Category Archives: Technology
Cut the Blue Wire…No the Red!
We had an oven failure occur in late March. The oven would turn off for no reason, leaving my wife with raw baked goods on a couple of occasions. My prior successes in appliance repairs gave me the confidence to … Continue reading
Filed under Lifehacks, Photos of 2010, Technology
DIY Dryer Fixing
March also brought the opportunity of fixing my own dryer. My take-home lesson on the whole fix-your-own-appliances thing is: applianceaid.com – This is the place to go for all the troubleshooting/repair steps to take. Pray for wisdom – A definite … Continue reading
Filed under Lifehacks, Photos of 2009, Technology, Tips
PC Recovery
January started with technology troubles. I had a hard drive crash in our laptop and ended up having buy a new hard drive as the one that died was really dead. Fortunately, I had a backup. If you’re interested in … Continue reading
Filed under Photos of 2009, Rants, Technology
Envelope Budgeting…No Really.
Envelop budgeting. It is a concept that I learned years ago when I first got married and was trying to set up a budget. The concept is fairly simple: You take your paycheck, divide it into different “envelopes” for your … Continue reading
Filed under Budget, Lifehacks, Technology
When Geeks Cry (Part 3)
(A little technology rant about how it has recently let me down.) Part 1 Part 2 I’m big on backups. I backup incrementally every few days, and a full backup once a month. Of course, I wasn’t always like that. … Continue reading
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When Geeks Cry (Part 2)
(This is a rant about technology, and how it has recently let me down.) Part 1 here. I had left our laptop for days trying to get the hard drive to work again. It had been running SpinRite for several … Continue reading
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When Geeks Cry (Part 1)
I consider myself a geek. I’m an engineer by trade, and so I’m always trying to figure how stuff works, what’s wrong with it and how to fix it. That’s just how I roll. So when my wife called last … Continue reading
Filed under Everyday Life, Lifehacks, Rants, Technology
Sayonara, Symantec
The laptop that we got a few months ago came with Norton Internet Security 2007 and a three month free subscription. I almost uninstalled it the the day we got the PC, but hesitated long enough and thought, “Well I … Continue reading
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