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So… saw a deal on a used front-load washer (in need of repair – suspected bad bearings), figured I’ve replaced a zillion bearings on cars before, so thought I’d buy the washer and see if I can fix it. Now technically, you’ll find that all the major Whirlpool parts outlets include these as part of a [...]

In looking for a couple oil-filled radiator space heaters, I came across a couple models: Garmin 1500W Oil-Filled Heater – 043-5963 (Canadian Tire) Bionaire 1500W Oil Filler Radiator – BOF2001-CN (Wal-Mart) Both have a thermostat that can be set, a digital display, and claim to have a frost protection feature. Here are a couple pictures [...]

A really oddball situation recently arose in Plex. Namely, all of season 3 was picked up in Plex Media Manager except for the 6th episode (“Chuck Versus the Nacho Sampler”). Basically, it jumped from 5-7. I tried a pile of tricks to no avail – moving the folder out and back in, renaming the file [...]

TLDR version (added because I rambled more than usual): -It’s paired with a Winegard HD 8200U -There’s an improvement over the radio-shack 10db antenna -The 3 towers less than 20 miles away didn’t cause overload (though it’s not aimed directly at them and we’re running through 100 feet of coax) -Between the 2, we’re getting [...]

Bit of a preface: I’m located in Manitoba, east of Winnipeg. We’re fairly limited in OTA channels, but historically those near Winnipeg have had the following over-the-air options: 6 – CBC 7 – CTV (CKY) 9 – Global (CKND) 12 – FOX (from Pembina, ND – very tough to get) 13 – CityTV (CHMI, previously [...]

Decided it was time to do a little testing… I bought DA2 through Steam (PC) and have been playing it there, and decided to give it a run through OS X. The good news is… if you bought the Windows version (through a service like Steam), your serial number will probably work on the Mac [...]

After completing a playthrough (34 hours), I have to say, I’m impressed. It’s tough to mention all the stuff that made me go “wow, that was awesome“, because most of it involves spoilers, and I’d rather not diminish that feeling from anyone reading this. I’ll sum up the positives by saying that on the surface, [...]

I don’t think I’ve ever touched on politics in the blog, but since net neutrality and usage based billing are pretty big issues in the online community, I think it’s rather fitting. If you’ve been watching the news in Canada, you’ve probably seen the recent outrage over UBB. At this point the CRTC has delayed [...]

If you’ve tried to get the Civ 5 achievement that requires you to start 5 Golden Ages as Darius (Persian), you may have found that it bugged out. You start dozens of Golden Ages, but don’t get the credit. This is particularly annoying if you played Persia specifically to get it. Looking around, quite a [...]

I recently took a look at some Air Purifiers for use in a room that’s moderately smoked in. I’ll be clear. I’m not allergic to anything I know of except mosquito bites. If you’re reading this because you have allergies, it’s not going to help you. If you’re breathing smokey air, it might. — A [...]