Re: DEWALT 20V MAX Cordless Drill and Impact Driver, Power Tool Combo Kit with 2 Batteries and Charger - $129 Amazon - Yesterday

Nice price, only downside is that it is not brushless motors. But for home use, it should be fine.

Re: My wish for the new Mini - 2 days ago

Quotespecial Quotehal afaik, the mini is just a laptop without a screen and without a battery - has anyone TRIED to power a mini via usbc? FTFY I did, doesn’t work. Has to have AC power.

My wish for the new Mini - 4 days ago

They should have designed it to run off USB-C so that you could connect it to a USB-C monitor with power delivery and have just a single cable going to it.

Re: Condo complex installed EV charging for "$405" per parking spot - 4 days ago

QuoteAcer QuoteSpeedy I can set my cars to charge at 8a or 12a at 110v. 300a isn’t going to cut it. We are in the process of building a house with all-electric appliances and are specifying a 400a service. God bless the USA! This is a 3 phase 415V 300A install. Huge difference than the service at your house in the amount of watts provided.

Re: M4 Mini - problems solved - 4 days ago

I just put the one I got on it's side. Seems to work fine.

Re: Arrgh-dealing with an inter-departmental squabble. (Rant ON) - 5 days ago

QuoteSpeedy Likely you had what is a common fundamental misunderstanding, I believe you failed to realize you were there to serve the IT department, not the over way around. Quotepdq Retired now, but no department ever irritated me more than IT. They issued non-sensical edicts which must be followed based on nothing more than because we say so. And they assumed that all of us not in IT had zer

Re: Buying a Toyota Rav4, but why Port and Dealer Add ons? - 5 days ago

It is to make you lose focus on the big picture. Who cares what price the car is listed as or the listed add ons? Decide what you want the out the door price is and negotiate on that. All that really matters is what comes out of your pocketbook in the end, not how you got there. Tell them they can drop the fees or drop the price of the car by the same amount, or give you more on your trade. Do

Re: United Healthcare CEO apparently shot and killed - 5 days ago

I dislike news articles with no information other than a single basic fact. Do some reporting..... was it random or targeted? Details?

Re: What's YOUR go-to way to quickly cook a chicken breast? - 7 days ago

Re: Anyone has any first hand experience with sharing a USB dongle over the internet? - 10 days ago

We use these at work with HVAC systems and other USB licensed dongles for remote PCs. Not cheap. I'm also not sure what kind of magic you would need to do to get it to work over the WAN vs LAN. This also might be an option but I have no experience with it:

Re: Vitamin K Supplementation Reduces Nocturnal Leg Cramps in Older Adults - 12 days ago

I'm in my 40s and get leg cramps at night. Wonder if this would help.

Re: A good samaritan came to my rescue today - 14 days ago

I keep a few spares in my truck as well. I'd lend one out in a heartbeat to someone stranded. Nothing is more unsafe than being on the side of a highway. I switched all my pins over to this style: Almost impossible for it to fall out unlike the clip style that wear out. Also don't have to worry about losing the clip.

Re: my meat(shake) brings all the boys to the yard?!....nationwide ground beef recall...... - 16 days ago

QuoteRAMd®d Tainted beef... It's out there, somewhere? At some restaurants? So I guess it's fish until a suitable time passes? Or just buy from a local farmer or FSA?

Re: If you need an Attic ladder, check this out - 17 days ago

Nice, but is is about 3x the price of a normal wooden ladder.

Re: The New York Times Tech Guild Offers Free Games to Support Their Strike... - 25 days ago

I'm amazed that there are 600 people who do Tech for the NYT. I hope that they don't find themselves out of a job. There are thousands of out of work tech people from the West coast still looking for jobs, or worse, plenty of very good programmers overseas.

