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Re: Turning car off at stoplights - 2 months ago

If you are stopped for 1-2 minutes at a traffic light, you are getting Zero mpg. Turning the gas engine off/on is much more efficient. My Rav4 hybrid with AWD gets 34 mpg.

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Re: Turning car off at stoplights - 2 months ago

It would not be safe on older vehicles to swich off the engine approaching a stop, because you would loose power steering and brakes. Hybrid vehicles are designed to turn the ICE off and still run the power steering and brakes - I assume these systems run on electric power.

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Re: Make audio file greeting on iPhone? - 2 months ago

Software Automatic Mouth running inside your browser https://discordier.github.io/sam/

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Re: Why can't air-fryer/toaster ovens take 13" baking pans? - 2 months ago

Toshiba - 1.5 Cu. Ft. Convection Countertop Microwave with Sensor Cooking should do the job. 13 inch turntable. $199

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Re: help me buy a new kitchen TV - 2 months ago

Why not just use the TiVo app on an iPad to watch your recorded shows and you can watch the 4 channels recording live TV if you have a modern TIVo.

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Re: Want to email someone, but not use my Current Email Address, about used Computer I bought, see if Stolen?? - 2 months ago

Awhile ago I thought Apple maintained a S/N list of all stolen Macs

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Re: Battery treatment for old MBPs vs new - 2 months ago

OWC should supply battery calibration instructions with the new battery. Typically after you install the new battery, you’ll charge to 100% and then run the battery until the computer turns off, then recharging to 100% to calibrate. I don’t think it’s necessary to discharge/recharge on a monthly basis with modern lithium ion batteries.

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Re: Word to the wise-think twice about buying an LG TV - 3 months ago

Try another HDMI cable. If that doesn’t work, have him call LG and get it fixed under warranty.

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Re: AAPL - Where Do You Think The Bottom Is? - 3 months ago

Wait a month and check the price.

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Re: bingie - 3 months ago

I’m enjoying every episode of Cowboy Bebop on Netflix - recommended!

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Re: Low voltage amplifiers? - 3 months ago

Adafruit sells a couple of Class D amps ranging from 2 W to 20 Watts. Adafruit designs and builds their own products, and there’s plenty of info on their products

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Re: DeLightful?!....this 'defunct' car model returning as an electric vehicle..... - 3 months ago

Ford is selling their Eluminator electric crate motor out of the Mustang EV for $4095 at Link The motors 281 hp and 317 lb ft of torque would do a good job moving a Delorean.

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Re: THE SHIPPING FEES ARE TOO DAMN HIGH - 3 months ago

Logitech B100 optical wired mouse at Staples for $7.99 in stock. Amazon has the Logitech M170 wireless mouse for $9.99. I never has any problems with a Logitech wired or wireless on the Raspberry Pi. If your looking for a wireless mouse/trackpad, I highly recommend the Logitech K400 Plus.

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Re: 'discrimina'saurus?!....IBM internal emails refer to 'older workers' as 'dinobabies'..... - 3 months ago

I’m sure plenty of lawsuits from those fired ‘Dino babies’ is forthcoming

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Re: Oregon woman doesn't agree with her truck being towed, breaks it out - 3 months ago

I’d guess she had her car repossessed by a tow truck driver.

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Re: Have some old drives you’d like to access? Might be interesting: Little Triangle™ Pro Converter - 3 months ago

I bought a SATA/IDE to USB 3.0 Adapter, Unitek IDE Hard Drive Adapter for Universal 2.5"/3.5" Inch IDE and SATA off Amazon recently for $27.99. No drivers needed.

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Re: In case you missed it, Dollar Tree is no longer a dollar.... - 3 months ago

Dollartree made the $1.25 price announcement on 12/8/21. I was in a store today - prices are still $1

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Re: Toyota frame recall, 8 years later - 3 months ago

You could buy the new truck. After that transaction was completed, you should be able to get the frame replaced on the old truck. I don’t know why it would cost $3k if it was covered under recall.

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Re: M$ buys game maker Activison, will Apple be left in the dark one day for games and viewing content? - 4 months ago

Humblebundle announced a few days ago they were dropping macOS and Linux support. Activision Blizzard also acquired the entire Sierra Online library in 2008 - which means it will be Microsoft property. It’s not looking good for macOS gaming. A lot of the macOS library on Steam is not compatible with Catalina or greater.

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Re: iPad Pro Seems Very Nice - 4 months ago

FYI the iPad Air also has a laminated screen with anti-reflective coating, and more memory. It also costs a few hundred more than a standard iPad.

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Re: Thinking of Giving Up the Ghost on my iMac. Question? - 4 months ago

I was thinking there may be power fluctuations at your house. Plugging the computer into a UPS will rule this out.

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Re: Thinking of Giving Up the Ghost on my iMac. Question? - 4 months ago

Power problems? Do you have a P3 Killawatt that you can plug into the power outlet/computer to check voltage stability?

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Re: Printer update . . . - 4 months ago

I recommend HP Inkjet printers with Instant Ink subscription service at $3 per month for 50 pages or $5 per month for 100 pages. Staples has the HP DeskJet 4155e Wireless Color All-in-One Printer with bonus 6 free months Instant Ink with HP+ for $109.99

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Re: Recently widowed neighbor wants me to fix her Macbook Pro 15 - 4 months ago

To startup the MacBook in recovery mode to run diagnostics, run Disk Utility Or reinstall an OS, you’ll need an internet connection. Check this Apple Support for more info

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Re: Recently widowed neighbor wants me to fix her Macbook Pro 15 - 4 months ago

Crucial MX500 500GB SSD Is $59 at Amazon

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Re: Recently widowed neighbor wants me to fix her Macbook Pro 15 - 4 months ago

You have a highly desirable mid 2012 MacBookPro with the upgraded i7 CPU. This is the last MBP that’s easily upgradeable. If i’s slow, it’s probably the hard drive. The 500 GB, 5400 rpm spinner may be on it’s last legs. You may want install a 2.5 inch SSD for better performance. I would install OSX 10.14 Mojave because of 32 bit compatibility.

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Re: What to know for going from iPad (original) to iPad 10.2 Gen 9 - 4 months ago

The first generation iPad was released April 3, 2010. ICloud was first introduced in iOS 5, released October 12, 2011. You can upgrade the original iPad to iOS 5.11 according to Wiki Upgrading will take awhile, because I’m positive not a single iOS app that runs on the original iPad will work on the 9th generation iPad

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Re: It's ALIVE: Mini-9 & Snow Leopard! - 4 months ago

Looks like your battery is good.

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Re: It's ALIVE: Mini-9 & Snow Leopard! - 4 months ago

How’s the battery? Can’t believe you’ll get much out of a 10 year+ battery

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Re: Any Love For Chevy's New Silverado EV Announced Today At CES? - 4 months ago

Looks good. But you may want to wait if you plan on towing with your EV truck. There’s an interesting video about a Rivian employee who towed a 6500 trailer with his Rivian truck during November. 2700 miles trip required 20 stops to recharge, or about every 135 miles. Driving range is severely reduced when towing. It’s estimated every stop required 30 to 60 minutes to recharge. Search for Riv

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