Thursday, August 14th, 2008
I am going off topic today thanks to my satellite company deciding to cut me off
for a 24 hour period yesterday. Since this was my first experience with paying
hard earned money to be unjustly punished, pardon me while I rave on!
Yesterday morning, I poured my first cup of coffee, posted my article and went
back to correct something when I received the deadly web acceleration error.
Since I had not rebooted my laptop or reset the modem in a while, I cold booted
both of them. Everything lit up like a charm. I tried accessing the internet
and again received the web acceleration error. So, Stupid me, decided to call
customer support to find out the nature of the problem. (more…)
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
“Weather-wise” your home for comfort and to cut down on utility bills
for both summer and winter:
- Weather strip windows and doors and repair thresholds and door bottoms.
- Seal large gaps in plumbing and electrical pass throughs with canned
foam.
- Insulate hot and cold water lines. (more…)
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