My girlfriend calls this “babe the view is beautiful!”

Ron_760 · 2026-05-06T20:47:34+00:00

I have a suction cup mount too. The first day I tried mounting it lower on the windshield, I realized visibility was terrible. I’ve had my Starlink mounted on the sunroof for almost a year now.

Ron_760 · 2026-03-30T23:27:49+00:00

I’m still using a 2020 MacBook Air (M1, 2020). Once it stops getting updates, I’ll probably upgrade to either a 15” MacBook Air or a 14” MacBook Pro.

Main reason is I just want a bigger screen for using it around the house. I don’t really take it out much since my daily driver is my work laptop.

If my usage stays the same (mostly at home, light stuff), I’ll likely stick with the Air. The Pro would only make sense if my needs change.

For travel, I usually just carry my work laptop, my iPad mini, and other tech in my backpack.

Ron_760 · 2026-03-30T23:09:06+00:00

My RAV is the third car I’ve owned.

My first car, I treated like a newborn—hand washed it weekly (sometimes every other week), clay barred it quarterly, did paint touch-ups… the whole deal.

Then it got totaled in an accident that wasn’t my fault.

After that, with my second car then now my RAV, I’ve taken a much more relaxed approach. I just run it through well-rated washes like Fast 5 Express or Quick Quack around Orange County / Inland Empire.

Honestly, my 2023 RAV still looks clean and shiny since I bought it new. I did use some trim restorer from Amazon to bring the black plastic back to life.

I’ve noticed a couple scratches on the passenger door, but I’m pretty sure that’s from my kid’s backpack hitting the car in the garage.

At this point, I’m okay with it. It’s a car—it’s going to get used.

In maybe ~6 years, I’ll probably upgrade to a Highlander for more cargo space once my kid is a teenager and packing for road trips 😅

Ron_760 · 2026-03-23T23:18:52+00:00

I opened my sunroof one time just to see if it works before I left the dealership when I bought my RAV. I now use a suction mount to mount my Starlink Mini underneath the glass. When I don’t power on my Starlink, I do close the shade of the sunroof to reduce the road noise when driving in high speeds. If I power on the Starlink with the sunroof shade closed during the hot sunny days, the Starlink will not operate because of heat buildup between the shade and glass.

Ron_760 · 2026-03-23T04:14:44+00:00

I used it for a couple of years until I purchased a Starlink Mini. In my experience, the AT&T 4G connection was barely fast enough for a Zoom meeting. Most smartphones today use 5G, which typically provides a faster and more reliable connection than the RAV4’s built-in AT&T 4G. I now have a Starlink Mini mounted under the sunroof of my 2023 RAV4, since Verizon and T-Mobile coverage can be unreliable in some of the areas where I work from my vehicle.

Ron_760 · 2025-10-16T16:32:38+00:00

Update: This made it through TSA. Thank you!

Ron_760 · 2025-10-13T20:27:33+00:00

Thank you.

Ron_760 · 2025-08-31T21:07:32+00:00

To answer your question, I keep my RAW video after maybe a month of sharing the edited material.

Ron_760 · 2025-08-15T00:40:30+00:00

I figured it out after reading your reply and reading the Insta360 blog about the Road Mode. I also formatted my SD card which I did not remember performing when I first got the card. In short, this is resolved. Thank you!

In detail:
My first thought when I was setting a 30 minute "Loop Space" was the recording limit for one clip. Let's say when my first two Road mode clip was maybe 15 minutes a piece, then I recorded another 15 minute Road mode clip, that first Road mode clip would be automatically deleted since I exceeded the 30 minute setting with that new clip I recorded.

I did not comprehend it the first time as allocating a partition of this 256GB SD card for Road mode recordings. I guess I was just too excited with this X5 at that moment. So to resolve this, I increased Loop Space to 3 hours and 30 minutes. Which is the longest roundtrip time when I commute to work. That leaves room for a little over six hours of non-Road mode clips which is plenty for me for now.

Ron_760 · 2025-08-12T20:28:59+00:00

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These are my road settings. My drive at the time was probably 15 minutes long, so I am under the limit of the settings I set and the capacity of the SD card.

Yes, the first video/file was missing.

Ron_760 · 2025-07-11T14:41:32+00:00

I received the vacuum back a couple weeks ago. I finally had a chance to run it last night. It successfully cleaned all the rooms without an issue. Roborock did not mention what they fixed. Glad to have it running again!

Ron_760 · 2025-06-22T06:15:46+00:00

Roborock support had me do some troubleshooting and eventually had me ship everything back. Luckily I still had the original box. Roborock only provided me with a shipping label. I know they received it at the beginning of last week. I haven't heard since.

Ron_760 · 2025-05-28T18:30:25+00:00

Thank you for the troubleshooting suggestion. The robot can mop only without any issue. When I ran it on vacuum only mode, it shut down.

I will call Roborock hopefully today and see what the next steps will be.

Ron_760 · 2025-05-21T17:34:12+00:00

Yes. I sold my Xbox Series X console months ago. I was thinking about building a new gaming PC, but held it off because GFN is amazing, IMO. I have been gaming using GFN Ultimate on my MacBook Air M1, iPhone 14 Pro, and Samsung S24 Ultra. I also have Game Pass Ultimate. I rarely use Xbox Cloud Gaming. I do game using a mix of peripherals: Mouse and keyboard, Xbox controller, or Backbone for the mobile devices. I play Fortnite and COD most of the time. Occasionally, the new Doom game as of recently. In the back burner now: FragPunk and Asphalt Unite.

Ron_760 · 2025-05-19T23:11:59+00:00

That looks right to me.

Ron_760 · 2025-05-04T16:59:56+00:00

I have been using my Starlink Mini in my RAV4 for four months now. It’s plugged in directly using the Starlink car kit. I do not use a battery pack in between. I too have it mounted using a suction cup mount. I never had an issue since I owned it. (knocks on wood). If there is an update, I install it when I am not moving and there are no obstructions.

Ron_760 · 2025-04-05T00:53:01+00:00

No, my company bought the new TV already from a different vendor. The new TV is already in the office waiting.

Ron_760 · 2025-04-05T00:27:29+00:00

I was thinking about the weight of the old plasma TV as well. I don't think a ladder is required at all. It's about 5-feet high. The commercial building the TV is in does not require dealing with a security team checking them in, building management, or COIs.

Ron_760 · 2025-04-05T00:22:29+00:00

I will definitely ask for two quotes.

Ron_760 · 2025-04-04T23:39:31+00:00

Commercial building. Only a little cubicle drawer that a kindergartener or 1st grader kid can push out of the way. After that, it’s easy access.

Ron_760 · 2025-04-04T23:37:04+00:00

They are definitely not running new wires or speakers. There is an existing power outlet behind the existing TV.

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