iOS 14 Back Tap

There is this cool new feature on iOS 14 called Back Tap. It adds cool functionalty to taping the back of your iPhone two or three times to generate an action. I use two taps to toggle on and off my iPhone Flash Light. How? Well, 1st, you need to create a shortcut that toggles the light. This is the shortcut (and a link to access it):

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Rick Cartwright
Phone 11 Plus Dark Mode: A Quick Test

I have a new iPhone 11 Pro, and I wanted to try some night photography to see how this new camera preforms. We are in Hawaii, so a photo over the Pacific Ocean seemed perfect. It was pitch dark and from the deck, all I could see as a couple distant boat lights. The clouds kept the moon hidden from my view. So, does this camera live up to all the hype?

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A Bag of Pills?

I attend a very small high school in a small, Midwest town. In our little town there was a doctor that was very old school. When you went to see him, regardless of the problem, you walked out with bag of pills.

I always thought those pills were just sugar. It was not uncommon to get a shot too, but that was reserved for the more complex issues. One of those shots seems to have made me immune to Poison ivy. That is a different story.

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