Inexpensive Dash Camera

Have you ever wanted to record your driving?
Some may ask to why anyone would ever want to do that. Well, a few reasons to why it is a good idea

  • If you get into a car accident and it was not your fault, there is your proof
  • If you witness a car accident and the person that caused the accident says it was not their fault, you have proof
  • If you have ever been accused of trying to run someone over, this is your proof that they are lying and have issues (yes, this happened to me)
  • If you have ever been in a situation where you said that you wish you would have been video recording something while driving, now you can
  • If you witness some sort of illegal activity, now you have video proof of it

There are many, many other uses besides the ones above
Well, you dont have to spend a ton of money on a dash camera. If you have a cellphone with a decent camera, or even a backup cellphone with a decent camera and it is running Android you have all that you need to have a dash camera.
I bought a inexpensive windshield mount for my phone ( I have the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, so it is a big phone) and the holder works for it, with some room to spare (not to mention that I have a otterbox on it, so it is even thicker. The windshield mount that I bought can be purched for around $2.00 at wish. Note that it can take a few weeks for it to arrive at your house.
After you have that, all you need to do is head over to the Google Play store and download and possibly purchase Auto Guard. I think I paid under $20.00 for this, to which it may even be cheaper than that. This app not only does a video recording, but it also records your GPS location and your speed. When you play back a recording it will show a map under the video of where you were and the speed you were going, to which it will also record the audio. Some have wondered about the storage on their phone filling up, well this app can automatically back up all the videos to Youtube if you want it to. For the backup, you can specify if it should backup on Cellular or on Wi-Fi only, and you can specify if it should backup when charging only, or at any time.
I have found this little app to be quite useful in recording some almost accidents that I have gotten into due to people pulling out directly in front of me when driving.

here are some screen shots from the app on the Google Play Store





Here is some info regarding the app from the Google Play store
Your smart phone can be clever as you with AutoGuard, the best Blackbox application, will give you wonderful experiences. Key Features - (Pro) Background recording: Multitasking with other apps (like navigation) - Upload videos on YouTube.com with captions for location and time information - Capture photos at important situation automatically - Show the video and map information on one screen - Automatically starts video recording when put into car dock or connect with bluetooth devices - Records driving video, speed, GPS, and nearest address - Supports high resolutions (1080p, 720p) - Traces path driven on 3D Google maps - Snapshot (supports auto focus, flash & gallery) - Send recorded information via E-mail AutoGuard records various lengths of video, acceleration, latitude, longitude, and speed. The video recorded can be limited to save space on your phone. After the space is filled it will automatically delete the oldest videos, unless marked to be saved. AutoGuard Pro can be set to automatically start when placed in a car dock and run in the background. You can adjust video resolution, bitrates, the sensitivity of the accelerator, and GPS update time. With Pro Version(AutoGrard Pro Unlocker), you are ad free, can sync your videos on Youtube.com & Multitask AutoGuard with other apps such as Navigation or Mp3. Visit AutoGuard's home and get more valuable information! https://plus.google.com/communities/109441776333405866373 -------------------- Why AutoGuard needs the contact permission? - List up Gmail accounts for uploading videos to Youtube. - Referral check. AutoGuard doesn't need any other information rather than your gmail address. Anyone who wants to help translating will be welcome. Thanks. =:) Support languages : English, German, French, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Dutch, Taiwanese, Lithuanian, Polish, Turkish, Romanian, Hungarian, Czech & Slovak.




Make your own ringtones for your Android device

This is something that I have been doing for quite a long time now, even when I had my Palm Treo, and it is extremely easy to do on your computer.
What I use to make my ringtones with, is I download a program called Audacity, and when you use Audacity it may require you to download a plugin or install a plugin called Lame encoder

Basically, with this program you can import a MP3 file from your collection of music that you have paid for, and you can extract a certain part of the MP3 and turn that into a ringtone or a notification tone on your cellphone or tablet.
After you install Audacity, you can either import a MP3 or "drag" into into the stage.

Once you do that, you can play and select the part of the MP3 that you want to keep.

What I do once I select the part that I want to keep, is I go to Edit then Copy or [CTRL + C] for a keyboard shortcut, then in Audacity go to File - New and then paste the audio into a new audacity window. From here I can finely tune what I want to keep as a ringtone and then once I have it the way that I want it I can save it as a MP3, as File - Export Audio (this is where the Lame encoder comes into place).

