How to Fix the Switch and Change the Cord on a Vintage Thor Model 4199 Drill by Independent Pneumatic Tool Co
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How Apple’s Change to Smart Quotes Messed Up My Database and How I Fixed It
byI send out a periodic newsletter via USPS mail and use the built-in Apple Address Book on my MacBook and iPhone to store the…
How to Trim Songs to the Length of Slide Shows in iMovie
byI ran into an issue when adding music to an iMovie slideshow because the slide show would extend to the length of the music if…
How to Fix a Garbage Disposal that Only Hums
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How to Remove Ken Burns Effect From iMovie 10
byIf you drag pictures into iMovie 10 it will automatically apply the zoom in and zoom in effect called the “Ken Burns Effect.” I…
How to Replace the Batteries in a Remington MB-300 Beard Trimmer
byMy Remington MB-300 trimmer would not hold enough charge to do a single trim on my goatee so it was time to take it…
How to Get Phone Notifications When Your Brother HL-3170CDW Printer Runs Out of Paper
byI print about 20,000 color pages a year and I have our home-office color printer, a Brother HL-3170CDW located in the basement. I’ll be printing…
How to Lower Your U-Verse Internet Bill
byI signed up for AT&T U-Verse a year ago and received an introductory rate. It was my plan to not make it so introductory…
How My Amazon Account Was Hacked
byI receive a lot of emails from Amazon.com since my wife and I both buy stuff using the same account. When I got up…
Horn Won’t Work-How to Troubleshoot The Horn on a 2004-2010 Toyota Sienna
byA few days after replacing my radiator I was driving around town and I witnessed someone about to back into another person while I was…