Bluedragon

Author: Gabe

  • Dead Monitor?

    I rebooted to scan my HD for errors and when it finished, I noticed my right monitor (http://www.lg.com/us/support-product/lg-L1933TR-SF#) was not on. I hit the power button and nothing happened. I tried plugging it into a different plug, nothing.

    I need to try a known working power cord and see if that helps.

    Tried a known working power cord. Nothing. Caps?

    Sounds like the cap, according to: http://www.fixya.com/support/t2396522-l1933tr_sf_lg_monitor_dead_power_blue

  • 3TB Drives

    Why is the Seagate Constellation ES 3TB drive $320 while the rest are half that amount?

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007603%206000
    03269%20600083978&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=14%7C22-148-844%5E22-148-8
    44-TS%2C22-136-893%5E22-136-893-TS%2C22-136-874%5E22-136-874-TS%2C22-148-747%5E
    22-148-747-TS%2C22-148-901%5E22-148-901-TS

    http://goo.gl/yn538

  • Kokomo

    I told Luciana we need to go to all of the places in The Beach Boys Song: Kokomo

    Aruba – Been there.
    Jamaica
    Bermuda
    Bahama
    Key Largo – Been there.
    Montego

    Florida Keys – Been there.
    Martinique
    Montserrat

    Port Au Prince – Think we’ll have to wait for this to be cleaned up.

    Looks like we have a lot of work/traveling to do.

  • Broken dishwasher

    I did not plan on having a broken dishwasher this weekend.

    Turn it on and it leaks water.

    Front panel blinks 6 green, pause, 1 green, pause, repeat.

    Manual
    http://www.managemylife.com/mmh/owner_manuals/4214/KENMORE-ELITE-Dishwasher-L0710531?brand_name_search=Kenmore+elite+665.13153k701
    Says the blinking lights could be:

    Kenmore site leads to
    Suggests reset. More water came out. So I pulled it out and found the pump motor was no longer connected so the wart would go in and go right out. The blinking lights were related to the full check not sensing water staying in. Smart design.

    Now to hook it back on.

    20120908-213256.jpg

    Slightly better picture:

    Oh great, the clamp is a Oetiker clamp. They are designed to only close once. This page makes it sound like the part is not for sale at Sears:
    http://www.managemylife.com/mmh/questions/251425-find-hose-clamps

    Ha, Sears says their nears parts store is:
    http://tx.serviceslisted.com/3841082-SearsPartsDirect.htm

    Why did sears mention this part?
    http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/part-number/371505?searchModPar=371505&pathTaken=partSearch&prst=0&shdPart=
    Same as
    http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/part-number/STD316716/0098/980&pathTaken=partSearch&blt=14&prst=0&shdPart=STD316716
    No?

    http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/AjaxStoreLocatorDisplayView?langId=-1&storeId=11151&catalogId=10001
    http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=658421&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=50632&subdeptNum=50650&classNum=50652#.UEy0ZdZlSuM
    Has the original clamp?

    http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/part-model/Kenmore-elite-Parts/Dishwasher-Parts/Model-66513159K701/0583/0130000/K0710057/00006?blt=06&prst=0&shdMod=66513159K701
    http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/part-number/Kenmore-elite-Parts/Dishwasher-Parts/W10164292/0022/665/Model-66513159K700/0583/0130000?keySuffixId=NA&pathTaken=partSearch&pathRender=modelComponent&documentCompId=K0710056&diagramPageId=00006&productTypeId=x&searchModelNumber=66513159K700&subCompDesc=Pump,%20washarm%20and%20motor%20parts&brandDesc=KENMORE%20ELITE&modelDesc=DISHWASHER&blt=11&shdMod=
    $190 for the entire pump assembly for a $3 hose and $3 clamp?

    http://www.managemylife.com/mmh/questions/258032-dishwasher-clean-light-flashing-suggested-reasons-manual-fault
    http://www.managemylife.com/mmh/questions/290403-kenmore-elite-dishwasher-blinking-green-light
    http://www.managemylife.com/mmh/questions/232835-kenmore-dishwasher-66513153k701-leaking-water-1

  • Cat Food

    item dry $/lb wet $/oz
    core grain free indoor $ 2.83 ($34 shipped / 12 lb) $ 0.18 ($45.36 / 24*5.5 oz)
    Iams Low Residue $ 3.92 ($55 / 14 lb) $ 0.04 ($70 / 30*6oz)

  • iPhone Cases

    http://www.incipio.com/iPhone-4-4S-Cases-Accessories/Incipio-iPhone-4-4S-dermaSHOT-Silicone-Case-Dual-Pack.asp
    http://www.incipio.com/iPhone-4-4S-Cases-Accessories/Incipio-iPhone-4-4S-BOMBPROOF-Silicone-Case.asp
    http://www.incipio.com/iPhone-4-4S-Cases-Accessories/Incipio-iPhone-4-4S-microtexture-Silicone-Case.asp
    http://www.incipio.com/iPhone-4-4S-Cases-Accessories/Incipio-iPhone-4-4S-dermaSHOT-Silicone-Case.asp
    http://www.incipio.com/iPhone-4-4S-Cases-Accessories/Incipio-iPhone-4-4S-DESTROYER-ULTRA-Hard-Shell-Case-with-Silicone-Core.asp
    http://www.incipio.com/iPhone-4-4S-Cases-Accessories/Incipio-iPhone-4-4S-Step-Semi-Rigid-Soft-Shell-Case.asp
    http://www.incipio.com/iPhone-4-4S-Cases-Accessories/Incipio-iPhone-4-4S-Stowaway-Credit-Card-Hard-Shell-Case-with-Silicone-Core.asp

  • LTE in Austin

    Wow. LTE

    20120511-002133.jpg

    Broadband
    20120511-002150.jpg

    Time to cancel ‘broadband’?

