Camera Mounts

Lowrance Elite Fishfinder Mounting Options

The Lowrance Elite Series includes several versions of the lower cost Elite-4 as well as the more expensive and feature rich Elite-5.  In 2013, Lowrance then introduced the larger Elite-7.  Then in 2015, Lowrance came out with the Elite-3X.  While we aren’t Fishfinder experts, we are pretty good at mounts, so that’s what we will write about today.  We have found that the plastic mount included with the units leaves a bit to be desired.  Fortunately there are some nice new alternatives constructed of metal and heavy plastic.  Depending upon the manufacturer, some also come with a lifetime warranty. The … Read more



How to Mount a Drink to a Microphone Stand or Music Stand

For the ultimate in convenience, mount a drink to a microphone stand.  This surely beats placing your frosty beverage on a stool only to be knocked over by an overly exuberant guitarist.  We present several different methods for consideration by those wanting to mount a drink to a microphone stand. Technically, we aren’t mounting a drink to a microphone stand.  We are going to mount an accessory capable of holding a drink.  There are a variety of ways to do this.  All have the same basic premise in that the drink holder will mount to the stand using a clamp … Read more



Smartphone Telescope Mount and Adapter Ideas

The subject of a smartphone telescope mount came up when speaking to a friend during the big New Jersey blizzard of 2016.  He’s an amateur astronomer and was bragging about how he was taking photos of various constellations using his Apple iPhone.  I wasn’t aware you could do this, so we talking in-depth and I began to check into this further because it sounded like something I wanted to do as well.  This is called astrophotography.  Had not heard that term until today. With some research, I learned that while you could certainly hold your phone up to the lens … Read more



Arkon SM410 Car Smartphone Mount Kit Product Overview

The Arkon SM410 Car Smartphone Mount Kit has been around for a long time.  The kit was introduced before everyone had a smartphone in their pocket.  It’s still as useful today as it was when I first starting using it. The car mount kit is one of the more diverse offered on the market for smartphones.  The primary advantage of this kit is the ability to mount it on the windshield, dashboard or air vent of your car.  This kit has everything needed to attach your phone to all these locations. There are four parts contained within the kit:  Mega … Read more



InfiniApps DuoMount CD Slot Smartphone Car Mount

When we run into a uniquely designed mount, we like to write a product spotlight about them.  The InfiniApps DuoMount CD Slot Smartphone Mount is the mount we are writing about today.  This is the first mount I have encountered that allows the mounting of two devices simultaneously using the car CD player as the mounting point.  I think it’s a great idea.  Let’s take a closer look. We have written about magnetic mounts before and I continue to be a big fan of these types of mounts.  I like them for the simplicity of use.  There are no cradles to … Read more



Waze App: It’s not Perfect

As readers of our site know, I have become a big fan of the Waze app over the past year.  I originally wrote an article on Waze pronouncing this to be one of the greatest applications ever.  I still think it’s a great application but it isn’t perfect.  In this article, we discuss some opportunities for improvement. I use this app a lot.  A real lot.  So much that I have achieved a level of Royalty Wazer.  That means that when people I don’t know see me on their map, I am wearing a crown.  I wish I could turn that off. … Read more