Geeks
I recently ordered a Brother MFC 8120 laser printer from the Geeks. This printer is refurbished. I guess that means it stopped working under warranty the first time it was sold. The price was right,...
View ArticleThermaltake TR2 430w power supply
Some time ago my son-in-law experienced a major failure in his external hard drive storage system. He pulled the whole thing and replaced it with a new system. He boxed up the old system and let me...
View ArticleThe Case for Netflix
Back in the good old days cable was a luxury. The luxury of lots of channels to choose from and not so many commercial interruptions. It came at a price. Over time that price began to escalate along...
View ArticlePCBSD ver 9
I am sure this is really neat software capable of wonderous things but its installer is not capable of using a server to obtain an IP adress. I figure if it is not smart enough to do that, it is...
View Articleusb memory cards and sticks
I was comparing usb memory sticks to memory cards to see which was a better buy. Turns out that the memory stick is still the better buy. A 16gig memory stick sells for about $13 with free shipping...
View ArticleBuying tools on-line
Don’t do it. I have bought tools on-line twice now. Never again! My last purchase was through Amazon. I ordered some side cutting pliers. By the time they figured in tax and shipping the cost was over...
View ArticlePlumbing
I hate doing plumbing work but I hate to have a running toilet even more. It wastes water and makes noise. I always blamed poor quality fill valves and recently discovered that the fill valves are not...
View ArticleSpam
Desperate times call for desperate measures. Spammers are in desperate times. It appears no one wants to buy their stuff. Now most intelligent people would recognize that fact and try to find other...
View ArticleUPS or USPS which is the better shipping solution
Companies in the business of shipping do not produce anything. They merely provide a service. At best they safely deliver a customer’s goods to a destination on time and at reasonable cost. At worst...
View ArticleDUCKTAPE
When I was actively engaged in my engineering profession we used to speculate, ‘How many ducks does it take to make a roll of ducktape’. Or, ‘How do you make a dapterduck?’. Of course these were all...
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