite with Gripper 55cm 420g with leash $100 -> $75
Camp USA Neve 50cm 425g with leash $80 -> $56
Black Diamond Raven 55cm 435g no leash $80 -> $64

No Spike, no leash
Petzl Snowracer 50cm 340g $95 -> $80
Black Diamond Raven Ultra 50cm 348g $110 -> $80
Stubai Tour Ultralight Aluminium head 55cm 320g/340g with/without wrist loop $.. -> $68
Camp USA Cosa Forged aluminum pick and adze, 50cm 205g $120 -> $96

Monday, May 31, 2010

Wide Gore-Tex boots

Timberland Chocorua, Plymouth, Classic Trekker Chukka
Merrell Moab Mid GORE-TEX XCR Wide Width
New Balance MO1500, MO1201
Rocky RidgeTop Gore-Tex Waterproof Hiker Boot
Wolverine
Fortis, Clearwater
Asolo FSN 95 GTX Wide Fit Sasslong NBK GV Wide Fit .....
Lowa Khumbu Mid GTX Ranger GTX Renegade GTX Mid
Vasque Switchback GTX Clarion GTX Summit GTX
Montrail Torre Wide

Teva Riva Leather Mid eVent

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Health Care FSA Eligible Expenses

Using a Flexible Spending Account (FSA), IRS What Medical Expenses Are Includible?

FSA Eligible ExpensesHRA Eligible Expenses
flexible spending account, What's Covered

