Can you believe that it is on Nov. 24, 2022, already? I can’t believe that Thanksgiving is here. Thanksgiving Over the years Thanksgiving has changed for me. Yes, it still means what it started out to be all about spending time with family. But, is it all about food? It […]
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While trying to improve my data storage, I got small hard drives, and a 2TB NAS. But was it enough? Oh, hell no! Upped my storage I was getting into digital media. Yea, I like music and other forms of entertainment. I wanted something that could handle a crap full […]
In the year 2013, I had a couple of External Hard drives already. Did I need anything else? Hell, ya. You can’t have enough storage. Personal Cloud In March 2013 I picked up a Western Digital My book live 2TB personal Cloud Storage Network Attached Storage (NAS). This cost me […]
What is network attached storage you might ask yourself? Well, let me explain what it might mean. Network Attached Storage Most times it is referred to as NAS, you know Network Attached Storage, so NAS. In my words a, NAS is a bunch of disks grouped together, well most times […]
Data is everything nowadays. You only have so much room on your computers. So what do you do? Flash Drives I started out with some flash drives, the last one was a 32 GB flash drive. It was easy to carry around I took that sucker everywhere with me. Once […]
My wife and I were walking around Costco back in Nov. of 2021 and we came across something that we thought would be a good gift for people. Jump Start It was a small compact battery that will jump-start your battery. That is car batteries, motorcycles, and things like that. […]
I wanted to up my game in the camera clip area. When I travel I sometimes like to clip my OSMO Action to my backpack to get a different view. Old one This one came in a package that I got I think with my HD 1080 P action camera, […]
We got a projector, now we just need something to watch it on. Watching it We set up the projector outside to watch a movie and hooked up a white sheet on the side back of the house. But it didn’t work out well. We took that down and we […]
What do you need to have when trying to film or be on camera? Besides some cameras that can take pictures and/or video. You need to have some good light. Well, I picked something up that might help with that. Five Below Well, my wife wanted to go check out […]
We were walking in Best Buy one day, and one of the times I could get my wife to come with me. She found something that she wanted. Projector She wanted the ability to watch some movies outside of the house. So we were out looking. What did we pick […]
Back in 2018, when I wanted to kick up my video recording to a new level. I picked me up something I thought would help me. What did I pick up On Aug. 27, 2018, I was at Best Buy picking up some stuff for my son. I decided to […]
I thought I would switch things up with my smart plugs in the new house. Wemo This is the first smart plug I got. I used this all the time. I ran into an issue with Wemo when one plug was updating and it never did update. It is still […]
II had a plan in my head and I put that plan into effect and well it got messed up. Hangs my head in shame. The plan I was thinking ahead in the new house and got several plugs in the eves and on the house on a switch. You […]
I already have 3 monitors on my desk. Why would I need more? Well, that is a very good question. Got the following So I got this desk When we moved. I have the following setup on it. Those are my work monitors. I like the setup. But I needed […]
Little things that wrap up my stuff in my bag. So let’s take a look at what is left. Headphones I keep a pair of headphones that I can take out and plug into the back of the headrest if I am flying somewhere. Well, that is if they have […]
Now with the addition of the OSMO action, I thought I need to keep all my SD cards together. So they aren’t everywhere and I know where they are at. OSMO Pocket With the Pocket, I carried it in a case, where it had room for an extra Mini SD […]
Now that I have more batteries for the Action, I needed to carry them in. What is the use of having extra batteries if you don’t have them with you? What did I get I picked up this bad boy Yep from Nomatic, so you know cost a pretty penny. […]
Now that I have an OSMO action, I film most of the videos on it. The only bad thing is that it only came with one battery. What the heck. Yea Yep, it only came with one battery, and it is fine if you can keep it charged. But, what […]
Needed a way to move quickly from one method of filming to another. Is that even possible? Standard way You get something like this You screw it to the top of a tripod which is a good way but since I got my Mantis pod (check out the post about […]
My HD 1080p Action Sports camera wasn’t cutting it anymore. I got an OSMO Pocket thinking that is what I would use to do a lot of vlogging or doing videos. What did I get? Action Camera I wanted something like a GoPro, but that was like $599, that was […]
Now that I have the Osmo Pocket I need to get some stuff for it to make it a better camera. So what did I do? I got a crap (a lot) of stuff. Pocket This camera is a good small one, but out of the box, you are missing […]
I have been looking for a new camera, my action camera is on its last leg. What did I pick up? Looking I have been looking for a new action camera and I have been looking at the GoPro. But the price point was just a no for me. Looking […]
When I have been traveling, I carry my tech backpack. However, when I go out and about I don’t take my tech backpack. Why? It is just too bulky. I needed something different. Alaska The first time we went to Alaska, I bought a backpack to carry around some of […]
Do you read books while on trips? You don’t want to carry books around. Then you need to get a digital reader. Kindle I got a kindle it was an older one and it looked like this I carried it around everywhere I traveled, even to school to read books. […]
Me, I like notebooks to write in when I can’t type on my iPad or MacBook. Jot down It is useful to jot down little things like where I was at and what I was doing. So it helps me remember. I tried to use my phone, but I can […]
You are a blogger or a Vlogger, and you need to capture you vlogging. How do you do that? Let’s find out. Options You can use your arm but you have about 30 inches give or take. You can put it down and walk away from your phone or camera. […]
You are on the ocean and you see some whales and you want to look at them closer. What do you do if you don’t have your camera or phone with you? Typical ones Here is a pair of typical binoculars that I have These are just a bit too […]
In every bag, you will need to have a flashlight to shine your way when it is dark or just looking for something. Lights Yes, I have a couple of different flashlights in my backpack. It is always good to have something like this so you can see things. I […]
You need a pair of sunglasses to protect your eyes from the sun. But, for me I stopped wearing contacts so why do I need these. Glasses The backpack I got comes with a glass carrying case. This is designed for sunglasses since you are wearing your eyeglasses most likely. […]
You are traveling and you need something fixed. If you need to have something tightened, or something taken apart. You have to have a toolset. Right? Toolsets I have 2 toolsets that I can take on in my tech backpack. Me being the nerd I am, I am not really […]
While in Vegas a couple of years ago, I bought a new piece of luggage and I got to pick something up for free. What did I get? I picked up a scale, it is an electronic scale. I had an older one. It was not as nice. I like […]
Some people like to use the trackpad to do all of their stuff. On the other hand, don’t like to use it. I would rather use a mouse. Mouse I got the following mouse as it was a Bluetooth mouse and it would connect to the MacBook without something connecting […]
When you have an iPad you need a keyboard to type on. Well, OK I need a keyboard to type on. I have had several of them and this is the one I like. Keyboard This is not your standard keyboard for the iPad it is an external one. What? […]