It is my office, and you have seen it before. I have made some changes to it, so I thought I would update you on them. That is not what I signed up for This office was supposed to be temporary for me. We had discussed where my office would […]
Year 2023
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Having an iPhone, you have many options and different apps to help you keep on top of things. Let me explain why I use Apple Reminders. Reminders Apple has an app that is called Reminders, and it looks like this This has changed over the years. But the usage is […]
I found a camp chair I thought I might do something about a technology item. So, see how I did it as a gadget. Camp Chair When I went to Hawaii back in 2022, we thought, you know, a camp chair might come in handy. However, I wouldn’t spend money […]
I have been trying to figure out the best car mount. Let’s go thru the ones I have. Why The first thing you might ask yourself. Why does he need a car mount? Well, to put my action camera on my dash. Why would you do that? Well, for the […]
I needed to organize my tech, which wasn’t working out. What did I have before? Well, continue to read. What I had I had the following. Yeah, it was just a six-drawer stand. My wife didn’t like that in my office since it wasn’t pleasant. But it worked for me […]
My MacBook doesn’t have any SD Cards slots. So how do I move the items of the Micro SD cards that I use in my Osmo Action and Pocket? What does one do? Picked up I picked up the following to help move the files from my cameras. That has […]
I have wanted to get some external monitors for my MacBook Pro. You know, so I can be more efficient with my laptop working. Talked So I talked to my wife and said that some external monitors would be excellent so I could work anywhere. I won’t be tied to […]
My audio for my YouTube or Vimeo channel has been OK. But I have just upped my audio game this year. Past Audio In the past, I have been using a mini shotgun mic or a Lavier mic. They have been helpful but not very useful when I am out […]
In the quest to make myself a better packer or get better organized for all my tech. Bunch of small stuff With my cameras and tech, I have many small items that could get lost in my tech bag. I needed to get something that would help in my packing […]
A little new device that I got, and well, it is a pretty good thing. Watch Charger I have an Apple watch, which needs to be charged. I currently have some cords like this. And it could be a pain in the butt always to carry around this charger. It […]
The iPad is a good part of what I use daily as a blogger and a tech person. Was my old one getting it done for me? iPad I talked about the iPad I have been using here. I have been using this for a while. This was my second […]
Tracking tags are a popular thing nowadays. So I picked up some Air Tags. Tracking I started with some Tile finder. Since that is what was on the market years ago, they worked fine, but they had their issues and could only be tracked if people had the Tile app, […]
This is my second Apple Watch, and well has it been great? Well, let’s find out. Series 3 This watch significantly improved over the first generation with a faster processor and better Bluetooth. The ability to track flights of stairs climbed and have LTE connectivity. In addition, this was the […]
Trying to figure out an excellent way to organize my office of the more minor things I have. Got This I picked up this This is a 40-compartment Small Parts Organizer. I got this from Home Depot. I have been looking for something like this to help organize my more […]
My quest to find the best way to pack and organize my cords is never-ending. New Bag I picked up a Ddgro Tech Organizer Pouch Travel Bag from Amazon. /image It was $13.99 when I bought this back in September of 2022. The cost is now $13.19. So it is […]
Been looking at something to help me have things handy for when I fly. Flying When I fly, I like to have some things handy, like the following: There might be an off chance that I need an iWatch charger like I did when flying to Hawaii. I was trying […]
You might be asking yourself what in the heck is a shock mount? Well, that is a good question. Let us find out. Shock Mount This is what the shock mount looks like I picked up 2 of these at a cost of $10.99. Why, did I pick up an […]
The laptop holder I talked about here, well that just didn’t cut it. I looked for something else. Picked up I picked up this Human Centric USB C hub, they say it is for a MacBook. This was $119.99 on Amazon. A bit expensive, and my wife didn’t like it. […]
I told myself I would get a ring light when I lost weight. But, who was I fooling? The weight wasn’t coming off. So I just picked it up. What did I get I picked up a Neewer 18-inch RGB ring light. When I picked it up it was $167.99 […]
With my last post about new Osmo batteries, I needed to get a new battery case. Last one The last battery case I talked about was one from Nomatic, here in this post. But I decided not to go that route again. But I went in a different direction. New […]
Looking for more batteries for my Osmo Action, so I will have some backups for my backups. Had I got the following batteries, I talked about it here these added 2 batteries and a charger to the one battery I had. Yea, that was great, but I was thinking I […]
When traveling I need some power to power up all my electronic devices. Had I got this I talked about it here I carried this all the time with me when I traveled. But I needed something else to help me out now that I have a sleep apnea machine. […]
With me working from home more often and well for the next foreseeable future. I needed something better than my headphones. Picked Up I found a USB speaker that you could plug in via a USB A cable. Here is what I got It is a Marboo USB Computer speaker/wired […]
With my office set up, I didn’t have any room to put my laptop so it is out of the way but, yet close by to work off of. Setup For my personal set up I have 2 monitors and I didn’t have enough room to have my laptop set […]
In my quest to make it easier and better for me to work on my laptop. I needed something to help out. Work I just used to work off my laptop, then I got a monitor and I continued to work off my laptop keyboard. However, I got a second […]
Why am I talking about a plug, what use does this have? Well, I will tell you. Electronics In my house we have I can go on and on. But we are always sitting on the couch and my wife is like I need a charger to keep my phone […]
In my quest to get the perfect blogging setup. Well, I picked up something new. Selfie Sticks I have several selfie stick tripods for my vlogging setup. But I am always thinking that I need something else to do better vlogs for my various YouTube Channels. Is there really an […]
I already have an August smart lock. Why did I get a Yale? Good question. Let me explain. August Smart lock I talked about this August lock here, that we got this for the entryway into the house. I liked this one. Second Door When picking out a lock for […]
Back in December of 2021, I picked up a unique gadget. It wasn’t a tech gadget but it was a gadget nonetheless. Picked up Both of my kids were moving out, short lasted, and we live in an area where it snows. Some years a little bit and some years […]
You would think, I would have enough storage, I mean I am up to 30TB of NAS storage. Thinking I was thinking that I need more storage. I picked up a 20 TB Western Digital (WD) My Cloud Home Duo, for $719 dollars. So that means that I am up […]
The Year 2020, was upon us and well, things happened and I thought you know what, I need some more storage. Currently I have about 30 TB of NAS storage. If you don’t know what NAS stands for, well it stands for Network Attached Storage. Basically, just to improve my […]
Opps, I did it again. I went and added some more storage to my network. More storage Yes, I know I already have 20TB, but with my 2TB crashing. I only had 18TB of NAS storage space. I know, 18TB is a lot. Yes, it is a lot. However, I […]