Re: where can this be found? - 26 days ago

Should be done the same as electrical. This is the way:

Re: Auto repair question, serpentine belt tensioner - 28 days ago

QuoteBill in NC Quotedavemchine I have a 2017 4Runner with 59k miles on it. I get a whining sound when accelerating and the dealership has identified the problem as bearings in a serpentine belt tensioner. It's a fairly expensive repair at $1200 (including new belt). They made out like I shouldn't drive the car much till it was fixed but they act like that if my air filters are dirty too. What do

Re: CarPlay start screen ? - 4 weeks ago

I think that is a vehicle setting? Mine does the same layout that was used last in that particular vehicle, not the same thing in every car.

Re: Link Aggregation? - 4 weeks ago

Try using the AJA Disk Test and see what you get for numbers running it against that share: There could be many things impacting the data transfer speed you get.

Re: Apple M1, M2, M3, M4 component failure? - 4 weeks ago

QuoteTheTominator QuoteDewGuy Since the Apple M1, M2, M3, M4 have RAM as part of the chip, what happens if/when it fails? RAM fails, computer dies. Buy another Mac and load data from backup drive. QuoteDewGuy Also, since the SSD is soldered to the Motherboard, what happens if/when it fails? SSD fails, computer dies. Buy another Mac and load data from backup drive. Unlike previous g

Re: VLC Alternative in Mac App Store? - 5 weeks ago

Quotedavemchine I've never used it but I know Infuse is popular. . I didn't recognize any of the others listed. VLC really is the gold standard of general media players. VLC is the gold standard. Unfortunately, I'm assuming for legal reasons it cannot be in the Mac app store. It also is probably questionable for a public entity to deploy given it's shaky legal stature.

VLC Alternative in Mac App Store? - 5 weeks ago

Does anyone know if there is a good alternative to VLC that is in the Mac App Store? I'm trying to do a new deployment and limiting the apps down to only ones that are available in the Mac App Store to keep the amount of manual labor and updating to a minimum.

Re: Slickdeals: Apple EDU M4 Mini pre-order 16GB/256GB $499 - 5 weeks ago

Pretty sweet. I put in an order for one for testing. I replaced $1000 PCs with the M3 version this year. Saved 50% and a much better user experience and support experience. These things are a game changer.

Re: Ok so why base options still start at 256GB? Why not 512GB? - 5 weeks ago

I have a fleet of M1 128GB/8GB models. They are fine for everyday basic use including Canva, social media, email, web browsing, Office apps, etc. when combined with Google Drive/One Drive for additional storage.

Re: MacBook Pro M1 external display question - 6 weeks ago

You need the Dell Thunderbolt Dock. The USB-C version only supports one monitor on the Macs.

Re: Cabinetry Router Bit Q - 7 weeks ago

QuoteDeusxMac That sample photo appears to be trim-moulding-like PVC. If so, it was probably extruded to that profile, or the manufacturer produces so much that they have a custom cutting head for that shape. It is wood of some nature and a bunch of coats of latex paint.

Cabinetry Router Bit Q - 7 weeks ago

I have some existing cabinets that have a styled edge on them that I assume was done with a router bit. I'm adding another cabinet and need to cut the square door and drawer to match. I can't figure out how to even begin figuring out what router bit to purchase to make the same cut. Any ideas? Here is a photo of a drawer front.

Re: One last middle finger to Web.com (a rant) - 8 weeks ago

Quotechopper Anything and anyone is better than Network Solutions and or Go Daddy. Ns is true evil. What's wrong with Network Solutions other than the price? I have all my managed domains under them, no issues here.

Re: Anyone have suggestions/recommendations for a company that will... - 8 weeks ago

I don't have a suggestion for a company, but if possible I would get them appraised, by a professional recognized company in writing, where they are at so you have something to justify value if they go missing or are damaged. Make sure they are insured for the full value not just as "furniture".

Re: Following up on the skilled metal worker trade - 8 weeks ago

They are either paying their employees pennies per hour or they are only making thousands, not zillions. This is the work for robots these days if you are doing zillions. Somewhere in the 10-100k quantity mark is where it is cheaper to automate than to do assembly by hand even in countries where the labor cost is minimal.