Tesla SiriusXM Satellite Radio – Ditch the Portable A few years ago, I wrote detailed instructions on how to install SiriusXM Satellite Radio in your Tesla Model 3. The downside was that this was accomplished via an add-on portable tuner. As of August 2022, you can now install SiriusXM Satellite Radio into your Model 3…
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Installing a Genie 1055 Garage Door Opener
The Genie 1055 garage door opener is a 3/4 HP opener that we purchased from Home Depot. We installed it to replace our old Genie 2024. The installation was surprisingly much easier than I expected. Background: Our opener died! On Halloween night, shortly after we arrived home, Lora noticed that our garage door wouldn’t open….
Birthday Freebies
Birthday Freebies, Coupons, and Deals! My birthday was recently. Checking my email got me thinking about the freebie offers that companies contact me about prior to my big day. I figured I’d compile a few, an ever growing list if you will, of Birthday freebies, coupons, and deals! Pin this post to your Pinterest board…
October
October – 2022 Holidays and Observations Hello October. It’s officially fall! The favorite time of year for many! Below you’ll find some month, week, and daylong celebrations/observations (mostly US based). They are holidays/observations related to the content of this site that we’ve selected to highlight. Maybe we missed some, maybe we added some you don’t…
PINCHme
PINCHme – Try and Review New Products! Like Influenster, PINCHme (not not the song from Barenaked Ladies) is a free service that you can participate in to earn free product samples and sometimes even full size products. I’ve been a member for six years and have had the opportunity to try products I may have…
Little Giant Ladders and Wall Rack
Little Giant So many of the projects we work on in our home require the use of a ladder. With tall ceilings and needing to get to heights higher than we needed to previously, a regular ladder wasn’t going to cut it. Little Giant came to the rescue and we love it’s versatility. Little Giant…
TapTes Wireless Charger Pad
TapTes Wireless Charger Pad for Tesla Model 3: While my Tesla Model 3 has plenty of ports available for charging, within the center console and behind for passengers in the back seat, I thought having wireless charging would be ideal. It was then I found this TapTes Wireless Charger Pad and figured I’d take a…
ARKON Dash Mount
Arkon Dash Mount – Suctions Onto Your Windshield or other Smooth Surface I’ve just gone through the installation process for adding SiriusXM Satellite Radio to our Tesla Model 3. But how to prop or hold the actual satellite unit in the car. At first I just let it sit on the floor of the center…
Bingfu Antenna Adapters for Tesla Model 3
Bingfu Antenna Adapters for Tesla Model 3 I love pretty much everything about my Tesla Model 3, EXCEPT for the radio options. Streaming radio is great, but we live in a canyon here in southern California, and cell reception is spotty. I needed to figure out a way to get satellite radio installed – not…
MyShoeCovers Premium Bowling Shoe Covers
MyShoeCovers Premium Bowling Shoe Covers from Amazon An avid bowler, I ordered these protectors from MyShoeCovers out of necessity. You really don’t want to injure yourself after going to the bathroom or grabbing some food. It is such a pain to have to keep changing into your regular shoes every time you want to leave…