Switched to T-Mobile G1
A few days ago I got a call from AT&T saying that I was likely going to have an increase on my cell phone bill due to the
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Reviews
I test and review equipment and devices in real-world scenarios and only publish a review after having decent time to evaluate things. I do not work for a vendor, nor am I paid for any of my reviews. I pride myself on having accurate, in-depth, and straightforward reviews for others to benefit from.
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Strange iPhone icon - SOLVED
SOLVED Updated 10/13/2008 I finally found out what the icon is – it’s for TTY access. Apparently I either turned it on by accident, or it came on
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EVDO update - Sprint vs Verizon
I’ve had some time to play with the EVDO options out there – I ended up getting a Sprint card in addition to the Verizon one I had as well.
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Rule iL500 Portable Pump
I’m always looking for a good pump, since the nature of having a boat is having to stave off water being in the boat at some point. I have
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BioSok
My previous engine had a meltdown before I had it removed, and that included dumping a huge quantity of watery oil into my bilge. Ever since then, oil makes it’
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Boatsense Problems
I’ve had the new Boatsense Remote Vessel monitoring solution installed for a week or so now, and have had a few problems with it. First, the company that manages
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Shipmodul NMEA multiplexer
While redesigning my navigation system, I realized that I wanted several instruments to share information with my chartplotter, while also being able to share information between themselves. In addition, I
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AIS receiver
I was going through a major overhaul on my navigation system and decided to install an AIS receiver. There are only a few of them out there, and some of
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Garmin GPSMAP 5208 Chartplotter
Part of my navigation systems overhaul [https://seabits.com/navigation-system-overhaul]was to replace my handheld Garmin 76C GPS with something larger and more reliable, fixed mounted, that could drive my
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Coastal Explorer
I was looking for PC based navigation software – there’s a lot of choices out there. Eventually after reviewing over 50 of them, I found one that had all of
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Uniden UM625CBK VHF radio
Most people have a decent VHF radio on their boat – it’s pretty standard equipment for everyone. My current radio was going bad, and really didn’t have the features
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I’ve started this site to catalog my experiences both in sailing, as well as in technology and sailing. I hope you enjoy my ramblings.