Standard
FSA
Limited FSA or
HSA-Compatible
01 - Rx (prescription)
Yes
No
02 - Co-payment (medical)
Yes
No
03 - Office visit (medical)
Yes
No
04 - Dental
Yes
Yes
05 - Over-the-counter (drugs and medicines)
Yes (Rx)
No
06 - Contact lenses and solutions
Yes
Yes
07 - Vision
Yes
Yes
08 -Psych / therapy
Yes
No
09 - Chiropractic care
Yes
No
10 - Lab (medical)
Yes
No
11 - Orthodontia
Yes
Yes
12 - Hospital fees
Yes
No
13 - X-ray (medical)
Yes
No
Acne treatments (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
Acupuncture
Yes
No
Adoption (medical expenses related to)
Yes
No
Adoption fees
No
No
Alcoholism treatment
Yes
No
Allergy and sinus medicine and products (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
Allergy medication
Yes (Rx)
No
Allergy treatments and products
Yes (Letter)
No
Alternative dietary supplements (for treatment of a medical condition)
Yes (Letter)
No
Alternative drugs, medicines and treatment products (for treatment of a medical condition)
Yes (Letter)
No
Alternative healers (for treatment of a medical condition)
Yes (Letter)
No
Ambulance and emergency health services
Yes
No
Anesthesia (for non-cosmetic purposes)
Yes
No
Antacid (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
Antibiotic ointment (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
Aspirin or other pain reliever (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
Asthma medicines or treatments (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
Athletic treatments / braces
Yes
No
Bandages and related items (over-the-counter)
Yes
No
Birth control (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
Birth control (prescription or other)
Yes
No
Blood pressure monitor
Yes
No
Body scans
Yes
No
Braille books and magazines (difference in cost only)
Yes
Yes
Breastfeeding classes
Yes
No
Breast pump (for a lactating woman)
Yes
No
Breast reconstruction surgery (following mastectomy)
Yes (Letter)
No
COBRA premiums (dental; paid with after-tax dollars only)
No
No
COBRA premiums (medical; paid with after-tax dollars only)
No
No
COBRA premiums (other; paid with after-tax dollars only)
No
No
COBRA premiums (prescription; paid with after-tax dollars only)
No
No
COBRA premiums (vision; paid with after-tax dollars only)
No
No
Cancer (fixed indemnity) insurance premiums
No
No
Canker and cold sore treatments (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
Car modifications (as required for a medical condition diagnosed by a licensed health care professional)
Yes (Letter)
No
Chest rubs (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
Child or newborn care instruction
No
No
Childbirth classes (charges for mother only)
Yes
No
Chiropractic office visit or treatment
Yes
No
Christian Science practitioners
Yes
No
Cholesterol test kits and supplies
Yes
No
Co-insurance (dental)
Yes
Yes
Co-insurance (medical)
Yes
No
Co-insurance (prescription)
Yes
No
Co-insurance (vision)
Yes
Yes
Co-payment (dental)
Yes
Yes
Co-payment (medical)
Yes
No
Co-payment (other)
Yes
No
Co-payment (vision)
Yes
Yes
Cold and flu medicine (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
Cold cream (over-the-counter)
No
No
Compression or anti-embolism socks, stockings or hose
Yes (Letter)
No
Concierge medical fees (billed for actual services received)
Yes
No
Concierge medical fees (billed for future availability of services, with no services actually received)
No
No
Condoms
Yes
No
Contraceptives (prescription)
Yes
No
Contraceptives (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
Cord blood storage (for future treatment of a birth defect or known medical condition)
Yes (Letter)
No
Cord blood storage (for unidentified future use)
No
No
Corn and callus remover (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
Corneal keratotomy
Yes
Yes
Cosmetic procedures or surgery
No
No
Cosmetic procedures or surgery for birth defects, accidents, and/or disease
Yes (Letter)
No
Cough drops and sore throat lozenges (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
Cough syrup (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
Counseling (for treatment of a medical condition)
Yes
No
Counseling (marriage)
No
No
CPR classes (adult or child)
No
No
Crutches, canes, walkers or like equipment (purchase or rental)
Yes
No
Dancing lessons (for treatment of a medical condition)
