I never would of thought that a lighting strike could kill something as tough as a paper shredder. Well, it’s true and here are the pictures to show why. My thinking was there would only be a few switches and gears and just hard core electrical stuff.This thing has more electronics than my first transistor radio back in the 60’s. There are sensors located everywhere and even a vision system to “see” how full the...
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My Hot Rod 409
I have been buying things from internet vendors, mostly NewEgg for computer stuff and Amazon.com for tools and house stuff. I just want to rant a little bit about the so-called reviews that are posted on products. New Egg user comment fanboys will be my target as they are the best example, but this will apply to all. Most of what is contributed at NewEgg is opinions and comments. Those are fine if you remember...
Continue reading...Spring Is “Growing” Closer
North Texas is getting dressed for spring. The weather hasn’t settled yet as far as temperature. I am seeing 45 Degree F. swings on some days. It will be 35 at night and hit 80 in very early afternoon. Some of the flowering trees have figured that winter is over as some Bradford Pears are in full bloom. Many species of non flowering trees have their early new leaves greeting the sunlight. Officially there are...
Continue reading...More Changes
More changes to the look of the Blog. I am still playing with the templates for WordPress. This one looks better than the last. I have several more to play with. The look changes but the content always remains the same. This is the cool part of this electronic age publishing. It is the words and sentences that are preserved in the data base. The look can be changed instantly with instructions in the background....
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