New BMW K1300S

Optimizing iPhone battery life

One of the better articles I’ve read on how to make your iPhone more power efficient and more private. Note that the 1st item around push v. pull email will not be appropriate for many business folk, but the rest of the tips are very practical. http://www.payetteforward.com/why-does-my-iphone-battery-die-so-fast-heres-the-real-fix/

If it can go wrong…

Gotta love it… first day out on a month long road trip around the country and the chip fell right out of my Visa card. Luckily I also carry an AMEX card else it would be an interesting experiment in travelling with cash only in America.

Acura MDX electrical issue root cause

The problem with the MDX turned out to be a bad after market cable installed by Sears when I replaced the battery a few years ago. It had enough connection to register 12.x volts on the multi-meter at the fuse box, but not enough to carry the amperage necessary to run the car. What a […]