Yes (Letter)
No
Deductible for dental plan
Yes
Yes
Deductible for medical plan
Yes
No
Deductible for prescription plan
Yes
No
Deductible for vision plan
Yes
Yes
Dental care (for non-cosmetic purposes, including sealants)
Yes
Yes
Dental co-insurance
Yes
Yes
Dental co-payment
Yes
Yes
Dental insurance / plan premiums (paid with after-tax dollars only)
No
No
Dental products for general health
No
No
Dental reconstruction (including implants)
Yes
Yes
Dental veneers
Yes (Letter)
Yes (Letter)
Dentures, bridges, etc.
Yes
Yes
Dermatology treatments and products
Yes (Letter)
No
Diabetic monitors, test kits, strips and supplies
Yes
No
Diagnostic services (other than dental or vision)
Yes
No
Diagnostic services (dental or vision)
Yes
Yes
Diaper rash ointments and creams
Yes (Rx)
No
Diapers and diaper services
No
No
Dietary supplements (for treatment of a medical condition)
Yes (Letter)
No
Doula or birthing coach
Yes (Letter)
No
Drug addiction treatment
Yes
No
Drugs (imported)
No
No
Drugs (prescription)
Yes
No
Dyslexia treatment
Yes (Letter)
No
Ear drops and wax removal (over-the-counter)
 Yes (Rx)
No
Electrolysis
No
No
Emergency kits (over-the-counter)
No
No
Exercise equipment or program (as treatment for a medical condition diagnosed by a licensed health care professional)
Yes (Letter)
No
Eye drops and treatments (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
Yes (Rx)
Eye examinations
Yes
Yes
Eye related equipment/materials
Yes
Yes
Eye surgery or treatment to correct vision
Yes
Yes
Eyeglasses (over-the-counter)
Yes
Yes
Eyeglasses (prescription)
Yes
Yes
Face lifts
No
No
Feminine hygiene products
No
No
Fertility monitor (over-the-counter)
Yes
No
Fertility treatment (for employee, spouse or dependent)
Yes
No
Fertility treatment (for non-dependent surrogate)
No
No
First aid kits (over-the-counter)
Yes
No
Fitness programs (as treatment for a medical condition diagnosed by a licensed health care professional)
Yes (Letter)
No
Flu shots
Yes
No
Funeral expenses
No
No
Gastrointestinal medication (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
Guide dog (dog, training, care)
Yes
Yes
Hair regrowth products
No
No
Hair removal
No
No
Hair transplant
No
No
Hair treatments
No
No
Hand lotion (over-the-counter)
No
No
Health club dues (as treatment for a medical condition diagnosed by a licensed health care professional)
Yes (Letter)
No
Health insurance / plan premiums (paid with after-tax dollars only)
No
No
Health savings account (HSA) contributions
No
No
Hearing aids and batteries
Yes
No
Herbal or homeopathic medicines (over-the-counter)
Yes (Letter)
No
Home improvements (as required for a medical condition diagnosed by a licensed health care professional)
Yes (Letter)
No
Hospital (fixed indemnity, $x per day) insurance premiums
No
No
Hospital services and fees
Yes
No
Household help
No
No
Humidifier, air filter and supplies
Yes (Letter)
No
Illegal operations or substances
No
No
Immunizations
Yes
No
Incontinence supplies
Yes
No
Individual dental insurance / plan premiums (paid with after-tax dollars only)
No
No
Individual insurance / plan premiums (paid with after-tax dollars only)
No
No
Individual medical insurance / plan premiums (paid with after-tax dollars only)
No
No
Individual prescription insurance / plan premiums (paid with after-tax dollars only)
No
No
Individual vision insurance / plan premiums (paid with after-tax dollars only)
No
No
Infertility treatment (for employee, spouse or dependent)
Yes
No
Insulin, testing materials and supplies
Yes
No
Insurance or health insurance / plan premiums (paid with after-tax dollars only)
No
No
Insurance / plan premiums (paid with pre-tax dollars)
No
No
Laboratory fees
Yes
No
Lactose intolerance (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
Lamaze classes (charges for mother only)
Yes
No
Laser eye surgery
Yes
Yes
Lasik
Yes
Yes
Late payment fees charged by health care provider
No
No
Laxatives (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
Learning disability treatments
Yes
No
Lice treatment (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
Listening therapy
Yes
No
Lodging (limited to $50 per night for patient to receive medical care and $50 per night for one caregiver)
Yes (Letter)
No
Long-term care premiums (up to IRS tax-free limit, see IRS Publication 502)
