I didn’t winterize my lawnmower but I got away with it. Here’s how.
Last year I didn’t winterize my lawnmower at the end of the season. Shame on me. So I took some extra precautions this year to avoid a $50 lawn mower repair, and got away with it. Here’s what I did....
View ArticleMarvel Mystery oil in a snowblower
I’ve had such success with Marvel Mystery Oil in my lawn mower than I’ve gotten questions about Marvel Mystery oil in a snowblower. Yes it will work. It will work in any gasoline-powered yard tool. And...
View ArticleWhy Bowman sold out to Topps, or how Topps bought Bowman
Virtually every schoolboy who is interested in baseball cards knows the story of how Topps bought Bowman. After World War II, Bowman was the leading brand of baseball card, or, at least from 1948 until...
View ArticleGary Kildall’s death investigation
I was selling computers at retail when I heard of Gary Kildall’s death. We had a few copies of Wordstar for Windows and someone asked about it. I said it was easier to remember the keyboard shortcuts...
View ArticleUse thread sealing tape to keep screws and bolts from backing out
Frequently I have a problem with self-assemble furniture not holding together as well as I would like. The bolts back out over time the legs in our kitchen chairs get wobbly. Or a bolt from an office...
View ArticleOil for under your mower deck
Someone asked me to recommend oil for under your mower deck. If you’re not familiar with this trick, it’s a good idea to oil the underside of your lawnmower deck to keep grass from sticking to it. This...
View ArticleLock the function keys on a Lenovo Thinkpad
Depending on your age and experience with computers, you may need to find you need to lock the function keys on a Lenovo Thinkpad. Or you may find the opposite, that you need to disable the function...
View ArticleFix a Windows boot loop with AHCI
My wife’s computer was stuck in a Windows boot loop. We’d get the Windows 7 boot screen, and it would display a single pixel of the Windows 7 logo, then reboot itself endlessly. Booting in safe mode...
View ArticleWhich wire is hot, black or white? Is the black wire hot?
If you don’t do electrical work very often, it can be confusing and can lead to questions. Is the black wire hot? Which wire is hot, black or white? The first rule is there are no rules. So if you The...
View ArticleAl Pedrique: RBI Baseball mystery man
RBI Baseball was the first hugely popular baseball game to appear on the Nintendo NES. It featured real baseball teams who’d done well in 1986 and 1987 with actual player names, so kids could replay...
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