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Continue reading →: Comcast X1 DVR Experiencing Distored Video and Audio Problems
Our run as cord-cutters has come to an end after several years though it wasn’t by choice; the apartment complex where we live has made a fee mandatory that includes the cost of cable and since there’s no point paying for cable and not using it we decided to cut…
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Continue reading →: Fixing a Blank Default Web Browser Setting in OS X El Capitan
I don’t know what causes this problem but recently I discovered that the “Default web browser” setting in the General preferences tab was blank. Clicking on the drop-down showed no browser names so I could not change the use of Safari as the default browser. The fix was relatively simple.…
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Continue reading →: Screen Sharing in OS X to Connect to a Different Account on the Local Machine
Sometimes it’s practical for the same person to setup multiple accounts on one machine for distinct purposes. While the fast user switching feature in OS X does make it easy to quickly move between accounts some people may find it more practical to be able to interact with the desktop of…
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Continue reading →: Back to the Pebble (Time)
A couple of years ago I jumped onto the smartwatch bandwagon with the Pebble Smartwatch, which I enjoyed. Last summer I had the opportunity to use an Apple Watch instead. I enjoyed the Apple Watch but after several months I switched to Pebble Time. Why?
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Continue reading →: DEWALT DCST920P1 20V MAX 5.0 Ah Lithium Ion XR Brushless String Trimmer
The trimmer finally died… I suppose it was at least partially my fault as I did very little to care for it properly though on the other hand I’m not sure it ever functioned well. In any case, when I retrieved the trimmer from the shed and tried to crank…
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Continue reading →: Finding the Last Bottle in Tortuga – LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game for Nintendo 3DS
The Short Version: This appears to be a glitch. For some unknown reason the tenth bottle in the Tortuga level is only awarded for achieving “True Pirate” in Story Mode. Finding time to play any video game is a challenge these days but I did manage to pickup my Nintendo…
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Continue reading →: Home Automation: “The dryer has finished drying your clothes.”
While most of the things that I can do with my home automation setup are only of interest to myself on occasion I manage to add something that my wife also thinks is useful. This is one of them. A while back I decided to add the ability for the…
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Continue reading →: TaoTronics Bluetooth Transmitter
Several months ago I decided to purchase a set of Bluetooth headphones so I could, on occasion, watch TV in the bedroom late at night without disturbing my wife. At one time I had a wireless headphones set that worked well for this purpose but they were simply very bulky (both…
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Continue reading →: Using a Zubie Key: A Year in Review
Almost a year ago I purchased a Zubie Key, which is a device that can be used to track the location, and monitor the status, of a vehicle through a vehicle’s OBD-II port. This device has a built-in cellular connection and requires a yearly subscription fee of about $100. My…
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