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Second Amendment Rights Facebook Icon
If you’re a Facebook user, you’ve probably already seen the red equal sign graphic that users are posting as their profile photo in support of equal marriage rights. I’ve even seen variations of it...
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MySQL Commands: Password Reset, Initial Setup, and more!
This is one of those reference posts mainly for myself, that helps me remember commands for stuff I have to do from time to time, but not often enough that I remember it without searching for it. This...
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Rave: Leaking InSinkErator SST Hot Water Heater Tank Replaced Out of Warranty
Previously, I made a post about how to extend the life of your InSinkErator SST Instant hot water tank. Then, a few months later, one of my tanks died. It started leaking and dripping water under the...
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Which Bottled Water Tastes Best? You Might Be Surprised!
This post started in a grocery store last Saturday. My two daughters (Brooklyn – 16 and Sydney – 11) and I were shopping for the week, and we’d made it to the last item on our list: bottled water. As...
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Cuong Nhu IATC 2013 Black Belt Meeting Google Hangout Instructions
For the very first time, the 2013 Annual Cuong Nhu Black Belt Meeting will be available via Google Hangout video conference for black belts not attending training camp. If you are a Cuong Nhu black...
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Cuong Nhu IATC 2013 Atlanta Survival Guide
Every year, for the past 36 years, the martial arts style Cuong Nhu has held an annual training event known as IATC: International Annual Training Camp. In its current form, the camp is held on...
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Manually Starting PowerChute Network Shutdown (PCNS) Service on a Windows Box
I recently installed APC’s PowerChute Network Shutdown so that my desktop could be alerted via a network connection from a SmartUPS 1500 with an on-board AP9630 Network Management Card to shut down...
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HowTo: Get Around Comcast Port 25 Block with a Postfix Server
I run a number of “real” Postfix servers that live “away from home,” in a cozy server cabinet at our colo facility, but I also like to keep a Postfix server handy in the basement, running on an ancient...
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Fitness Supplements I’m Currently Using
We’ve all been told “you are what you eat.” And while I don’t quite agree with exactly how that’s worded (I’ll explain later), I do agree that what we put into our bodies has a massive impact on how...
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APC Generic Replacement Battery Cross Reference Lookup
In my 2012 post “Dead UPS Batteries? There’s a Cheaper Way!” I addressed the fact that most people overpay for replacement batteries for their UPS, especially if you purchase APC-branded RBC...
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HowTo: Configure Low Battery Duration and PCNS to Shut Down with an APC SmartUPS
I decided to write this blog post after attempting to configure APC’s PowerChute Network Shutdown (PCNS) software to gracefully shut down a number of Windows and Linux computers on my network, all of...
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HowTo: Sea Doo Running Rough? Change the Spark Plugs First
I had one of my 2006 Sea Doo RXPs out on the lake last weekend, when I noticed it was running kind of rough. The engine didn’t sound right, and it felt low on power. Every now and then, I’d get a burst...
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HowTo: Sea Doo Ticking Noise when you Press the Start Button? Replace the...
It’s 90-something degrees outside. You walk out to the dock, straddle your 2006 Sea Doo RXP, attach the key, and press the start button. But instead of “vroooom” you get “tick tick tick tick.” Chances...
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How To: Replace Cracked Plastic Front Hood Vent Hoses on a Sea Doo RXP
The majority of my Sea Doo posts are mechanical, but this one is purely cosmetic. I’ve got a couple of 2006 Sea Doo RXP boats, which I bought new, and I’ve loved them since they day they came home from...
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Connecting iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod) to Ubiquiti NanoStation M5 on...
In an effort to extend my WiFi coverage outside our vacation home on a lake, I purchased a Ubiquiti NanoStation LOCO M5. My goal was to provide a strong WiFi signal a few hundred feet into the back...
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HowTo: Seadoo Catch Can / Oil Breather System
If you install an aftermarket air intake in your Seadoo, it’s best to also install a catch can at the same time. What exactly does a catch can… catch? It’s designed to catch oil, gas, and other sludgy...
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DIY: Home Made PVC Target Holders
Sick of trying to prop up cardboard targets against rocks when shooting outside? Don’t want to spend crazy $$$ for those fancy metal target stands? Want your target holders to be lightweight and...
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Difference between DD-WRT BrainSlayer, Eko, Fractal, and Kong Builds
It’s a question asked in the DD-WRT forums all the time. It’s a question often asked in the comments of my DD-WRT posts. And it’s a question to which no “official” answer from the primary maintainers...
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SeaDoo RXP Maintenance & Mods
The purpose of this post is to track maintenance, modifications, and speed testing for my 2006 Sea Doo RXP PWCs. Most of what I’ve learned (and am still learning) about Sea Doo modding is from my...
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HowTo: Parts for Sea Doo Winterizing, Oil Change, and Annual Service
This post is as much for me as it is for anyone who might stumble across it in a web search. I’m using this list as an annual “shopping list” for part that I’ll need to winterize both of my 2006 Sea...
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