Steve, thanks once again for your help. I mounted my Ram mount on the left side, figuring my left hand is more often going to be free to switch songs, stations, etc. than my right. I was thinking of cutting the tip of the left finger out of one pair of riding gloves so I can use the touchscreen with gloves on...am I nuts?
Thanks for the offer to FaceTime - obviously I didn't get the message in time! I am going to try what MisterB suggested to see if that gets me where I need to be.