  • alt tab – Getting back the old alt-tab windows switching behavior in Windows 7?

    Alt+tab in windows 7 has changed. Some for the better, some for the worse.

    The part I don’t like is the order. I alt tab expecting the order to be most recently used and going back from that in order. But for some reason, that isn’t the case.

    The aero peak isn’t a problem.

    I followed the instructions here:

    alt tab – Getting back the old alt-tab windows switching behavior in Windows 7? – Super User.

    And it did a few things:

    Now the alt+tab window itself looks old school (not what I wanted), disabled aero peak (not what I wanted) and fixed the order (what I wanted). Any way to just fix the order and leave the other features intack?

  • More RAM

    RAM is pretty darn cheap. We both have 6GB (triple data rate).
    I think we can move 6GB from one machine to the other and buy 12GB for one of us so we each end up with 12GB total.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007611%20600006050%20600006078&IsNodeId=1&name=12GB%20%283%20x%204GB%29

    12GB is ~60-70$

    Gabe:

    Motherboard ( Asus P6T Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire and SLI Supported w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, 3-Way SLI PCI-E MB 3-Way SLI )
    Memory ( 6 GB [2 GB X3] DDR3-1600 Triple Memory Module Corsair or Major Brand )

    Lu:

    Asus P6T SE — Intel X58 Chipset CrossFire Supported w/7.1 Sound, Triple-Channel DDR3, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Triple PCI-E MB
    6 GB [2 GB X3] DDR3-1333 Triple Memory Module – Corsair Value or Major Brand

    Wonder if mixing DC3-1600 and DDR3-1333 is ok.

  • Lawn Mower Battery

    Homelite rechargeable lawn mower battery died awhile ago.
    Finally getting around to replacing it.

    Ordered from:
    http://www.batterysharks.com/Power-Sonic-PS-12180-NB-p/ps-12180-nb_b12-18.htm

    Research below.

    URL Price Shipping Total Confidence level it will fit/work
    http://www.batterymart.com/ $34.95 $22.48 $92.38 Very confident
    http://www.batteryspec.com/ $32.60 $31.86 $97.06 Very confident
    http://www.batterysharks.com/ $32.30 $21.89 $86.49 not Very confident

    Try

    Allied Electronics
    3737 Executive Center Drive, Austin
    (512) 219-7171 – Open Thu 8am–5pm

    Dan tuner or powersonic?
    Part number: 70115636, 70111506
    http://www.alliedelec.com/search/productdetail.aspx?SKU=70115636 $76×2+tax+shipping= NTY
    http://www.alliedelec.com/search/productdetail.aspx?SKU=70111506 $75×2+tax+shipping= NTY


    39.75×2+19.80 shipping(3-5 days)= $99.30

    http://www.batterysharks.com/Yuasa-NP18-12-p/NP18-12_B12-18.htm?gclid=CPyBr-eP564CFSyhtgodSAjEhw
    $32.30×2+21.89 shipping = $86.49
    15% restocking fee, i would pay shipping.

    http://www.techbatterysolutions.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=01233&utm_source=Merchant%2BCenter&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Fathom%2BMerchant%20Center&gdftrk=gdfV23665_a_7c1669_a_7c7827_a_7c01233
    $35.95 x2 + 18.22 shipping = $90.12

    http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_SPM5208179801P, $40 shipping. NTY.

    http://www.batteryspec.com/cgi-bin/cart.cgi?action=link&product=67G415
    $32.60 x2 + 31.86 shipping = $97

    http://www.batterymart.com/p-12v-18ah-sealed-lead-acid-battery-1.html
    $34.9 x2 + 22.48 = $92.38

    Homelite wants $135

    Batteries Plus wants $75 per battery.
    Pass.

    Autozone has Motorcycle batteries for $45~
    Might be ok, but kinda expensive and not to clear if it will work.

    Sears?
    Called, dropped/hung up on me.
    http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_SPM5208179801P?prdNo=9
    $37.78 each
    x2
    75.56
    tax
    81.80 Total
    +40 shipping!!!

    http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_02844356000P
    $44.99 each
    x2
    $89.98
    Tax
    $97.40 total
    Motorcycle battery

    Lowes
    Doesn’t carry homelite

    HomeDepot
    Homelite battery is $99, online only and likely won’t fit (wrong mower).

    Sent me to 877-932-2634, useless.

    http://www.harborfreight.com/automatic-battery-float-charger-42292.html

    I’m trying to find a battery replacement for my lawn mower, but the link on your web site leads to http://hcpi.arinet.com/scripts/EmpartISAPI.dll?MF
    which returns zero results for my model number.

    Can I safely replace the existing (old, won’t hold a charge) batteries (two) 12v 17Ah/20HR with this:

    http://www.batterymart.com/p-12v-18ah-sealed-lead-acid-battery-1.html

    Or this one:

    http://www.batteryspec.com/cgi-bin/cart.cgi?action=link&product=67G415&uid=4387

    Or this one:

    http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_SPM5208179801P

    Called homelite: 1-800-242-4672
    Sent me to: 866-457-5888

    3/13/2012
    866-457-5888
    $135.34 3-5 business days