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Alternative Mounts for the Arlo Solar Panel

The Arlo Pro HD Home Security Camera is a terrific device for monitoring your home. What makes it terrific? It’s battery operated. What makes it less than terrific? It’s battery operated. Combined with the Arlo Solar Panel, the camera retains its terrific-ness. The issue with any battery operated camera is the batteries don’t last forever. While the Arlo line of cameras have batteries that last longer than most, they will need to be recharged after several months of use. When the batteries start to run low, the cameras need to be removed from their mount and then charged either by … Read more

Car Sun Visor Mounts

A car sun visor can be a good place to mount a device such as a phone or radar detector. The location is somewhat near your point of vision to the road and relatively easy to reach. Car sun visor mounts are funny. Some love it and others hate it. It all depends upon the individual. Most sun visor mount manufacturers recommend attaching it to the passenger’s visor so if you are located in North America and most of Europe (except the UK), that would equate to the right visor and it would be attached to the left side of … Read more

How to Mount a Ring or SimpliSafe Entry Sensor on a Door Frame

Mounting a Ring or SimpliSafe entry sensor on a door frame can be a frustrating experience. The sensors must be no more than a two inches apart. If it’s greater than two inches, an alarm will sound. We previously discussed how to mount a SimpliSafe entry sensor but did not address the issue of the potential of exceeding the two inch limitation. This can occur when the frame is excessively raised versus the surface of the door. Similar situations can happen on window frames as well. Entry Sensor Basics Just to review, an entry sensor has two parts. The larger … Read more

How to Mount a SimpliSafe Entry Sensor

I can’t believe we never published any articles on mounting security system components. Today, we will start a series of articles on this topic with the SimpliSafe Entry Sensor. SimpliSafe is one of the most popular self-install security systems out there. Generally speaking, most people start off with a bundle of devices that include a base station and keypad. The bundle has a bunch of accessories included of which the entry sensor is most common. These sensors are attached to doors and windows to detect an intruder. As mentioned above, this is the first in a series. We will also … Read more

Andobil Car Air Vent Mount Product Review

Today we are taking a closer look at the Andobil Car Air Vent Mount. There is a good chance you never heard of the brand name but don’t let that dissuade you from considering this well made mount. We appreciate an air vent mount that attaches to vertical and horizontal vents so we took some time this week to evaluate this mount and were happy with the outcome. Here’s the details. What’s in the Box The Andobil Car Air Vent Mount comes professionally packaged in a heavy retail box that reminded me of something purchased at the Apple Store. The … Read more

Mounting a Blink XT Security Camera Outdoors

The Blink XT is a uniquely powered and unusually shaped security camera. Many home security camera manufacturers introduce a successful indoor version of their camera only to miss the outdoor opportunity. Blink introduced their outdoor version soon after realizing success with their indoor model. The Blink XT Outdoor/Indoor Home Security Camera System can be used inside or out. Today, we’re going to discuss how to mount a Blink XT security camera outdoors. The Blink XT comes with a mounting bracket that requires a screw to fasten it to a flat surface. The mount attaches to the back where the battery … Read more