Reading Time: 7 minutesInstalling Door Casing to Perfection Installing door casing to perfection is all about the corners. Every technique discussed in this article is about getting a tight miter joint. The following techniques if applied will ensure that your efforts produce a first class job. But you will need some powered tools to get the best results.… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow to Carry OSB Plywood Alone There are many things you can do by yourself, but carry OSB, plywood, alone is not easy. It’s just so darn big and hard to get a grip on and move easily. There are many solutions to this problem. The solution below is very cost effective. It assumes that… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesCracking Lowe’s Discount Codes Cracking Lowe’s discount codes was something I stumbled across recently. Let me explain. I was looking at upgrading my shelving system for my shed. It currently does not have enough shelves to store all the stuff I have. I had recently found a pair of loppers(they had been missing for six months) under… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutesMaking an Ethernet Port Wireless Making an ethernet port wireless was something I needed to do. I have an older dish box located in a place that did not have an ethernet cable connection available. The box does not have wireless capability. It does have one USB and one ethernet port. I did not want to use… Read More »
Reading Time: 6 minutesHow to Remove Tile Learn how to remove tile with less dust and save some money. Are you like me and have received an astronomical bid for tile replacement? How would you like to save three dollars to five fifty per square foot on your tile job? That’s how much you can save if you do the demolition.… Read More »
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Black Algae Bloom Attack If your reading this you may have a black algae attack in your pool’s future? Have you got a black algae bloom in your pool? It recently happened to me. Now don’t get me wrong. This is not a couple of spots here or there in the pool. This is a… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesAdd Buttons to WordPress Posts I needed to add buttons to WordPress posts recently. I needed them for a really long post. The post was taking to long to load and by breaking it into several small pages I could get the load time down to an acceptable level. But breaking it into several pages… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesCleaning Ring Around the Burner Do you have a ring around the burner? What is ring around the burner? Where did it come from? How do you get rid of it? All good questions when you are dealing with your ceramic cooktop. What is it and Where did it come from? That familiar ring is a combination… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesCreate Before and After Photos With Paint How to create before and after photos with paint has been on my to-do list for quite awhile. I finally had the time to put it all together. I had a problem a few months past where I needed to combine a couple of photos for a before… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesRemote Control Repair Remote control repair may be in your future. In many cases, your remote may not be working because too much dirt has built up inside between the PCB and the rubber buttons.  If you have an old toothbrush, some cotton swabs and a bit of rubbing alcohol, carefully cleaning to remove any… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesCPAP Health Cleaning The tube My CPAP health cleaning the tube to be specific came to the surface recently. It all started when I noticed these commercials dealing a machine that guaranteed the mask, hose and everything in the system would be cleaned of bacteria. It looked so simple just drop the mask in the… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesReview John’s Char Burger Lunch at John’s Char Burger I had late lunch at John’s Char Burgers recently. The wife and I were in Livermore and wanted to expand our lunch places. I had been looking at places that were ranking high for Livermore lunch hot spots. John’s Char Burger came up several times and… Read More »
Reading Time: 2 minutesReverse Osmosis System Membrane Life This formula determines your membranes efficiency The goal is to achieve the maximum reverse osmosis system membrane life. The membrane is the engine of the reverse osmosis system. Using a reverse osmosis system is all about getting the most gallonage out of the filters and membrane. In a perfect world,… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesHow to clean headlights How to clean headlights was something I needed to learn recently. I had to venture out on an errand in the evening. It was after sunset when I was on my way home that I noticed my headlights being dim. The bulbs had recently been replaced so I knew that it… Read More »
Reading Time: 8 minutesBuilding an OTA Antenna system Building an OTA antenna system is all about cutting the ties to cable/satellite television or limiting how deep they get into your wallet. The last analog TV broadcast in the United States ended June 12th (Friday), 2009. With the introduction of digital TV, the number of over-the-air network channels has… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesHeadlight Bulb Replacement I had a headlight bulb replacement in my Honda Odyssey for the first time. The old bulb lasted fourteen years before it gave up and died. I bought this vehicle new so I have a mental history of the bulb brightness. What I mean about this is that I have watched the… Read More »
Reading Time: 8 minutesBuilding a deck Building a deck takes time and effort. Time and effort that you will enjoy for many years. I have such a deck that has stood for more than 35 years. But recently the deck has shown its age and is in need of rebuilding.  This time there are new materials that will… Read More »
Reading Time: 4 minutesReview The Breakfast Club at Midtown(San Jose, CA.) Front door emblem of The Breakfast Club My wife wanted to go to an outdoor event in the Bay Area. It was all about glass pumpkins. Since we were going to be near our grandson we gave him a call and invited him to join us… Read More »
Reading Time: 3 minutesUsing an Exploded View Drawing Not just an air nailer This article is about how I fixed an Air Nailer using an exploded view drawing. This technique can be used for any piece of equipment. If you can find an exploded view drawing you have all the information you need to assemble it correctly. How… Read More »
