Hybrid car batteries are reliable but eventually wear out. I have a 2005 Prius with over 250,000 miles and wanted to see if there was a way to see how the hybrid battery was doing. The normal 12 volt battery has been replaced 4 times but the hybrid battery has worked fine. Cars in […]
Creating a personal or small business...
Most small businesses and many people want to have a website. The key considerations on how you build that website are cost, technical expertise and features the site will have. Here are the most common solutions for non-computer professionals; WordPress Roughly 30% of websites on the internet use WordPress. Wordpress is either free software […]
Toyota Prius AC refrigerant charging
The Toyota dealer determined a 2005 Prius had a slow refrigerant leak likely in the compressor. To replace the compressor would be $800 and doing that repair on a car with 250k miles doesn’t make sense. The leak was small enough that charging the refrigerant would last over 6 months but costs $100+ […]
History of Pechins Mill Road Collegev...
Pechins Mill road (often pronounced “peachins”) parallels the Perkiomen Creek in Montgomery County Pennsylvania. One of the finest views of Collegeville can be obtained by crossing Perkiomen Bridge and going to the point known to people of the locality as Green Hill or Pechin’s Mill On ascending this hill the Perkiomen seems to wind slowly […]
RSS email from Feedburner to Mailchim...
Google has a service called Feedburner that allows people to subscribe to getting an email when new posts appear on a blog. Google hasn’t been improving the service and there are better services available, namely MailChimp and ConstantContact. For low volumes of subscribers and emails, MailChimp is free so it makes most sense for […]
Internet TV and Phone for less than $...
There are 6 ways to significantly reduce your cable bill (in order of easiest/greatest benefit first); Competition – In many areas cable companies enjoy a monopoly and you will pay significantly higher prices. If you are lucky to have a choice, I would recommend being willing to live with the hassle of changing providers rather […]
Small business computer setup
The world of computers is evolving and the small business computer systems of ten years ago should be reconsidered. Software-as-a-Service and simplified devices are the main contributors to change. The key things small businesses need to consider is data security, cost, and features set. Software-as-a-service (SAAS) In the past most people and […]
macOS Finder directory listing slow w...
Problem Accessing a QNAP network attached storage (NAS) file directory from macOS Finder could take 15-30 seconds. Solution in Finder, Open the root level of share click View, and uncheck Show Icon Preview. Then click Use as Defaults Rational macOS Sierra (and earlier versions) is checking each file and over a slower network link this can […]