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2000 Nissan Maxima turn signal causes lights to blink
I had a problem with my 2000 Nissan Maxima where when the turn signal was clicked down from the "turn left" position to the center "off" position the headlights would be momentarily disconnected, causing them to flash off and the interior lights to temporarily brighten to daylight settings. This was pretty distracting, but it turned out to just be ( Read more... ) -
Removing the infrared filter on the Creative Labs VF-0040 webcam
Just bought a Creative Labs VF-0040 webcam from Fry's for about $8. They (and many nicer webcams) are probably available on the web for less, but it was there and I had time ( Read more... ) -
Canon 550-EX flash shoe repaired thanks to US Camera
At a wedding this summer my unattended camera and mounted 550EX flash were knocked off of a table, breaking the plastic flash shoe foot on the flash, but leaving the metal shoe on the camera completely unharmed. It turns out that the correct part from US Camera was only $10.30 + $3.50 shipping. The swap took about 10 minutes and I have a working ( Read more... ) -
accomplishment and concern
I took the instrument rating written exam this morning and got a 95. This is actually slightly better than I've scored on the practice tests, but well within the margin of error. I used the King Schools DVDs and the official FAA publications to study, but have tried to consume a broad variety of topical material during the same time, like Rod ( Read more... ) -
weather fail
So, the flight from SFO to ATL started early enough, with the 0300 alarm so we could catch the 0330 airport shuttle because the 0400 airport shuttle had filled up before we checked in... No big deal, but the Delta self-service kiosks don't wake up that early:
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