About Me:
I am a network security dude, father of 3 kids and one incredible wife. Besides running my own business, writing books, teaching, and solving people and companies security problems, I try and keep up with a honey-do list.
Favorite area of home improvement:
Technology of course! But, I am learning more and more hands-on repairs for the house. I am very interested is energy savings, solar, wind power, and other ways to become independent.
Recent Activity
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Gardening: Sand in the front yard?
I see a lot of my neighbors putting sand in their front yards, I understand that some of it is for leveling out the yard, and mine needs that. But my real question is, can I put grass
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CommentedWhich would be better, the planters mix with grass seed, or the patch repair mix they sell ...»
Electrical & Lighting: After the storm this week, I find that all of my electrical outlets that are on the outside of my house are not working
I checked the fuse box, and there are no tripped fuses, this is a new house, is it normal for the outside outlets to not be on a fuse?
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CommentedFinally, I went through all of the outlets in the house and nothing. So, I went to change the ...»
Is it normal these days for a appliance repair man to pull up in his ford focus to work on a washer?
No signs on his car or anything, and then he walks up with a tablet of paper in his hand, no tools or anything? Was I wrong to send him away? And yes, I did hand him the $40 service call money, before sending him away.
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CommentedShould I have paid this guy? Not sure, but I did call a appliance repair company, and he did ...»
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CommentedI had my house pre-wired for internet. Security wise, it is the best and most secure. All ...»
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CommentedIt depends on how many other devices are going to be using your wireless network at the same ...»
Update on my Toro lawnmower problems. I found a place online to get the cable I needed, and it was only $14!
And delivery was very fast! Partstree was the place I found the equipment at.
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Hey nice tip Joe, thanks for sharing. Maybe you should also post step by step pics of how you ...»
Gardening: Bulk mulch?
Instead of going and buying 50 bags of mulch at the local store, I wanted to see if anyone had some ideas for getting mulch in bulk?
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CommentedThanks everyone, this site is AWESOME!
Plumbing: I have a Duet Washer and Dryer, 6 years old, and the Duet Washer is make a LOT of noise during the spin cycle.
I opened it up and found one of the rods had come loose, so I locked it back into place. It is still making a lot of noise, and the concrete counter weight is cracked and I see tiny pieces on the inside. Is there a way to fix this?
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CommentedIs there a way to tighten the rods?
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