No
No
Long-term care services
No
No
Long-term disability insurance premiums
No
No
Magnetic therapy (over-the-counter)
Yes (Letter)
No
Massage therapy (for treatment of a medical condition)
Yes (Letter)
No
Mastectomy-related special bras
Yes
No
Maternity clothes
No
No
Medical abortion
Yes
No
Medical co-insurance
Yes
No
Medical co-payment
Yes
No
Medical equipment (for treatment of medical condition) and repairs
Yes
No
Medical insurance / plan premiums (paid with after-tax dollars only)
No
No
Medical literature, books, pamphlets or audio
No
No
Medical monitoring and testing devices
Yes
No
Medical records charges
Yes
No
Medical savings account (MSA) contributions
No
No
Medical supplies (for treatment of a medical condition)
Yes
No
Medicare alternative insurance / plan premiums (paid with after-tax dollars only)
No
No
Medicare Part B insurance
No
No
Medicare alternative insurance / plan premiums (vs. Part A & Part B, paid with after-tax dollars only)
No
No
Medicare supplement policy premiums
No
No
Medicines (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
Medicines (prescription)
Yes
No
Midwife
Yes
No
Mileage (for travel to / from anything other than eligible care)
No
No
Mileage
(for travel to / from eligible health care)
Yes
No
Modified equipment (difference in cost only)
Yes (Letter)
No
Monitors and test kits (over-the-counter)
Yes
No
Motion and nausea
Yes (Rx)
No
Nasal sprays
Yes (Rx)
No
Nasal strips (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
No show fees charged by health care provider
No
No
Non-prescription drugs and medicines (for non-cosmetic purposes)
Yes (Rx)
No
Norplant insertion or removal
Yes
No
Nursing services (wages and taxes)
Yes
No
Nutritional supplements (for treatment of a medical condition)
Yes (Letter)
No
OB/GYN fees
Yes
No
Occlusal guards to prevent teeth grinding
Yes
Yes
Occupational therapy (related to a medical condition or disability)
Yes
No
Office visits (chiro)
Yes
No
Office visits (dental)
Yes
Yes
Office visits (medical)
Yes
No
Office visits (psych/therapy)
Yes
No
Office visits (vision)
Yes
Yes
Operations (for non-cosmetic purposes)
Yes
No
Operations (for vision and dental only)
Yes
Yes
Optometrist / ophthalmologist fees
Yes
Yes
Organ transplants (recipient and donor)
Yes
No
Orthotics
Yes
No
Ortho keratotomy
Yes
Yes
Orthodontia (braces and retainers)
Yes
Yes
Orthopedic and surgical supports
Yes
No
Orthopedic shoes and inserts (difference in cost only of specialized orthopedic shoe over like non-specialized shoe)
Yes (Letter)
No
Over-the-counter acne treatments
Yes (Rx)
No
Over-the-counter allergy and sinus medicine
Yes (Rx)
No
Over-the-counter antacid
Yes (Rx)
No
Over-the-counter antibiotic ointment
Yes (Rx)
No
Over-the-counter aspirin or other pain reliever
Yes (Rx)
No
Over-the-counter asthma medicines or treatments
Yes (Rx)
No
Over-the-counter bandages and related items
Yes
No
Over-the-counter canker and cold sore treatments
Yes (Rx)
No
Over-the-counter chest rubs
Yes (Rx)
No
Over-the-counter cold and flu medicine
Yes (Rx)
No
Over-the-counter cold and flu prevention
Yes (Rx)
No
Over-the-counter cold cream
No
No
Over-the-counter cough drops and sore throat lozenges
Yes (Rx)
No
Over-the-counter cough syrup
Yes (Rx)
No
Over-the-counter health care products (eligible)
Yes (Rx)
No
Over-the-counter health care products (not eligible)
No
No
Over-the-counter medication (including for motion sickness, sleep aids and sedatives)
Yes (Rx)
No
Over-the-counter products for dental, oral and teething pain
Yes (Rx)
Yes (Rx)
Over-the-counter products for general dental care
No
No
Over-the-counter vision products
Yes
Yes
Ovulation monitor (over-the-counter)
Yes
No
Oxygen
Yes
No
Pain reliever (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
Parental fees (billed for actual services received; for disabled children)
Yes
No
Parental fees (billed for future availability of services, with no services actually received; for disabled children)
No
No
Personal use items (toothbrush, toothpaste, etc.)
No
No
Physical exams
Yes
No
Physical therapy
Yes
No
Physician retainer fee (for on-call or concierge services)
No
No
Pregnancy tests (over-the-counter)
Yes
No
Prescription co-insurance
Yes
No
Prescription co-payment
Yes
No
Prescription drugs (for non-cosmetic purposes)
Yes
No
Prescription drugs for cosmetic purposes
