I’ve told you about several of my Craigslist deals, but it’s been almost 4 months since I found my last one — a network laser printer that I’m still really happy about.

Since then, I’ve looked for a third computer to add to my network, to serve as an NFS file server for my wife’s and my computers.

Judging by the normal prices I’ve seen on Craigslist for the past several weeks, I figured that it was going to cost me around [more...]

More than ten years ago, up in the Frostbite State, my wife and I used to shop at a Cub Foods store that had 22 double-length aisles filled with groceries.

The selection was tremendous and the prices were great, but the store was so huge that it always took a long time to find everything that we were looking for.

So, way back then, I created a [more...]

This is yet another one of my many do-it-yourself adventures, like last month’s Some Like It Hot and Working Hard To Make It Soft, as well as My $135 Gamble last Christmas.

A few nights ago, I went into the garage to do some laundry. After a few minutes, I heard a loud buzzing noise that sounded like [more...]

This is yet another one of my many do-it-yourself adventures, like Working Hard To Make It Soft two weeks ago and My $135 Gamble last Christmas.

Two days ago, I noticed a small stream in our garage. It was only about 6 inches wide, slowly flowing from [more...]

If you’re like me, you like to understand how things work.

And when one of your things needs fixing, you like to try to do it yourself.

And maybe even improve its functionality or reliability. [more...]