This piece covers what to look for and how to choose high quality Ethernet cable for a local area network (LAN). Cables comes in lots of lengths, plug styles, colors, and prices. The most costly patch cables can run as much as four to five times what the cheapest grade patch cords. But the performance … Continue reading How to Choose High Quality Ethernet Cable
Blue LED Christmas Lights Decorating Outdoors
Blue LED Christmas lights offer perhaps the most vivid blue hues you can get in a highly efficient, low heat holiday light set as the pictures below show. Much more vibrant than incandescent blue Christmas lights, and cheaper to operate as well. Since blue is our favorite color, we’ve decorated the house with blue light … Continue reading Blue LED Christmas Lights Decorating Outdoors
Blaster Graphite Dry Lube Spray Review
We’ve stocked Blaster lubricants in our workshop for years. A while back, we bought a 6-ounce can of Blaster Graphite Dry Lube Spray. We wanted to.. Lubricate locks and keys. Quiet squeaky space heaters. Silence squawky doors and their hinges. Smooth grinding glider rocking chair bearings. This lube is quite thin, unlike greases we’d tried prior. So it works its … Continue reading Blaster Graphite Dry Lube Spray Review
Honeywell T87N1026 Large Number Thermostat Review
The Honeywell T87N1026 large number thermostat offers a quick and easy-to-install climate control solution. It’s also simple to learn and operate. It looks like the vintage Honeywell mercury thermostats in so many homes during the 60s and 70s. But this unit, with its higher visibility and “feel-ability” is well-received by those with visual and tactile … Continue reading Honeywell T87N1026 Large Number Thermostat Review
Best Earplugs for Music Concerts
What are the Best Earplugs for Music Concerts? We’ve used these Mighty Plugs Earplugs from Beneficial Products Incorporated (BPI) at many music concerts, like Rod Stewart, Heart, and Aerosmith. We found them the best concert goer’s ear protection for the money; better than any other ear plug we tested. They really cut down harshly loud, harsh noises from … Continue reading Best Earplugs for Music Concerts
Whirlpool WMB31017AB Microwave Oven Review
The Whirlpool microwave oven model WMB31017AB fits over the range, and has a large 1.7 cubic foot chamber. You can easily clean the white inner coatings. The oven also features a bright blue clock / function display. It has powerful yet hidden venting, and 1,000 watts (1 kilowatt) of heating and cooking power. This built … Continue reading Whirlpool WMB31017AB Microwave Oven Review
Amazon Echo Reset Button, Where to Find It
We find the Amazon Echo reset button on the generation one (original) Alexa Echo smart speaker on the underside of the unit. E.g. See this pointed at by the purple arrow in the next picture. Note that the button is easy to get to, once you turn the speaker upside down. Furthermore, just sit the … Continue reading Amazon Echo Reset Button, Where to Find It
DE Lightning Charging Cable Review, 9 Ft, Sync
The DE 9 Ft lightning cable is certainly not the cheapest data and charging cable available. But it’s very well built, durable, and charges iPhones quickly. DE 9 Ft Lightning Charging Cable Intro We paid nearly $25 for ours at K-Mart. This cost about the same as Apple-built lightning cords. Yet the extra three feet … Continue reading DE Lightning Charging Cable Review, 9 Ft, Sync
How to Deregister Echo Dot Speaker
You might wish to run these deregister Echo Dot instructions if you’re getting rid of a Dot speaker. Perhaps you’re upgrading to a later model Alexa Dot. Or, as we did here, we bought a new Dot device for a sister. But we forgot to mark it as a gift in our Amazon cart. This … Continue reading How to Deregister Echo Dot Speaker
Restart Echo Dot Instructions
We offer these restart Echo Dot instructions to help correct some unusual symptoms that your Amazon Dot smart speakers may show. No Power Button to Restart Echo Dot With Since none of the Dots to date has a power on / off button, you restart these units by unplugging them momentarily. Unplug them from AC … Continue reading Restart Echo Dot Instructions