Monthly Archives: March 2014

Color temperature can change the "feel" of a room. — One of the reasons I enjoy doing DIY projects is because I love saving money. But not all DIY projects are created equal — and the least equal is replacing light bulbs. I hate replacing light bulbs. I feel very little satisfaction after doing it, and I often put if […]

Choosing the Right LED Bulbs

This entry was posted in DIY and tagged 2700K 3000K CFL color temperature compact florescent CREE DIY EcoSmart LED LED bulb LED bulbs LED fixtures light bulb lumens on March 21, 2014 by Steve Jenkins (updated 2864 days ago)

I’d been planning to write a post about carbon monoxide (CO) detectors for some time now, ever since I installed one not long ago while replacing my first water heater here at the house. I wasn’t in any rush. I’d get around to it eventually. But a pair of recent and […]

Install, Check, Replace Your Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detectors… Right Now!

This entry was posted in DIY and tagged carbon monoxide CO CO detector CO sensor detector First Alert install CO detector Macurco sensor smoke detector test CO detector test smoke detector on March 16, 2014 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3902 days ago)

Glock’s marketing tagline is “Perfection,” but that doesn’t prevent many of us from wanting a little something extra from these popular striker-fired pistols. This article will include links to my YouTube video series on Glock Upgrades. My general philosophy around any firearms modification is that in order to truly be […]

Video: Top Glock Upgrades to “Rock your Glock!”

This entry was posted in Guns Reference Videos and tagged connector Ferrari Steve field strip Glock mods Glock upgrades how to light plug trigger video on March 8, 2014 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3559 days ago)

New capacitor in place — UPDATE: Whirlpool has finally publicly admitted (kind of) that they’ve left their customers “high and dry” with this control board issue. They published this Class Code 91 Letter (though they never actually explain what “class code 91” means and Google wasn’t any help) with a list of all the model numbers that […]

How to Fix a Whirlpool & KitchenAid W10219463 / 2307028 ...

This entry was posted in DIY Reference and tagged 2307028 capacitor control board CoreCentric DIY fix FixYourBoard fridge JennAir Kenmore KitchenAid Maytag refrigerator relay Repair replace W10219463 Whirlpool on March 6, 2014 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3072 days ago)

Shh… I borrowed my wife’s Ruger LCR to shoot this video. Don’t tell her! And apologies for the slightly blurry video. I touched the lens after cleaning and lubing a gun, and still had some FrogLube on my hands!

How to Field Strip a Ruger LCR .38 Special

This entry was posted in Guns Reference Videos and tagged .38 Special field strip revolver Ruger LCR on March 4, 2014 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3795 days ago)

If you’re a DirecTV customer, and you want to watch your local channels and get shows from the “big” networks like ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox, then there’s a good chance you’re coughing up extra money for their local channels. Or maybe, you like to take your DirecTV receiver on […]

How to Get HDTV Local Channels “Off Air” with DirecTV

This entry was posted in Home Theater & Automation Technology and tagged AM21N antenna channel guide DirecTV DVR free local channels HDTV local channels Mohu Leaf off-air tuner Winegard on March 2, 2014 by Steve Jenkins

Among hard-core geeks, the speed of your Internet connection is a source of pride. Back in 1996 when I moved to the Seattle area, I paid a couple thousand dollars a month for a frame-relay full T1 connection to my house, giving me a 1.4 Megabits per second (Mbps) connection. […]

Review: Google Fiber Provo Install

This entry was posted in Product Reviews Technology and tagged gigabit Google Fiber Google Network Box Install provo review on March 2, 2014 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3917 days ago)

Everybody knows that James Bond doesn’t field strip his own Walther PPK… he leaves that kind of rubbish to the crew at Q Branch. But now YOU can field strip your Walther PPK, so it will always be ready for whatever secret agent adventures you’re planning.

How to Field Strip a Walther PPK .380ACP

This entry was posted in Guns Reference Videos and tagged Ferrari Steve field strip how to PPK Walther on March 1, 2014 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3795 days ago)

If you’re ever lucky enough to get your hands on a bad boy like the Desert Eagle .50, then you better figure out how to take care of it. This field stripping video will walk you through it.

How to Field Strip a Desert Eagle .50

This entry was posted in Guns Reference Videos and tagged .50 Desert Eagle Ferrari Steve field strip how to on March 1, 2014 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3795 days ago)

If you know how to field strip a Glock, then you already know how to field strip a Walther PPQ. But that shouldn’t stop you from watching this awesome video anyway!

How to Field Strip a Walther PPQ

This entry was posted in Guns Reference Videos and tagged 9mm Ferrari Steve field strip how to PPQ Walther on March 1, 2014 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3795 days ago)