Gotcha If you just want the solution skip to the “Understanding the problem” section. A pet peeve of mine that I have definitely mentioned before […]
Samsung refrigerator RF260BEAESR mullion flap repair
Obscure If you just want the answer go down the section labeled “Fix Instructions”. I had quite the adventure recently trying to find out why […]
Getting started with Nespresso
I have had to explain on several occasions what it takes to get started with a Nespresso machine, so I am just consolidating that information […]
Make a playlist for Samsung music
Obscure problem It amazes me how the simplest of things can be so obscure and over complicated. It’s been many years now and I still […]
Replacing the CyberPower EC850LCD battery
Gotcha Normally instructions are not required for replacing a UPS battery, but unfortunately there is some misinformation out on the CyberPower website that I found […]
Leaving reviews for podcasts
Obscure If you listen to podcasts you may hear your podcaster begin, end or randomly blurt out something to the effect of, “Please leave a […]
Repairing keyboard leather wrist rest
The Problem I type a lot, I never counted the number of words per day and maybe I should, but it’s enough to have made […]
Using Gmail for SMTP access
Introduction When you search for this on google you will find one hundred million results that all pretty much say exactly the same thing. The […]
Cannot ping or RDP to Windows 10 machine
Problem This is a particularly stupid gotcha. For a long time now I haven’t been able to RDP into my Windows 10 Surface Pro 4. […]
Guide to using Git for TFS users
Introduction It’s that time again – that time where the development industry has decided for us that what we were using before isn’t good enough […]