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Continue reading →: Saving TVs from Angry Toddlers (Vizomax TV Screens)
Update: I recommend visiting the Vizomax website itself or searching directly on Amazon to see if the desired size is available. Last summer I purchased the largest TV we’ve had in our house; a 55-inch LCD. In addition, it also supported 4K HDR. Over the course of a few weeks…
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Continue reading →: A Good USB Microscope for Education and Fun (Plugable USB 2.0 Digital Microscope)
Even though our son isn’t yet three years old I wanted to go ahead and introduce him to some cool science. I had the idea that a USB microscope might be a fun way. We could look at various things up close, including insects. After reviewing several devices I decided…
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Continue reading →: Breath of the Wild: The Man in the High Castle (Entrance Shortcut)
Note: To pull off this trick you must have acquired Revali’s Gale. I’ve put several hours into playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it. But it’s time to wrap up the core experience so I can move onto other games like Super Mario…
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Continue reading →: Playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for Nintendo Switch
Note: Minor spoilers about certain items and actions are included here. Back in the 1980s I played and beat the original The Legend of Zelda game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It was a fun but challenging game and it’s likely that I used a strategy guide to make…
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Continue reading →: The Nintendo Switch: Nostalgia Meets Modern Technology
For the first time in a while I made a large impulse purchase that frankly I had doubts about whether or not I should have done it. Perhaps the jury is still out on that one but I can say, without any reservation, that the Nintendo Switch is an excellent…
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Continue reading →: Fixing GPS and Speed Indicator on a FalconZero F170HD Dashcam
At the end of December 2015 I started riding with a dashcam in my car. The first dashcam was a TaoTronics Car Dash Cam HD 1080P Wide Angle with G-Sensor WDR Night Mode 2.7″ Screen, which had excellent video quality but earlier this year the battery finally gave out completely…
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Continue reading →: Replacing a Shark Navigator Power Cord
OK, this is one of those rare posts in which I’m going to just state that this is a repair that you probably shouldn’t do if you don’t know what you’re doing because if you frak it up you could start a fire or even kill yourself. But if you…
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Kwikset 910 Z-Wave SmartCode Electronic Touchpad Deadbolt
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Continue reading →: Kwikset 910 Z-Wave SmartCode Electronic Touchpad DeadboltA while back I decided to purchase a Kwikset 910 Z-Wave SmartCode Electronic Touchpad Deadbolt for one of our properties so I could remotely lock and unlock one of the doors there, which is very useful when you’re trying to sell a house or if Terminix decides to just schedule a day…
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Continue reading →: Using a Kwikset 910 Z-Wave SmartCode Electronic Touchpad Deadbolt without the Keypad
Normally I would first provide a post with general information about a product like this before diving straight into a tip or modification but I seem to be missing some photos so here it is… It is possible to use a Kwikset 910 Z-Wave SmartCode Electronic Touchpad Deadbolt without the keypad…
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Ring Video Doorbell 2
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Continue reading →: Ring Video Doorbell 2Within the past couple of months I purchased two Ring video devices to monitor a property. The first device I decided to get was the Ring Video Doorbell 2. This device can replace an existing doorbell or be installed where there isn’t one. It provides video and audio recording and…
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