Category: DIY

Does GoDaddy Support CNAME Flattening

Some very useful advice on CNAME flattening over at https://www.websitebuilderinsider.com/does-godaddy-support-cname-flattening/ ! That PRO TIP really clarifies things!...

Why is it so hard to copy an email address in Microsoft Office?

I don’t want to copy the hyper link, or select it, or open it. I want to copy the fucking email address. Just select it you say? Odds of accidentally click it: 10:1Odds of selecting the characters on either side:15:1 Current method, copy a block, paste it into an...

Why is DIY so hard?

OP asked: “ I am trying to replace a bathroom light switch. Its had two switches, one of which did nothing, the other turned both fan and light on/off. I turned off the breaker, pulled the faceplate and switch off, put the wires into the new switches and went...

Verizon data is throttled, and stuck in Safety Mode

Why does Verizon’s customer service suck? I pay a premium for their service. Is there a more expensive phone service I can buy, where I can talk to a human? Dealing with Verizon this week felt like I had signed up for a 2010 Cricket Phone. This week I...

Miele Wand Clog Update 2021

I had written years ago about my problem with the Miele SET220. Well, Miele got in touch and replaced the wand for free. Top notch customer support. My vacuum wand was missing a critical piece that covered up the cable. Having this cable exposed is what turned the wand...

Fuck you Starbucks

Can’t I enjoy anything without someone mining it, and trying to sell it back to me? My nostaligic past-that-never-was is my happy place you fucks. There isn’t any goddamn starbucks there. And if there were, you would be the goddamn soulless corporation selling a hollow identity in a dying...

Microscope. 2 steps forward, 1 step.. uh sideways?

Pretty excited to get the next step of my microscope project. Don’t remember if I did a write up for it yet, but basically I want to be able to look at the tips of record needles to see if they are damaged or not. I cheaply acquired a...