Forget online safety for a minute... what about on the road? Here's a high-tech solution for a real-life problem; plus one geeky program.
Look in your rearview mirror and you can see whatever's at the level of the mirror. What you might be wondering is if there's something--or someone--where you can't see it.
The outfit comes with a 2.5-inch LCD wireless color monitor that you mount on the dashboard or a sun visor.
The monitor has controls for brightness and contrast as well as a toggle that lets you change the view from a normal image to a mirror image.
The mirror image is best because it replicates the view from your rearview mirror. The kit comes with a small holder for the monitor with double-sided sticky tape.
Dig This: Do you ever have one of those days when you get a blue screen of death and can't quite remember what to do next?
This guycame up with a novel, and to some, smart idea. He tattooed the instructions--and just in case, the fatal error memory location--onto his arm.
Time Out: Some of you don't give a rat's patootie about wireless rearview mirrors, so here's something you probably can't use unless you're a super geek.
The tool'sWhyRebootand it's a little utility that shows what file operations are allegedly necessary after you install a program.
It's not earth-shatteringly useful, but serves to satisfy your curiosity. The Roadmaster camera gets its power in one of two ways: You can plug it directly into what was once known as a cigar lighter (that changed in the sixties to a cigarette lighter; now it's a power outlet) using a 12-volt adaptor.
A better way is to grab power directly from the vehicle's fuse box. The camera mounts along the top or bottom of the license plate.
Power for the camera also has to be hard wired.
When you or the mechanic install the camera, you have two options: Have the camera and monitor operate only when you shift into reverse, or have it work all the time. Mine's set for shifting into reverse, but if you ever tow another vehicle, you'll probably prefer it be on all the time.
The Washington Times
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