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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Signature Electronic Signs Inc repair

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This post is continued here: http://www.bobdavis321.blogspot.com/2013/01/signature-electronic-signs-convert-to.html There are several Sign...
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Sunday, December 16, 2012

Poloroid TDA-03211 3211 32 LCD TV Repair Part 2

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I recently had to re-repair the Poloroid TDA-03211 3211 32 LCD TV. This time one of the tiny blue capacitors in the red circled area had sh...
Friday, December 14, 2012

Dunlap Clarke Rebuild part 2

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A while back I started rebuilding a Dunlap Clarke Amplifier.  This is an update to the rebuild project.  I stripped the cabinet almost compl...
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Saturday, November 17, 2012

Popout Vertical Menu for WordPress website using HTML and CSS

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I designed a popout vertical menu for wordpress for a previous employer but they never liked it or used it.  So here it is for everyone to u...
Thursday, November 8, 2012

New floor for a friend

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Recently I installed a new floor for a friend.  It is the interlocking wood floor like what I did in my living room.  These came with a wate...

Samsung 42 inch Plasma TV Repair Model P4231

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I picked up a 42 inch plasma TV for free a few months ago.  The owner was getting rid of it because it shuts off after a few hours.  It eve...
Monday, October 29, 2012

Compaq F700 repair

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Recently I had the job of fixing a Compaq F700 that overheated and shut off after about 15 minutes of operation.  Needless to say the coolin...

Hurricane Sandy

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As Hurricane Sandy approaches our coast I am compelled to think back over the last few years.  Somewhere on this blog I talked about how whe...
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

12 Things to look for in a new web site

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Here are twelve things to look for when you are creating or purchasing a new web site design.   These are some serious questions that y...
Wednesday, October 10, 2012

New roof project

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Well for months I debated between putting on a metal roof or using shingles.  Metal costs a tiny bit more but is many times faster to instal...
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Sunday, September 16, 2012

47 inch Sony TV teardown

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My neighbor was throwing out a huge TV because the screen was broken.  I told him that you can make money selling the parts on eBay.  He tol...
Tuesday, September 4, 2012

My latest book is on Kindle

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My book "Creation is a Fact" is on Kindle!  You can find it at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00937S4IQ It has taken a lot of work an...
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Removing AVG 2102

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Is AVG 2012 a virus? I had to remove AVG 2012 from a computer the other day.  First I tried "AddRemove" programs from the contro...
Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Why are there two bottles when it fits in one?

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Have you noticed lately that you can but two bottles of medicine and then pour the second bottle into the first with room to spare? I se...
Friday, June 29, 2012

Quick fix for wet basement

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How to quickly and cheaply fix a wet basement. Drill holes in the bottom of the cinder blocks and let the water out. Then fill the blocks ...
Wednesday, June 6, 2012

How to list all posts in WordPress

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I recently had the need to list all posts on a WordPress web site.  After hours of playing around I found a great Plugin called "Get Po...
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

How to locate infected computer with a UTM5 or UTM10

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I have worked with a number of Firewalls over the years, but the Netgear UTM Series Firewalls are not easy to work with.  After several atte...
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Comparing Digital TV Antennas

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I have tried two different antennas for Digital TV reception. One cost me only $2 at a yard sale. One was far superior in rejecting interfer...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Experiment with water and a balloon

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I have been working on writing a book called "Why Believe in Creation?".  It comes from my notes from teaching on creation about 1...
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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Dodge Stratus Battery replacement

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Recently I had the fun of replacing the Battery in a 2005 Dodge Stratus.  At first I could not find the battery but after following some cab...
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

I have been featured on EE Web!

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I have been featured by Wired Magazine, Hacked Gadgets and now by EE Web.  Check it out: http://www.eeweb.com/spotlight/interview-with-bob-...
Thursday, March 15, 2012

Samsung Syncmaster 214T repair

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Samsung Syncmaster 214T repair for the symptom of a faint and flashing picture. The solution is to replace 5 capacitors in the power suppl...
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Monday, March 12, 2012

How to get more gas milage or better MPG

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When I purchased my van it only got about 16 miles per gallon. So I set out to improve on that. First replace the spark plugs. Use platin...
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Wordpress - How to replace TimThumb Improved

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Back in 2009 I replaced TimThumb in the Mimbo WordPress Template with a change in the function that was used to get the thumbnail images. T...
Thursday, February 23, 2012

Playing with Free Energy Devices

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First of all “free energy” is not an oxymoron. There are lots of easily used sources of free energy, like water going over waterfalls, sunl...
Saturday, February 11, 2012

Another "What is This" Question

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This is another one of my crazy inventions. The right side is a Nortel telephone. The left side interfaced with a computers printer port s...
Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Can you guess what this is?

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While digging through my junk I came across two things that I made years ago. Can you guess what they are? The first is a IBM PC Turboc...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Arduino Based DSO Oscilloscope

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My Arduino Based 25 million samples per second DSO Oscilloscope project is underway.  Years ago I made several printer port projects that we...
Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Targus Universal Charger Repair

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Recently I fixed a Targus Universal Charger. This is the second time I have worked on one of these. If only I could remember what the prob...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011

The importance of "Title" tags in SEO

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SEO had changed a lot over the years. At one time you could just say what your key words were and the search engines then used those words....
Monday, December 19, 2011

Vtech Vreader and MobiGlo display console

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Someone recently was given a Vtech Vreader and MobiGlo display console and they wanted to know if the individual parts can be removed and us...
Saturday, December 10, 2011

"Gay Rights" versus "Religious Freedom"

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This week the US government stopped all funding for a program that had been promoting Religious Freedom around the world.  On the very same ...
Thursday, December 8, 2011

Possible Super Volcano at Geysers California

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A few years back there was a lot of talk about the Yellowstone Super Volcano possibly becoming active and causing a really huge disaster.  I...
Sunday, December 4, 2011

Combined Aggregate Web Site

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A few years back I developed a Key Word Analyzer (KAT) tool. It is at www.davismission.org/keyword Now I am working on another feat of web...
Saturday, November 19, 2011

HP DV9700 Repair

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Once again this is another laptop that has cooling fan or clogged heat-sink problems.  I wish they would make this problem easier to fix!  I...
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