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Southern California Edison might not be all that concerned in saving energy.

Southern California Edison might not be all that concerned in saving energy.

(Or allegedly stupid about some energy factors). Our pool pump went out the end of 2009.  I did quite a lot of research and found out the following: Two speed or variable speed pumps are required in California to save energy.  These motors are way more expensive than single speed motors. Every pool supply vendor failed to inform me of that California requirement and would be most willing to sell me a single speed motor.  I was extremely surprised that…

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Fullerton Meridian Sports Club

Fullerton Meridian Sports Club

Meridian Club is a sports club at the east end of Fullerton, California.  The location is weird, next to the 57 freeway, south west of Target and has residential condos to the east and south.  The physical building is three stories and side parking structure is impressive.  The inside is cavernous, expansive and secluded.  Tennis court, hand ball courts, roof track, swimming pools, jacuzzi, sauna, and cafe as well as large dressing rooms. As opposed to a 24 Hour Fitness,…

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The Cypress Hotel in Cupertino, California (Yelpers report this location has closed)

The Cypress Hotel in Cupertino, California (Yelpers report this location has closed)

Our family stayed at The Cypress Hotel in Cupertino, California April 2010.  We strongly recommend this hotel.  Here are the reasons why.  The location was simply perfect.  We tried to find a location that was central to Santa Rose, Stockton, and San Francisco.  We chose San Jose but my daughter did not like my choice of hotels in San Jose.  She picked The Cypress Hotel in Cupertino.  The city has a relatively low crime rate.  It is nestled among some…

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Laptop could not connect to hotel wireless.

Laptop could not connect to hotel wireless.

Our family was staying in a Kimpton Hotel in Coopertino that offered free wireless where I encountered a problem with wireless connectivity.  My daughter’s Mac laptop could easily connect to the wireless system but my Mac laptop could not.  I called the front desk and they said there was no setup to be made.  I dug into my laptop for a considerable time trying out a number of things.  When I chose System Preferences>Network> [Then choose Airport from list] >Advanced>TCP/IP…

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Filemaker Pro all of a sudden asks for a password.

Filemaker Pro all of a sudden asks for a password.

After spending about a week putting together a significant database I ran into a glitch that astounded me.  I was creating envelope template when the program crashed.  When I restarted the program and went into my database, that I had been working on, the progam now asked for user name and password.  I had NOT set either.  It took quite some time but the trick is this.  Enter “Admin” for the user name and leave the password blank.  Do this…

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Solution for not seeing Excel formula results.

Solution for not seeing Excel formula results.

Program: Microsoft Excel 2008 for Mac. Version: 12.2.3 Problem:  After entering in a formula the cell that contains the formula will still show the formula and NOT the result.  There are a number of causes for this problem.  One can be that you asked Excel to display an incompatible cell format.  Go to the cell or better yet the column you want your formula results to reside and click on the capital letter at the top of the column so…

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Tip Top Meats

Tip Top Meats

Tip Top Meats,Carlsbad California restaurant web site as of October, 2019 was down. Tip Top Meats European Delicatessen. Restaurant Review: Tip Top Meats European Delicatessen, Inc Date of review: November 27, 2009 My wife and I heard of this eating place from my daughter’s friend, Hunter.  Hunter had made a recommendation for a restaurant in Cardiff By The Sea, California a few months ago and it did not go well.  When I arrived at the restaurant, it did not pass…

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Home Depot Customer Service Gets High Score

Home Depot Customer Service Gets High Score

One day in November 2009, my wife came to me and said she saw a TV commercial from Home Depot advertising they would take back old Christmas lights that no longer worked and offer $3 toward the purchase of LED Christmas lights. I drove over to Home Depot a few days later and noticed that the LED lights used only 4 amps of current while our old Christmas light strings used a lot more power. We were trying to cut…

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Dr. Kit Kat Food Reviews

Dr. Kit Kat Food Reviews

November 24, 2009, I get a Facebook movie review for Star Trek (2009) from Dr. Kit Kat.  But then she added a “Thanksgiving Day Bonus” existing of a review for a food item.   I guess, being a slave to the women in my life, I now will share with all of you her food reviews.  As explained in the postings for Dr. Kit Kat movie reviews, this lady has to undergo dialysis three times a week.  If you were to…

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