Garmin GPS 60CSx Initial Test + Iphone Compare

I have been using my iPhone for route tracking while on my motorcycle and on foot. I love my 3G iPhone. The iPhone, being what it is, has very little space for a GPS receiver. With that bit of information it is expected and understandable that the iPhone would have mediocre GPS accuracy performance, and…

Stretching my Motorcycle Legs – Updated

I have been riding fairly regularly, read once or twice a week, now that I am not going to classes and do not yet have a job. Today I needed to go to the post office in Boston, so I took the bike. As it turned out, the weather was perfect. It was sunny and…

motorcycle accesories – part III

Finally, my installation of two very basic yet important motorcycle accessories has come to completion. As you may remember from Part I and Part II, I have been working on installing a USB charger and grip heaters to my 2006 Yamaha FZ1. This latest delay was caused by difficulties in acquiring an air compressor in…

motorcycle accessories – part I

For Christmas I had asked for the supplies and tools to put an accessory cigarette lighter on my 2006 Yamaha FZ1. I have been using my iPhone with the MotionX GPS app to track where I ride. It’s fun but it eats up the battery. In addition, our Garmin Nuvi 350 is getting on in…

Calendar Options Mock Up

Here are images I created to demonstrate how the iPhone calendars could have options. Here is the original screen. I added a new “Edit” button.After touching the Edit button, the circles on the right show up.Selecting an individual calendar temporarily displays the check mark before moving on to the next screen.In this screen, there is…

The two things I hate most about the iPhone

I am one of the millions of iPhone users in the world. I think it is the best mobile phone ever, but it is definitely not perfect. These following two things have always been my two biggest complaints about the iPhone and now that I have started using calDAV for my calendars the first is…