No
No
Prescription drugs for hair regrowth
No
No
Prescription insurance / plan premiums (paid with after-tax dollars only)
No
No
Propecia (for treatment of a medical condition)
Yes (Rx)
No
Prosthesis
Yes
No
Psychiatric care
Yes
No
Psychoanalysis
Yes
No
Psychologist fees
Yes
No
Radial keratotomy (RK)
Yes
Yes
Reading glasses (over-the-counter)
Yes
Yes
Reconstructive surgery (following accident or medical procedure or condition)
Yes (Letter)
No
Removal of benign mole, cyst or tumor
Yes
No
Retainer fee (to physician for on-call or concierge services)
No
No
Retin-A (for non-cosmetic purposes)
Yes (Rx)
No
Rogaine or other hair regrowth medications (even if prescribed)
No
No
Sales tax, shipping and handling fees (for any eligible expense)
Yes
Yes
Smoking cessation (programs / counseling)
Yes
No
Smoking cessation drugs (prescription)
Yes
No
Smoking cessation gum or patches (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
Special equipment
Yes (Letter)
No
Special foods (gluten-free, salt-free or other for treatment of a medical condition; difference in cost only)
Yes (Letter)
No
Special school (for mental and physical disabilities)
Yes (Letter)
No
Speech therapy
Yes
No
Spermicidals
Yes (Rx)
No
Sterilization
Yes
No
Student health fees for dental services (no services actually received; billed for future availability of services)
No
No
Student health fees for dental services (billed for actual services received)
Yes
Yes
Student health fees for medical services (no services actually received; billed for future availability of services)
No
No
Student health fees for medical services (billed for actual services received)
Yes
No
Student health fees for prescription services (no services actually received; billed for future availability of services)
No
No
Student health fees for prescriptions (billed for actual services received)
Yes
No
Student health fees for vision services (no services actually received; billed for future availability of services)
No
No
Student health fees for vision services (billed for actual services received)
Yes
Yes
Sunglasses (over-the-counter)
No
No
Sunglasses (prescription)
Yes
Yes
Sunscreen with SPF<15 lotion="" or="" over-the-counter="" p="" suntan="">
No
No
Sunscreen with SPF 15+ and "broad spectrum", sunburn creams and ointments (over-the-counter)
Yes
No
Supplies (for treatment of a medical condition)
Yes
No
Surgery (for non-cosmetic purposes)
Yes
No
Swimming lessons (for treatment of a medical condition)
Yes (Letter)
No
Teeth bleaching or whitening
No
No
Teeth grinding prevention devices
Yes
Yes
Therapy (for treatment of a medical condition)
Yes
No
Toothache and teething pain reliever (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
Yes (Rx)
Toothpaste, medicated (difference in cost only of medicated toothpaste over the standard toothpaste)
Yes (Rx)
No
Toothpaste, toothbrush, floss, etc.
No
No
Transgender treatments/surgery
Yes (Letter)
No
Transportation, parking and related travel expenses (essential to receive eligible care)
Yes
Yes
Transportation, parking and related travel expenses, for non-eligible expenses
No
No
Tubal ligation
Yes
No
Tuition or educational classes
No
No
Tuition or educational classes (for a specific medical condition
Yes (Letter)
No
Urological products
Yes
No
UV protection clothing
No
No
Vaccinations
Yes
No
Varicose vein removal surgery (for medical care)
Yes
No
Vasectomy
Yes
No
Viagra and similar prescription medications
Yes
No
Vision co-insurance
Yes
Yes
Vision co-payment
Yes
Yes
Vision insurance / plan premiums (paid with after-tax dollars only)
No
No
Vitamins (over-the-counter, for general health purposes)
No
No
Vitamins (prescription)
Yes
No
Walking aids (canes, walkers, crutches and related supplies)
Yes
No
Warranties or other charges for future anticipated services (with none actually received)
No
No
Wart removal treatments (over-the-counter)
Yes (Rx)
No
Weight loss counseling
Yes (Letter)
No
Weight loss foods
No
No
Weight loss program (to improve or maintain general health)
No
No
Weight loss program (for treatment of a medical condition)
Yes (Letter)
No
Weight loss drugs (for treatment of a medical condition)
Yes (Rx)
No
Wheelchair and repairs
Yes
No
Wound care (over-the-counter)
Yes
No
X-ray fees (dental)
Yes
Yes
X-ray fees (medical)
Yes
No