I can save it directly to my phone if I have my phone plugged into my PC or I can save it to my Google Drive folder on my PC and then use the Drive AutoSync post that I made earlier to automatically download the ringtone to either one device or multiple devices that I have Drive Autosync installed on. I will usually have to reboot my phone for the new ringtone to show up to select (For Android there is a folder in the root that is called Ringtones. There is usually another folder called Notifications or it may be under Audio - Notifications for the notification tones). This will allow you to make your own ringtones for one or multiple devices without having to pay for ringtones or try to find the exact ones that you want.




Backup files and folders in Android to Google Drive

There is a app that I have on my Android phone that allows me to backup certain folders to Google Drive and keep the folder structure intact which has many benefits.
The app that I use is called DriveSync
One of the benefits of using this versus using some sort of built in backup is that not only can this backup stuff from your phone / tablet, but you can also push stuff to your phone and or tablet with this.
By this, I mean that the application has a few different sync methods.

You can upload to Google Drive, you can download from Google Drive or you can 2 way sync. The 2 way sync will look at your device and then look at Google Drive and make sure that they both have the same files. Download any that need to be downloaded, delete the ones that should be deleted and then upload the ones that need to be uploaded.
If you do not have easy access to plug your phone into a computer to transfer files to your phone, you can upload them to your Google drive folder, then when you have the conditions correct to sync (The app lets you dictate when it will or will not sync, such as either connected to WiFi, plugged into a power source, etc.. ) then your files will be downloaded to your device.
I will use this to keep my media files (ringtones, notifications, downloads, etc.. ) in sync between my cellphone and my tablet. I also have it installed on my brothers cellphone so that we can share downloaded pictures and what not.

I did pay for this application, and I think it is worth the price.
Per the description of this app:
"Autosync Google Drive lets you automatically sync and share unlimited files and folders with Google Drive cloud storage and with your other devices. It is an ideal tool for photo sync, photo upload, music download, document and file backup, automatic file transfer, automatic file sharing between devices,... New files in your device are instantly uploaded to Google Drive. New files in Google Drive are automatically downloaded onto your device. If you delete a file on one side, it will be deleted on the other side. It works across multiple devices (your phone and your tablet). If their folders are synced with the same Google Drive account, they will be kept in sync with each other. This is how Google Drive desktop client works but it's not the same with the official Google Drive Android app. The Google Drive app is all manual. Autosync Google Drive is all about automation."




Gluten Free, Keto Friendly, Cheesy bacon wrapped chicken

Bacon wrapped cream cheese stuffed chicken breasts which is low carb, gluten free and keto friendly. This is a fairly easy recipe to make and I have found out that if you cook it either in the oven or on the grill, if you wrap this in aluminum foil that the cheese filling will not all leak out.


Ingredients:

  • 4 Boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup Shredded cheese.
  • 2 - 3 stalks green onion, chopped
  • 1-2 packages of bacon



Instructions:

  1. If you are going to cook this in the oven, preheat the oven to 350 degrees
  2. Pound breast so it is about ¼" thick. I find covering them in saran wrap helps minimize stuff flying all over the place
  3. Mix together softened cream cheese, chopped green onions and shredded pepperjack cheese. Put ¼ of this mixture into the middle of each piece of chicken.
  4. Roll the chicken up, while trying to keep the cheese mixture in the middle
  5. Wrap 3-5 pieces of bacon around the chicken, trying to make the bacon fairly tight
  6. I find the wrapping it in aluminum foil helps this part since the cheese mixture will not leak out, but that is optional
  7. Place in a 9x13 pan and bake for 40 minutes at 375 degrees
  8. If you cook on the grill, cook as you normally would cook chicken breasts in a indirect way for about 20 minutes each side

Watch this video on Daily Motion - http://dai.ly/x6hliwf




How to provide remote computer support

This is a software tool that I use quite frequently to provide remote computer support. It is free as long as it is non-commercial use. This works with Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8 & Windows 10. It also works for Android devices.

Watch this video on Dailymotion - http://dai.ly/x6ij5wo

Watch this video on DTube - https://d.tube/v/jmrados/w2kilqf5

Watch this video on YouTube - https://youtu.be/FhpoqgmqnSI

 

 

 




Cleaning the Springfield Armory XD 9mm

This is how to take apart and clean the Springfield Armory XD 9mm handgun.


