CPU vs core, or core vs processor
Here’s a good question I heard the other day: What’s the difference between a CPU and cores, or the difference between the number of CPUs and the number of cores in a system? The CPU vs core or core vs...
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What salary do I need to buy a house? I struggled with that question in my 20s and it probably kept me renting a year or so longer than I really needed to be. Then again, considering the housing crisis...
View ArticleCheap closet doors
It’s not uncommon for fixer-upper houses to be missing closet doors, or have irreparable closet doors. I’m not sure why people beat up on their closet doors, but it seems to happen. I do know a legal...
View ArticleAn HO scale Christmas village
Occasionally someone asks me to recommend an HO scale holiday village or HO scale Christmas village. The big-name villages are too big for HO scale trains, generally speaking, so I understand. There’s...
View ArticlePatch screw holes in wood fast
I was working with a construction professional to fix some doors in a rental house. We had some holes that didn’t line up, which meant we needed to patch them before we could drill new ones. He asked...
View ArticlePros and cons of RightTrack or SnapShot devices
Insurance companies are starting to offer discounts if you plug one of their devices, often called a RightTrack or SnapShot, into your car’s ODB2 port. One of my college buddies asked me about them...
View ArticleA 960 GB SSD for $188
If you’re in the market for a 960 GB SSD but you’ve been waiting for a deal, here’s one that’s been worth waiting for: an A-Data SP550 for $188. It’s remarkable only for the price, but what a price....
View ArticleDepartment 56 scale: The definitive guide
The breadth of Department 56 product lines, such as Department 56 Snow Village, is rather extensive, but there are items they don’t produce and likely never will. If you want to complete your village...
View ArticleWhy were early computers beige?
It’s a common question: Why were early computers beige? In some ways it seems a curious color choice today. Due to their tendency to yellow with age, there’s some occasional debate over what color...
View ArticleVinyl tiles won’t stick? What to do.
As I write, I’m installing self-stick vinyl tiles in an old basement as part of a project to modernize a ’70s man cave. It’s possible to run into a few problems when installing vinyl, so I thought I’d...
View ArticleWhat salary do I need to buy a house?
What salary do I need to buy a house? I struggled with that question in my 20s and it probably kept me renting a year or so longer than I really needed to be. Then again, considering the housing crisis...
View ArticleCheap closet doors
It’s not uncommon for fixer-upper houses to be missing closet doors, or have irreparable closet doors. I’m not sure why people beat up on their closet doors, but it seems to happen. I do know a legal...
View ArticleAn HO scale Christmas village
Occasionally someone asks me to recommend an HO scale holiday village or HO scale Christmas village. The big-name villages are too big for HO scale trains, generally speaking, so I understand. There’s...
View ArticlePatch screw holes in wood fast
I was working with a construction professional to fix some doors in a rental house. We had some holes that didn’t line up, which meant we needed to patch them before we could drill new ones. He asked...
View ArticlePros and cons of RightTrack or SnapShot devices
Insurance companies are starting to offer discounts if you plug one of their devices, often called a RightTrack or SnapShot, into your car’s ODB2 port. One of my college buddies asked me about them...
View ArticleA 960 GB SSD for $188
If you’re in the market for a 960 GB SSD but you’ve been waiting for a deal, here’s one that’s been worth waiting for: an A-Data SP550 for $188. It’s remarkable only for the price, but what a price....
View ArticleDepartment 56 scale: The definitive guide
The Department 56 product line is rather extensive, but there are items they don’t produce and likely never will. If you want to complete your village with other items, or use Department 56 in other...
View ArticleWhy were early computers beige?
It’s a common question: Why were early computers beige? In some ways it seems a curious color choice today. Due to their tendency to yellow with age, there’s some occasional debate over what color...
View ArticleVinyl tiles won’t stick? What to do.
As I write, I’m installing self-stick vinyl tiles in an old basement as part of a project to modernize a ’70s man cave. It’s possible to run into a few problems when installing vinyl, so I thought I’d...
View ArticleMicrosoft looks back at MS08-067
The most infamous Microsoft patch of all time, in security circles at least, is MS08-067. As the name suggests, it was the 67th security update that Microsoft released in 2008. Less obviously, it fixed...
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