2006 Toyota Camry Hybrid (8 Years and 135K Miles and Going) 1/26/2015 Home thevictorchen 1,996 Views My previous car, an Oldsmobile Alero that I had gotten used from my parents for use during college. After it's fair share of problems, the issue with an unreliable ignition was the final straw ... Finish Reading
Cutting In at the End of Freeway Exit Only Lane 4/18/2014 Lifestyle thevictorchen 2,169 Views Freeway Exit Only Lanes... the latest in early morning stresses. I've noticed more of these exit only lanes on 101 in the SF Bay area recently. In traffic, the lane is complete madness. The exi... Finish Reading
Driver Window Button Stopped Working (10th Gen 2018 Accord) 1/27/2019 Lifestyle thevictorchen 347 Views Part of the series My 2018 Honda Accord (10th Generation) For the past few months, I've noticed that one of driver's side door buttons that controls the window would intermittently stop working in my 10th generation Honda Accord. The fact that the issue is i... Finish Reading
Traffic Lanes 2 - You Set the Rules 6/18/2016 Apps and Software thevictorchen 3,225 Views Before the rise of the internet and affordable/free apps on smartphones, I've always had an obsession with designing the perfect and most efficient way to direct car traffic, whethe... Finish Reading
Cycling to Work via Caltrain 7/12/2013 Health thevictorchen 2,059 Views I live in Sunnyvale and work in Foster City. That’s roughly 25 miles each direction on Highway 101 North in the morning, and 101 South in the evening. For the past several years, I’ve b... Finish Reading
10th Gen Honda Accord and Android Auto 5/14/2019 Lifestyle thevictorchen 181 Views Android Auto is standard equipment in the 10th Generation Honda Accord. And that is the primary reason why I replaced my 2006 Toyota Camry Hybrid with a Honda Accord instead of another Toyota Camry. I... Finish Reading
All About DriveMode on Android 11/29/2016 Apps and Software thevictorchen 1,833 Views After you've mounted your Android phone (this review is based of the Google Nexus 6P) in your car for your road trip, do you just use standalone apps or a wide reaching app that can simplify using... Finish Reading
Uber Driving - Why it's not Worth it! 6/8/2016 Lifestyle thevictorchen 2,508 Views I'm probably one of the final holdouts to try Uber, but I bit the bullet and signed up to be a passenger on my recent vacation to the East Coast (Boston, New York, Washington DC). Signup was ... Finish Reading
Android Auto 2019 Major Update (My Opinion) 8/8/2019 Apps and Software thevictorchen 228 Views Google has finally release a major update to Android Auto... and on August 7, 2019, I finally got the update. And since I enjoy exploring new software, I was thrilled when I got the update and gave it... Finish Reading
Visiting Bonneville Salt Flats 10/31/2019 Travel thevictorchen 148 Views I've heard of the Bonneville Salt Flats, but didn't really know much about it, or even where it was. Until I made a stop in Salt Lake City in October 2019. As the plane touched down, there was a sligh... Finish Reading