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Advice on putting in a new car stereo (Carplay)

This is some general advice for those looking to upgrade their car stereo system.  I have recently decided to upgrade my existing, seven-year-old Kenwood DDX9016 CarPlay unit. I recently purchased a Sony XAV-AX4000 (https://www.sony-asia.com/electronics/digital-media-receivers-with-touchscreen/xav-ax4000) USD350. My key driver, pardon the pun, was a better screen, Sony quality and wireless CarPlay. So, I asked my local… Continue reading Advice on putting in a new car stereo (Carplay)

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Turn a Chromecast into an AirPlay video and audio receiver

If you have a Chromecast as (as I do for travel), this Android app makes your Chromecast an AirPlay video and audio device. This means, I can AirPlay video from a Safari webpage to my Chromecast. Awesome. I can also stream anything on my iPad/iPhone/Mac to the Chromecast. This is great, particularly for Apple Music.… Continue reading Turn a Chromecast into an AirPlay video and audio receiver