Well, the hardware I needed to add Apple CarPlay to my ride didn't show up on schedule. In fact, it's STILL out there in transit somewhere. Thanks USPS! So all I was able to do over the weekend was the hacking to add the tweaks. But that was the less intensive part of things, at least in terms of disassembling the car--I only had to remove a couple ( Read more... )

I've had my new (to me) car for a few months now, and I'm still very much liking it. But there is hacking to be done ( Read more... )

Yeah, yeah, so much for my commitment to post more often, right? Ah well. Anyway, let's talk gaming, shall we? Video gaming, that is ( Read more... )

Warning: Geekery ensues.

A while back we moved the girls all to laptop PCs, mainly to save space and electricity, and because at the time they weren't doing anything more intense than a basic laptop could handle: web-based games, casual games, a little playing around in Word and Paint, etc. But then Hallie (10yo now) got more interested in gaming, ( Read more... )

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Yeah, so this post will be about my new A/V receiver, and maybe some more about the Playstation 4. If neither of those things interests you, feel free to skip and you will miss nothing ( Read more... )

The new A/V receiver was supposed to be delivered Saturday. It was coming via FedEx, who typically come around in the late afternoon, and the delivery notice said "by end of day," so I figured that would be the case. Heather's band had a concert that morning, so the girls and I decided to go to EPCOT for a walk around the world. Heather figured she ( Read more... )

For those of you who expressed interest in my experience with Canon Price Watch, here's your quick follow-up: Big Thumbs Up. The 7D2 arrived yesterday, a day ahead of when I was expecting it (and, I hasten to add, a day sooner than even Amazon said they could get it to me--and this from Canada!), and is indeed the real McCoy. New in box with all ( Read more... )

Popping back in since I know a number of my friends here are gamers. Did any of you pull the trigger on No Man's Sky, PC version in particular ( Read more... )

Hm, that title sounds kind of ominous. It implies there's something going on. But really? Nah, same stuff, different day. Some highlights lately ( Read more... )