The problem# When I plug my Android phone into my computer, I can browse the files on it in my file manager Thunar (once I enable access on the phone). But the path shown starts mtp://, not /, so I can't interact with those files through another program (unless it has its own support for MTP). The...
My New Widefield Travel Rig I’m excited about modern widefield travel rigs because they potentially have the power to reveal the Orion Spur – the mini spiral arm which we belong to – something that I’ve never seen, but I think in order to do that I’ll probably need to tweak my set up and go...
My New Favourite mount: ZWO AM5 The best astrophotography mount on the market: powerful, portable and accurate. And I’m not saying this due to some sponsorship deal – I don’t even own an AM5. My mate Andrew Abbott lent me his for my astro trip to the Canary Islands. ZWO AM5 is $2k in the...
Since I got my first Android smartphone, back in 2010, I was in a continuous race to find good smartphone holders for my car. I tried dedicated and universal holders, windscreen, dashboard or vent mounts. After years of trying and testing, spending hundreds of dollars on auto phone holders, I...