Recent content by MTB4me

Best of luck with the upgrade and many thanks for all the mods do for the forum and its members!!!

Last two cars I bought, I used the Costco car purchasing program. Fairly straightforward with the Hyundai and Subaru dealers I dealt with. May not have gotten bottom dollar, but reasonably good deals nonetheless. Paid cash for both. Did my best not to laugh at the finance droids when they tried...

Perhaps your Wi-Fi coverage isn’t consistent. Try loading an app on your iPad called Network Analyzer: net tools. Then use the ping utility to make sure that your iPad can “see” your PC on the network. If ping is good, indicated by a green dot for each ping try, then you might need to check the...

I think you mean IP address, not MAC address, in the form xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. And you need to make sure that file sharing is enabled on the PC side for a specific directory or whole hard drive. And that the PC's firewall isn't blocking connections as well. There are a number of other things to...

Some advice: if you are planning on traveling to Washington and/or Oregon in July or August, be sure to have flexible plans. Not to be a downer, but you’ll be in the middle of fire season out here. Even if your plans don’t end up being close to a fire, that smoke covers a lot of ground. Last...

Didn't see much discussion of reliability/longevity. That's the main reason I've chosen to go with a desktop over a laptop. Most laptop batteries don't last beyond about 3 years and the "ruggedness" of laptops and their components is highly variable. Not uncommon to get 7-10 years out of a good...

There are a lot of variables to consider in those speed tests: Are you connected directly to your home router or are you connecting through Wi-Fi (wirelessly)? Are you using a VPN (for added security)? Is anyone else in your house also using your ISP service at the time of your testing (like...

According to the installation manual from the manufacturer’s website for that fixture, a ground is required. If you aren’t supplying a ground wire, it could well be that it’s not a faulty fixture, just improper installation. Also, if you choose to add a dimmer later, an older dimmer for...

Many thanks for this thread! I found the $5 offer after a little poking around in my Fido account. I inquired last year and was only offered the $20 discount. This year’s savings is lunch money!

So many good memories of toys for Christmas. For me, it was anything to build, construct, wire, what-have-you. In no particular order: - Slotcar set - Lionel train set - HO train set - Erector set - Girders and panel set Yeah, I eventually became an electrical engineer. And I still race...

Started mowing a neighbor’s lawn and snow blowing driveways while still in grade school. As a freshman in high school I got my first real gig: working for a tiny electronics company, building cables, assembling power supplies, and doing some light soldering. Literally worked in the basement of...

Big fan of LED bulbs and lighting, in general here. I try to buy quality brands instead of the cheapest and have had great luck. One area that the LED bulbs excel is with outdoor lights that are on a photocell to turn on at dusk. I’d go through an incandescent bulb about every 6 months or less...

Yes, I had a CD with Bread Savings awhile back. They were formerly Comenity Direct. No issues with them while I was a customer.

Another vote for the Neutrogena Beach Defense. It’s available in a stick and goes on much nicer than the lotions. And I don’t have to wash my hands 3 times after applying it. So easy to put on, I’m more likely to use it.

2 yesterday and 2 today. Which probably means I’m due for a string of 6s. :laugh: