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Continue reading →: Preparing to Install a Solar-Powered Gable Vent Attic Fan
Attic view of gable vents where the fan will be mounted, facing south. This is a home improvement project I’ve been thinking about for a long time that may offer considerable benefit. It’s been on my mind since our first summer in the house. Cooling our home in the summer…
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Continue reading →: Macs Unable to Connect to Wi-Fi After Changing Network Mode (Cisco Wireless Router)
One day, while modifying the wireless settings for our Cisco wireless router, I discovered a rather stupid problem. It surfaced when I changed the Network Mode for the 5 GHz network from Mixed to Wireless-N Only. This seemed to make sense since we don’t have any devices using Wireless-A. This…
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Continue reading →: Simultaneously Pushing Audio to External Speakers and Bluetooth from a Mac
A couple of months ago I had the idea to see if there was a simple way to play iTunes music from the built-in iMac speakers while also playing it through a Bluetooth speaker (in this case a JBL speaker). My goal was to have the music playing from the…
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Continue reading →: Adobe Acrobat Pro (CS6) Stops Opening in Windows
I recently ran into an odd little problem while working with a copy of Adobe Acrobat Pro (installed as part of a CS6 suite) in Windows. In this case both the problem and the solution were specific to when I had installed Acrobat and the platform that I was using…
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Continue reading →: Crystal View Headlight Restoration Kit
The headlights on my wife’s car had become clouded and were in desperate need of a good restoration. Taking advice from a friend of mine, I purchased a Crystal View Headlight Restorer/Defogger kit from one of the local auto parts stores for just over $20. You can easily find several…
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Continue reading →: Nyko Uboost (Wii U Gamepad Battery Back)
The Wii U Gamepad is good and certainly very useful if one wants to play a game “off TV”. But the darn battery just isn’t very good and that’s rather annoying, especially since the thing seems to be required to stay on, even when streaming video using Netflix or other…
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Continue reading →: My Experience with Google Chromecast
A few months ago I picked up a Google Chromecast from Best Buy. I was curious about them for a while and at $35 I wasn’t going to be out very much cash if I didn’t find it useful. It turns out that $35 is an excellent price point for…
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Continue reading →: Mario Kart 8 for Wii U – The Best and Worst Mario Kart Game
Last Friday I purchased a copy of the new Mario Kart 8 game for the Wii U. It’s something that I’ve been anticipating for a long time. After all, I’ve played almost every single game in the series, with the exclusion of some of the older DS/DSi editions. Now the…
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Continue reading →: Learning Experience: Attempting to Transfer a Windows 7 Install to Boot Camp (PC to Mac)
Source System Lenovo Notebook SSD Hard Drive Windows 7 Target System MacBook Pro (Late 2013, 13.3″ with Retina Display) SSD Hard Drive Boot Camp For the more literal folks, I apologize. I realize that a Mac is actually a PC but for the sake of simplicity I added it to…
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Continue reading →: Service Battery Notifications and Trackpad Problems (13-inch Macbook Pro, Mid-2010 Model)
The first problem began with an apparent inability to charge my wife’s 13-inch Macbook Pro (Mid-2010 model). She began receiving battery status warnings as well. At the time I only suspected a software problem so I reset the SMC, which appeared to have resolved the problem. Several weeks later my…
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