Using the Car Headrest for Something Other than your Head

My parents kept cars until they ran into the ground.  I hated having my mother pick me up at high school in a car that should have been retired ten years ago.  The darn thing was so old that it didn’t even have headrests.  I would often stay in school late so that nobody could see me get into the old junker.  I was worried that once I got my driver’s licnse my parents would think it was a good idea to upgrade then give me the antique on wheels.  Thankfully that never happened as the car dies an awful … Read more



Using your Apple iPhone or iPad on the Golf Course

A device called a SkyCaddie was introduced roughly ten years ago.  It was the first electronic device to combine a GPS with maps of golf courses.  Over the ten years, roughly ten models were introduced that would alter the size and functionality, eventually integrating voice and color maps.  It was a simple concept.  Based upon your location on the globe and the pin, the SkyCaddie would tell you how far you were from the hole.  Personally, I had no use for these since I was such a bad golfer that the distance to the pin was meaningless.  However based upon … 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



Otterbox Defender Case Product Review

Ever drop your phone on a ceramic tile floor face down and cringe as you pick it up only to find that you just cracked the lens of your new really expensive iPhone?  Most of us have done it.  I learned the hard way that investing in a high quality case to protect your phone is worth the investment and that’s why I use the Otterbox Defender for Apple iPhone 5s Case. Today, we take a look at one such case, the Otterbox Defender.  Otterbox has been making cases and skins for phones and tablets for a long time.  The company … Read more



Apple iPhone Ear Speaker Volume Suddenly Low Fix

Once in a while, I’ll write an article about the devices we mount versus the mounts themselves.  This is one of those articles. I own an Apple iPhone 5s.  It’s been terrific for almost two years and I never had an issue.  Until yesterday.  I made a call just like I always do.  Keyed in the number and put the phone to my ear to find the volume was extremely low.  It almost sounded like I was using the external speaker on a low volume setting.  I checked to make sure that wasn’t the case and for sure, the low … Read more