How to Reboot Google Home Mini

Covers how to reboot the Google Home Mini. Now You may wish to reboot this smart speaker if it starts behaving erratically, becomes non responsive to questions and commands, emits strange noises, breaks up, chirps unexpectedly, and so on. Always try a speaker restart first, as this often clears up many problems, and avoids the … Continue reading How to Reboot Google Home Mini

How to Fix a Scratched CD

We’ve played compact discs (CDs) for over thirty three years now. We listen to them daily.  So they have become a mainstay of our music listening regimen.  Since we always look for deals, especially on used CDs, we find our share of CDs that skip.  So, learning how to fix a scratched CD allowed us … Continue reading How to Fix a Scratched CD

How to Get Rid of Scratches on a DVD

We’ve played digital video discs (DVDs) for nearly twenty years now. Daily watching them has been a major filler of our leisure hours. So, to get the most of our entertainment pennies, we buy lots of used DVD discs. Thus, we’ve experienced scratches on DVDs often, and so, learned several to get rid of scratches … Continue reading How to Get Rid of Scratches on a DVD

How to Fix a Scratched DVD Disc

We’ve played digital video discs (DVDs) for nearly twenty years now. Daily watching them has been a major filler of our leisure hours. So, to get the most of our entertainment pennies, we buy lots of used DVD discs. Thus, we’ve experienced freezing DVDs often, and learned various ways how to fix a scratched DVD … Continue reading How to Fix a Scratched DVD Disc

How to Clean a Percolator Coffee Pot

We’ve brewed several tens of pots of coffee in our Farberware automatic percolator.  We’ve found that without routine cleaning, this appliance becomes stained brown. Then, that unsightliness is hard to clean off if allowed to build up.  Now we wanted to preserve that silver, new look of our stainless steel coffee pot as long as … Continue reading How to Clean a Percolator Coffee Pot

How to Fix Electric Baseboard Heater Noise

We’ve dealt with the problem of electric baseboard heater noise for a decade now in our second floor bedrooms.  This piece describes our experiences that show How to fix electric baseboard heater noise. Baseboard heaters are great for adding to the home’s base heating (the furnace). They can fix a room always being cold.  But … Continue reading How to Fix Electric Baseboard Heater Noise

How to Fix a DVD that Skips and Freezes

We have nearly three decades experience playing and caring for digital video discs (DVDs). Indeed, daily watching is a major time filler of our spare time. Since we buy many used DVDs which can have scratches, we often encounter skipping DVDs. So, the question of how to fix a DVD that skips and freezes became … Continue reading How to Fix a DVD that Skips and Freezes

How to Reset HP 3630 DeskJet

If your HP 3630 series printer ever behaves strangely, do a reset.  Reset also to update its WiFi settings.  Furthermore, this restores the 3630 to default settings.  Once the reset ends, you can set the printer up anew.  E.g. You can enter new printer settings, to reconnect it to a WiFi network, or to a … Continue reading How to Reset HP 3630 DeskJet

How to Adjust Volume on Google Home Mini

Shows how to adjust Google Home Mini volume on this little but very smart speaker.  Here, we discuss all of them. The methods you use depend on the app(s) you’re streaming from mainly.  But the speaker itself has two touch pads as well, for volume control on its left and right edges. Plus, you can … Continue reading How to Adjust Volume on Google Home Mini

How to Control Google Home Mini Volume

There are many ways for how to control Google Home Mini volume.  These depend on the app(s) you’re playing from mostly.  But the Mini itself has two touch pads for controlling volume on its edges as well. Plus, you may control the volume with the Google Home app.  Finally, the Mini also controls loudness through … Continue reading How to Control Google Home Mini Volume