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Kiplinger.com Personal Finance Advice
Posted by 1800ucs on July 31, 2009
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Refrigerator Water Dispenser Not Working Fix
Posted by 1800ucs on July 7, 2009
Looks like a lot of people are having this issues when I did a google search.
Basically, five years in to owning this GE side-by-side with a chilled water/ice dispenser, the water dispenser stops working. From what I read, most often the culprit is the tube degrades and tends to freeze, thus disrupting water flow.
Band-aid solution I came up with:
1. Fist unclog the iced clog by shooting hot water up the pipe.
To do this you have to disconnect the tube under the door. This is what I used to shoot the water up the pipe:
The water will still freeze after about an hour or so. You can shoot hot water again but the easy thing to do is stick some wire of weed whack line up the dispenser. When you want to get a drink, pull the cord out. This will leave a gap in the ice for the water to flow:
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A Search for Cataloging Software
Posted by 1800ucs on July 6, 2009
From the dawn of my first personal computer in 1997 I have been on the look out for the perfect multifunction cataloging software.
I would like to catalog: software, mp3s (with tags), wave files, movies (imdb import, various formats), images (thumbnails view), files (.doc, .txt, .pdf, etc.). Need to be searchable with filters and quick results.
This post at http://www.techsupportalert.com has some good free for home use catalog organizing software.
List included Cathy, Gentibus, Visual CD, Disclib.
In the comments anonymous mentions Disk Explorer Pro 3, which caught my interest. I will have to give it a try.
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Writing Skills Help
Posted by 1800ucs on June 29, 2009
Who remembers the basics of writing from your school days? If the last time you stepped into your high school was over 10 years ago, you might be having some issues with your writing skills. Anyone reading this blog can see that I am no exception.
http://www.smashingmagazine.com has a nice article for people just like me on some help with your writing skills. Check it out and let me know if you have improved:
50 Free Resources That Will Improve Your Writing Skills
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