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 […]
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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? […]
The age of electronic devices is upon us and I think it will continue to grow and become more and more digital in the future. Tablet I am not sure if you can call a Palm Pilot a tablet, but that was the first electronic tablet of sorts I owned. […]
As a nerd, I mean a blogger, I need to get some new gadgets. I picked up a mini-shot gun mic. This is a handy little tool. What is it This is a small microphone that transmits sound to the device you are recording on. This is what it looks […]
Now that I have a MacBook Pro with four thunderbolt ports. The question is how the hell am I supposed to hook stuff to it. Hook stuff up How am I supposed to hook up the following Monitor USB mic USB camera SD cards USB hard drives Network cable I […]
What type of computer do you use for your blogging or editing videos. Well, there are some choices out there. I went from Windows to MacBook MacBook Pro 13″ I picked this up at Best Buy. I had a MacBook Air but it wasn’t that powerful for me. I went […]
When you are traveling you usually have a crapload of stuff to charge nowadays. Right? Am I the only one? You need a good way to charge all that stuff. When I travel I usually have a lot of stuff to charge up like iPhone iWatch Camera’s iPad Wife’s stuff […]
You have a lot of cords for your tech right. Like me, I have a lot of stuff to charge and you need to have them organized somewhere. Cords I used to just put my cords in my backpack in a pocket and well that was a pain in the […]
For anyone out there and just not nerds, you will need a hard drive. I have several of them, but that is for a different post. However, I have one that I carry with me in my backpack when I go out. Hard Drive My MacBook is not that big […]
I was watching some YouTube videos, you see a habit going on here, and I came across a nice bright light that is small and portable. Lume cube This is a small yet powerful light. It has a brightness setting and it comes with a filter. It came with the […]
When doing your vlogging, YouTube videos, or whatever you are doing. You will need a light. Been looking I have been looking for good light to lighten up my face. Like people need to see it better. So I started with the basic ones that are portable. That way I […]
In order to get a good sound, you need a microphone. The external mic on the iPhone and my action camera just weren’t getting the job done. Lavier Mic When I started out trying to do videos for my travel website I needed to get a good mic. I picked […]
There have been many times I am on vacation somewhere and my phone is running low, I need to power it up, but I got nothing. What you need We were up in Seattle in 2015 and my wife’s phone was running low and we didn’t have one of these […]
I was watching some YouTube videos and I saw something that come up and well it made me look twice. I needed to get one of those things. What was it It was this thing from PGYTECH and it is called the Mantispod Vlogging thing. It doesn’t have the word […]
You only have two hands, wouldn’t be nice to have something useful to put a camera on? Tripods What are tripods? Well, they are a three-legged stand (Tripod means three legs) so you can stabilize something like a camera, for taking photos. A telescope. Now they are used to hold […]
It was only time before I got a new backpack for all of my tech. Don’t get me wrong. I have loved my old backpack. What did I get? Time for a new one My wife really hated the old backpack, I did pack a lot of stuff into it. […]
I have a whole bunch of tech stuff that I take with me on my trips so I can document my travel for my blogs. Yes, it is just a backpack that I used for school to carry my laptop. My wife says it is just too big to carry. […]
When I was able to travel I needed something to carry the tech I needed to get the videos I needed. Needed a smaller bag. Didn’t want to carry my big backpack. Caribbean When I was in the Caribbean in Feb. of 2020, before the world shut down. I wanted […]
When November rolls around, you start thinking of hanging up Christmas lights. I know that is what I do. Getting old I am getting old and I will be the first one to admit it because I am getting old. Besides, ladders and high places don’t mix with me at […]
My wife picked up a small camera for me since I like tech. It is called a cop cam. What is it? Well, let’s find out. What is it It is a small camera that can be mounted about anywhere. It is motion detected. Yea, that is it. That is […]
My wife came and talked to me one night and she found a really cool thing on Facebook. She said it would be really nice to have when we travel. Travel We started to travel more often and my wife saw something called a bed cleaner, It is a small […]
What is it? Well, I have been trying to figure it out. Their website really doesn’t help. What is it. This is what the Pivo looks like You can say this is a device to help your creative way. Kickstarter This came up on Kickstarter back in 2018, I thought […]
I have always wanted a GoPro, it was small and could record some pretty good videos. They were just way too expensive for my budget. Video I was looking to improve my videos by getting something smaller to take videos of some of the places on my trips. Wanted a […]
You need good audio when you are doing videos. Now I don’t do a lot of videos on this channel, but I do have a YouTube channel that I need to get a good way to capture your audio. Different Kinds There are a lot of different kinds of mics […]
2021 was a hard year for me, I am thinking that it was the same for everyone. It was just a continuance of 2020 and that well just sucked. 2021 Was an up and down year for this website/blog where the posts were sporadic at that and the writing wasn’t […]
This year on iamgadgetguy.com has been sporadic at best. 2021 Out with a few posts, and then I came back in May and then came back in force in Aug and remained consistent in posting content. Now I am finishing out 2021 with hardly posing in December. What happened Is […]