SKIRMISH: Iphone 4s Screen Repair
I’ve been struggling with a project.. the repair of the 430EX Speedlite has been beyond my skills – and I’m having to gain new ones. So tonight I figured I’d take a break and do something quick .. fulfilling even! Repair a shattered iphone 4S. I ordered the parts...
GoDaddy Support Times Are Terrible
I’ve been a loyal godaddy user for a very long time. I have often recommended them to friends, specifically because of their support. Up until a year or two ago – it was excellent. There has been a steady decline in both quality / availability of service… It used...
Ebay password reset instructions broken and incorrect
I hate this crap. Following the provided password reset instructions won’t allow you to get a “strong” password, and so your password gets rejected. Never mind that it has 19 characters, upper and lower case AND symbols. Nope you have to put a fucking number in there too. As...
Extensis Support Frustration and Font Suitcase Manual Uninstall II
Update: It doesn’t work. I uninstalled, but after reinstall, it is crashing photoshop. Tuesday 1 am. Still no approval for the support forums. It was a holiday weekend, but fucking still… c’mon. ...
Extensis Support Frustration and Font Suitcase Manual Uninstall
I have a problem on a Friday night – Extensis Suitcase has frozen, and basically I need to delete the font database. Frustrating, but not a giant deal. Problem 1: An uninstall doesn’t remove all the necessary files. This is an ongoing gripe I have about software. Uninstall should...
HOURS AND CONTACT INFO
Why would any company choose to leave their HOURS off the homepage? If I can’t search “hours” on your homepage, and jump to it immediately, there is something seriously fucking wrong with your site. https://www.frysfood.com/ https://www.chase.com/ http://www.walgreens.com/ fucking unbelievable....
BATTLE: WIPER HOSE! [ MKIV Golf Windshield Wiper Hose Replacement ]
This one has been a long and drawn out battle. This is probably BATTLE FOUR, but I can’t even remember when the first one was. EXECUTOR SUMMARY: VW GOLF, WIPER FLUID NOT SPRAYING. REPLACED WIPER FLUID PUMP TO RESTORE PRESSURE. CLEANED OUT TUBES AND NOZZLES. AGED PLASTIC TUBING AND...
BATTLE SPEEDLITE 420 EX : PART DEUX
Right. So in Last weeks BATTLE SPEEDLITE 420EX I lucked into a victory. Basically after taking apart, and half reassembling a broken flash.. I put the flash on my camera, and it still wouldn’t fire. I rotated the head of the flash around a bit, heard a noise, and...
BATTLE HEADLIGHT: Mk4 VW Golf
Headlights on this 1999.5 VW Golf are heavily clouded. I’ve been planning on replacing / restoring them for quite a while. I saw a pair on craigslist that were a match, and jumped at the chance! STEP ONE: BUYING THE WRONG HEADLIGHTS! well, not much to add there....
BATTLE SPEEDLITE! PART UNO ( Speedlite 420EX Camera Flash )
Because I don’t have enough hobbies, and because apparently shopping for things is more fun than actually using them, I have taken up PHOTOGRAPHY! And because I am cheap, and hesitant about spending money, I limit my impulse spending to “great deals” and stuff I can “surely fix even...