I am always trying to find ways to help myself better with tech things. So what did I pick up? Picked up I picked up a Micro HDMI to HDMI adapter. What did I need this for? Need it I thought that since I have a monitor, I could hook […]
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If your wife wants to work while on vacation. You need to figure something out. Work While on my 16-day cruise from San Francisco to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, via the Panama Canal, my wife thought it would be an excellent time to work. So, I had to figure out something […]
If you have been following me on this blog, you know I picked up a new camera. But if I want to travel with it, I might need a case. Canon EOS I picked up a new camera, and I talked about it here It didn’t come with a case; […]
Today around the world marks Christmas Day. Christmas This day marks the arrival of a fat man in a suit climbing down the chimney and leaving presents under a tree. The world sees it as a time for gift-giving and unwrapping presents. A time of Santa Claus and eight flying […]
When trying to organize all my stuff, like cables. I have a lot of them. Cables When I travel, I have added some things to help me work and travel more efficiently. Weill, that is the idea anyway. I picked up the following: /image I talked about this here (https://www.iamgadgetguy.com/new-portable-monitor/). […]
With the onset of my new camera, I mentioned that it only has one cold shoe slot. Adapter The camera has only one of these So, how am I going to add the following to it I am not going to add both of those. So, I needed to come […]
I have been thinking of getting myself another camera for my blogging purposes. So, I picked something up, and my wife wasn’t too happy. Osmo Cameras I used an Osmo pocket when I started filming my Quartatine videos along with my iPhone. Then, I picked up an Osmo Action. I […]
Today, in the United States, it is Thanksgiving time. Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful no matter where you live. Think about what you have and be Thankful for that. Have a wonderful Thursday.
In April, when we went on the Brilliance of the Seas, my wife happened to see some of my cases. She was, like, what do you have? Why don’t I have those? My cases To answer the first question She saw the following: Yes, they don’t match. I don’t care […]
Nowadays, we all have a billion passwords. Maybe not quite a billion, but we have many of them. How do you keep track of them all? Currently Are you one that uses the same password for everything? So that one data leak and you are screwed big time. Do you […]
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. Yea, 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 […]
I needed to get a new tripod something that was tall enough to shoot video without me holding it. Picked up I picked up an Aureday 67″ Phone, tripod. It comes with a remote, but sadly, I don’t use it. This goes from 18 inches to 67 inches. Here is […]
Been looking at something to help me out in having 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. 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 […]