#boroscopes

Where the stars align to make sure no one lives in Boremont, TX.

LIBRA Happy birthday, Libras! The stars are happy to see you’re staying forever young. *cough cough* What better way to celebrate than Oktoberfest at Rogers Park on Oct 15? The stars aren’t saying that you should get totally hammered, but it IS Oktoberfest, so… Afterwards have someone drive you over to High Street Gallery to check out the opening of Kevin Clay’s art exhibit TIMEWASTER. Birthday Bonus: October 1st go check out Mad Maude & The Hatters + Snorlaxx @ The Gig.

SCORPIO Life might be feeling topsy-turvy this month, so get your chill on at Neal Pitak’s solo exhibit at The Art Studio, Inc on October 1st. Then check out The Ron Jeremies and Boxing Dei Dei at The Gig on the 14th. Restore your good vibes for next month by attending Boomfest’s Blood Drive-In on October 29th to watch Lost Boys while you save lives.

SAGITTARIUS Life takes an upward swing this month, so celebrate with The Ron Jeremies and Hollywood Skunks at The Publicity on the 2nd. Keep the party going with Terror Pigeon and Hallelujah Fantasy at Texas Rose Saloon on Oct 15. Shine your light at V-Haus on the 26th and jam out with Moses Nesh. Try to light all of our candles. We promise not to blow them out.

CAPRICORN Oh, my. The stars see that not only has your life fallen apart, but the pieces are blowing away. Get your shit together in time to jam out to Total Strangers and Great Shapes at The LogOn on Oct 14. Pretend to have your life together at the McFaddin-Ward House Picnic on Oct 27. You can sip wine, watch Beetlegeuse, and convince everyone you’re fine. Really.  

AQUARIUS Hey there, lovelies. Start your month off right with Mad Maude and the Hatters + Snorlaxx at the Gig on Oct 1st. Spend the 22nd at the Neches Brewing Co. watching The Reputations, and stroll across the lawn at the McFaddin-Ward House picnic on Oct 27. Finally, cut loose and get a bit dirty at Halloween Band Nite on Oct 29.

PISCES You are looking damn sexy, Pisces. The stars want you to strut it all over town, starting at TASI on Oct 1st for Neal Pitak’s solo exhibit. Head over to The Red Room on Oct 19 and groove to Unu, Tele Novella, and Ariel Bush. Take a ton of Instagram photos for the stars to creep at the McFaddin-Ward picnic on Oct 27. Finally, come to the Boomfest Blood Drive-In on the 29th to flirt with the stars while watching Lost Boys.

ARIES October brings bright days for you, Aries. Ir a la Beaumont Art League on October 8 for the Celebración del Arte Latino, and then sashay over to the AMSET Monster Mash on the 21st. It costs money, but you’re having a great month so go get it. Continue the party at The Red Room on the 27th with Delicious Fuzz and The Cryptics. Get your mouth on that fuzz.

TAURUS Keeping it classy, Taurus. The stars are in envy. Live it up this month starting with Unu and Pocket Vinyl at the LogOn on the 6th. Follow up with Kevin Clay’s art exhibit at High Street Gallery, entitled TIMEWASTER. Dance, dance, dance at AMSET’s Monster Mash party on Oct 21. You are so fancy the stars just can’t even.

GEMINI Have twice as much fun as everyone else by hitting up Unu and Pocket Vinyl at the LogOn on the 6th and the Ron Jeremies and Boxing Dei Dei at the Gig on the 14th. You can totally make both Oktoberfest and High Street Gallery on the 15th, and the stars see you rocking the night away at Halloween band night on the 29th. The stars can’t hate that game.

CANCER October dawns, and you are so over your pumpkin obsession. Hahahaha, jk. Grab a pumpkin beer and then get some art vibes at the Beaumont Art League on October 8 for the Celebración del Arte Latino. Bring some pumpkin spice cookies to the McFaddin-Ward House picnic on Oct 27, and save lives at the Boomfest Blood Drive-In on Oct 29.

LEO This month you’re #luckyleos, so buy a new pair of sunglasses for the bright days ahead. Just don’t forget to take them off before going to see The Ron Jeremies and Boxing Dei Dei at the Gig on Oct 14. Hit up High Street Gallery for Kevin Clay’s TIMEWASTER exhibit on Oct 15, and don’t forget to say hi to the stars at Boomfest’s Blood Drive-In on the 29th.

VIRGO No post-birthday hangovers for you, Virgos. Get your sophisticated self over to TASI’s Neal Pitak exhibit on October 1, followed by Mad Maude and the Hatters + Snorlaxx at the Gig. Plug-in at the LogOn on the 14th for Total Strangers + Great Shapes. Since you already ooze so much class, take it over to the McFaddin-Ward House for their fall picnic on Oct 27.

STAR TIP: Join the stars at the Boomfest Blood Drive-In on Oct 29, where the stars will attempt to right their karma by donating blood (probably – the stars are squeamish)!

Many times while working on projects, there is another person around who is helping to complete the project.  General Tool has created a ToolSmart line of tools that helps fit the application of many people working on the same project at the same time.  In this case, the ToolSmart Video Inspection Camera works great for allowing another person to see what you are looking at without being in the same place as the bore scope.  There are also other benefits, such as taking pictures and videos of what the inspection camera is looking at on your phone for your records.

Before we dive into this further, many of you have already thought, why another tool that connects to my smartphone.  In some ways, that is very true and you do not need to download the App to use this inspection camera, only to share what you are seeing with your phone.  So either way, this tool is usable without a cell phone, but the cell phone increases the tools functionality.

Features

Quickly save your pictures and videos to the ToolSmart app on your phone with the press of a button

View hard-to-reach places with the minimally invasive 8mm camera head at the end of a flexible 3.3 ft. long probe

Use your phone as a second screen when the situation does not offer optimal viewing angles

Organize your photos and videos by project to increase your productivity

Overall

While tools with Apps connected to them are either loved or disliked with few people feeling anywhere in between.  We feel this setup of sharing a screen to be a good thing.  Very similar to sharing a computer screen over the web, people can share what they see and document their findings.  There is a little room for improvement with picture and video sharing, but at the same time, Apps can be, and are, updated all the time.  So the functions you have today will most likely only expand as the App develops more.  Battery life on this inspection camera has been great and due to the ability to see a long distance with the camera, this has been our go to tool when needed.  That says a lot because we have a few high end ones to choose from.  We will continue to look at more of the tools from the ToolSmart family and see how they fit into work and productivity in the real world.

General Tools TS03 ToolSmart Wifi Connected Borescope Video Inspection Camera, 3.3-Foot Waterproof Probe with 8-mm Camera and 4 LED Lights

Specifications

Camera-tipped Probe Type/Diameter/Length: Flexible-obedient/8mm (0.31 in.)/3.3 ft. (1m)

Probe Water/Oil/Dust Resistance: per IP67 standard

Camera Field of View: 54°

Camera Depth of Field: 1.2 in. to 10 ft. (30mm to 3m)

Camera Resolution: 640 x 480 pixels (VGA)

Camera Light Source: Four white adjustable-brightness LEDs

Display Type/Size: Color TFT LCD/2.7 in. (69mm)

Display Resolution: 960 x 240 pixels

WiFi Range: 60 ft. (18m), max (unobstructed)

Power Source: (4) “AA” batteries (included)

Operating Temperature: 32º to 104ºF (0º to 40ºC) @15 to 85% RH

Weight of Grip, Console and Probe: 12 oz. (340g)