Links to the different oils that I use for cleaning my guns

Hoppe's No. 9 Synthetic Blend Lubricating Oil
Hoppe's No. 9 Bench Rest Lubricating Oil with Weatherguard
Gun Scrubber Synthetic Gun Oil with PTFE Lubricant
Birchwood Casey Gun Super Blue
Hoppe's No. 9 Gun Bore Cleaner
Hoppe's Universal Gun Cleaning Accessory Kit
Hoppe's No. 9 Gun Cleaning Patch, .22-.270 Caliber
1000-pack Gun Cleaning Patches





Links to the above for Ebay

Hoppe's No. 9 Synthetic Blend Lubricating Oil - http://ebay.to/2hoej2L

Hoppes No. 9 Lubricating Oil with Weatherguard - http://ebay.to/2hg6ucq

Birchwood Casey - http://ebay.to/2hodbfo

Birchwood Casey Liquid Gun Blue - http://ebay.to/2gKrYwR

Hoppes No. 9 Solvent - http://ebay.to/2h7eIW0




How to clean the Ruger SR9c

This is how to take apart and clean the Ruger SR9c hangun

Watch the above video on Daily Motion - http://dai.ly/x6hfris

Links to the different oils that I use for cleaning my guns

Hoppe's No. 9 Synthetic Blend Lubricating Oil
Hoppe's No. 9 Bench Rest Lubricating Oil with Weatherguard
Gun Scrubber Synthetic Gun Oil with PTFE Lubricant
Birchwood Casey Gun Super Blue
Hoppe's No. 9 Gun Bore Cleaner
Hoppe's Universal Gun Cleaning Accessory Kit
Hoppe's No. 9 Gun Cleaning Patch, .22-.270 Caliber
1000-pack Gun Cleaning Patches





Links to the above for Ebay

Hoppe's No. 9 Synthetic Blend Lubricating Oil - http://ebay.to/2hoej2L

Hoppes No. 9 Lubricating Oil with Weatherguard - http://ebay.to/2hg6ucq

Birchwood Casey - http://ebay.to/2hodbfo

Birchwood Casey Liquid Gun Blue - http://ebay.to/2gKrYwR

Hoppes No. 9 Solvent - http://ebay.to/2h7eIW0




Cleaning the Springfield Armory XD 40

How to take apart and clean the Springfield Armory XD 40 caliber handgun.

Watch this video on Daily Motion - http://dai.ly/x6hliwc

Links to the different oils that I use for cleaning my guns

Hoppe's No. 9 Synthetic Blend Lubricating Oil
Hoppe's No. 9 Bench Rest Lubricating Oil with Weatherguard
Gun Scrubber Synthetic Gun Oil with PTFE Lubricant
Birchwood Casey Gun Super Blue
Hoppe's No. 9 Gun Bore Cleaner
Hoppe's Universal Gun Cleaning Accessory Kit
Hoppe's No. 9 Gun Cleaning Patch .22-.270 Caliber
1000-pack Gun Cleaning Patches





Holster Review

Here is my youtube review on some of the holsters that I have and use

https://d.tube/v/jmrados/itkxmcy3 d.tube video

http://dai.ly/x6hmcyz - Daily Motion video


Review of the holsters that I own.
The holster that I bought off of e-bay was a concealedcarryconcept brand which was $35.00 and it is made for the specific gun concealed carry concept

The Alien Gear holsters are also made for the specific gun. Their prices vary, but they do have excellent deals if you buy 2 holsters http://aliengearholsters.com/alien-gear-2-holster-combo.html
http://aliengearholsters.com/
Or at Amazon - Cloak Tuck 3.0 - Alien Gear Holsters The Galco one can be bought just about anywhere




Low Carb, Keto Friendly, Gluten Free Oven Fried Chicken

 

 

 


Low Carb, Gluten Free, Overn Fried Chicken.
Ingredients:



Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
Grease a 9x13 pan
Grind up the pork rinds and add all the seasonings and the paremsan cheese into a mixing bowl and mix well.
In a separate bowl mix the Mayo and the eggs into a bowl and place into a dish that you can coat the chicken breasts with.
Coat the chicken with the egg wash and then put them into a container that has the "breading" and then shake the chicken to coat evenly and then put the chicken into the greased 9x13 pan . Once all the chicken has been coated place into the oven for 40 minutes or so until the chicken is 160 degrees or no longer pink in the middle.

And you know what goes really good with oven fried chicken? Ranch dressing!

 

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