How to Permanently Disable the Beeping Alarm on an APC Back-UPS ES 500 Battery Backup
byI wanted to take a recently repaired APC Back-UPS ES 500 Battery backup (I replaced the battery) and have it provide backup power to…
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How to Fix a HP 48GX That Will Not Turn on After Changing Batteries
byMy beloved Hewlett Packard 48GX quit on me the other day right in the middle of a calculation. I immediately checked the batteries and…
How to Scan Odd-Size Negatives on a HP Scanjet 4850
byNegatives come in different sizes than 35-mm, for example 126 negatives, and although the HP Scanjet 4850 is only made for 35-mm negatives you…
How to Fix Braun Paximat Multimag Compact Magazine Jamming on Slide Number 25
byI purchased 2 of these Braun 50-slide compact slide magazines/trays and after using them for a while I noticed a trend–slide 25 would often show…
How to Fix Stripped Torx Screw When Removing VESA Mount Flange From 27-Inch iMac
byI acquired a bunch of 27-Inch Late 2011 iMacs that had been mounted to the wall and therefore they came with Apple Vesa Adapter on…
How to Upgrade Hard Drive on MacBook Air Mid-2011
byMy boss was running out of space on his Mid-2011 13-Inch MacBook Air so we decided to install OWC’s after-market 480GB SSD upgrade along…
How to Trim a Mini Sim Down to a Micro Sim
byWho wants to order a new sim card and go through the whole process of getting on the phone and transferring your number to…
How to Cut a Micro Sim into a Nano Sim
byI finally upgraded from a iPhone 4S to an iPhone 5 and didn’t realize that the iPhone 5 takes a smaller sized SIM card…
How to Upgrade the Hard Drive on Your Mac, Install Mavericks, and Copy Your Data Over
byThis post isn’t about how to physically upgrade the Hard Drive on your Mac (ifixit.com gives a great tutorial here) I wanted to give an…
How to Remove the Annoying Marathonfoto.com Scrolling Watermark From Your Picture Previews
byWell everyone, I received a kind request to take this article down. MarathonFoto didn’t threaten me but I’m not looking for ANY trouble in my…