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Husky 3200 Lumen Multi-Directional LED Work Light Review

Husky 3200 Lumen Multi-Directional LED Work Light Review

I had to do a some room remodel and needed a good portable work light.  I wanted the following features: Powerful light source. Easy to move the unit around. Good light spread so lots of wall space would be lit. Collapsible to a manageable size for movement and storage. Low heat generation so the work space would not become any more uncomfortable from heat emanating from the light source.  I had up to now used tungsten halogen lights and the…

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Macintosh CD/DVD Drive Not Recording.

Macintosh CD/DVD Drive Not Recording.

I am in the middle of  editing a wedding movie.  I plan to offer the client three separate movies: Short ceremony Long ceremony Reception. I make a DVD movie after each step.  I finished the long ceremony movie and play it to my test audience.  I had no record or playback problems.  I was told to clean up an audio track by one person.  I made the recommended change and then save that movie. That part of the project, long…

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Fantastic Nikon Single Lens Reflex Camera Magazine

Fantastic Nikon Single Lens Reflex Camera Magazine

I was utterly blown away with The Ultimate Nikon SLR Handbook 2014 “magazine” that I found at Barnes & Noble book store (April 2014).   It is published by Zino.  The stunning magazine images and graphics coupled with concise explanations, for me, simply works in a most astonishing way.  I could not believe that in one page of image and text that some complex photographic concepts could be simplified so nicely.  The Nikon SLR cameras are not all that simple to…

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AT&T U-verse Update (June 2012)

AT&T U-verse Update (June 2012)

Something rather curious has been taking place at one of the AT&T old POTS (plain old telephone service) box resting on a major street sidewalk.  AT&T trucks have been parked on the street just next to this box working on it for over two months (currently not finished as of June 18, 2012).  I stopped by and asked what was going on.  It seems that the U-verse system might be suffering from bad cabling from the old POTS system, that…

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Replacing LED Bulbs For Malibu Outdoor Light System

Replacing LED Bulbs For Malibu Outdoor Light System

Quite some time ago my wife happened to mention to me that our electric bill seemed to be rather high.  This was during summer and I suspected the air conditioner was on too much of the time.   Being a technology person, I decided to purchase a meter that would measure power usage for each household device in an effort to more scientifically determine what devices were running up the cost and determine if we could cut back.  I learned quite…

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Best Buy and Kaspersky Anti Virus

Best Buy and Kaspersky Anti Virus

When  I purchased my new Toshiba Satellite laptop a few years ago I got an incentive deal to have Kaspersky Anti Virus software installed on my computer from Best Buy.  The deal sounded sweet but my son, an IT student, said I was nuts because Windows 7 had pretty good anti virus protection.  I had already agreed to the minimal introductory cost.  Then January 17, 2012 I get an automatic renewal notice warning me that I am to be charged…

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Sandisk Sansa Clip Zip 8GB SDMX22-008G-A57KC Review

Sandisk Sansa Clip Zip 8GB SDMX22-008G-A57KC Review

Reviewed 2/11/2012 Update: 3/25/2012 Purchased at COSTCO Cost: $54.99 prior to tax Recommendation: We do NOT recommend this unit due to the FM radio (read review) failures. Installation software was incredibly slow and unresponsive.  Windows software really does suck.  It took FOREVER to load this software and repeated mouse clicks to get it to respond. The lack of Macintosh support seems a flaw at first but you really do NOT need their stupid Windows software at all except for firmware…

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Updating the Barnes & Noble Nook Color to Version 1.4.1

Updating the Barnes & Noble Nook Color to Version 1.4.1

I found that my recent purchased Barnes and Noble color Nook had an update.  I had the option to wait for it to roll out or manually install it.  I tried the do it yourself method.  I went to this web site  http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Software-Updates-NOOK-Color/379003190/ to get the instructions.  I followed the instructions but the device would not install.  What I got to work is I went in to look at the contents of my Nook hard drive and found the .zip…

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