Not to dismiss your personal experience, but I kinda’ feel as though your comments on both public and private pools are more generalizations than rules. Not all public pools are computer controlled and constantly maintained by trained professionals, and not all private pools are owned by people who rely solely on a…

Nah, when you have kids, you quickly lose focus on your own problems and yourself because it’s all about them (although this does wane as they grow up). And let’s face it; there’s nothing wrong with a little humility from putting someone else’ needs ahead of your own. That’s not to say your needs have to go…

Good article. Since I was the last of my siblings and circle of friends to have kids, I guess maybe I was “that guy”. Funny thing is, it wasn’t a real big deal to me. Sure, my buddies with kids didn’t go out much anymore, but they still liked hanging out, so we’d just do it at their house rather than a bar. Have some…

Agreed. That would be great product offering.

So, can anyone comment (or theorize) on where exactly this will leave MS Project? Not my favorite tool of all time, but it does serve a purpose and does so fairly well. I recognize that products like Asana and Trello (both of which I’ve used) offer an alternative, higher-level approach to managing projects than MS…

Hey again- Forgot to respond to your Q about what I use to clear/read codes. You probably know a guy from BFc with the handle “Renegade” aka Craig from Vancouver. Anyway, he’s been building diagnostic laptops for our cars which most people refer to as a “Yellowbox” (which is an improved, mass-produced model he’s been…

Similar situation here. We had always split the duty of getting up with the kids and putting them to bed, but to this day (kids are now 7 and almost 9, BTW) my wife’s answer for all challenges involving non-sleeping kids is to toss them in bed with her, leaving dear ol’ dad in the guest room. After a while of sleeping…

Kurt- Here’s the website of the guys who do most of the ABS module rebuilds for the BB crowd. No affiliation or anything....just heard good reviews about their work and prices. Hope this helps.

Hey Kurt- Wow, you’re a brave man owning two 15+ year old bimmers - lol ;) Your DD sounds like a great car, too. Funny story...I’ve been in 5'ers for many years (i.e., 1 E12, 3 E28's—including an m5, and 2 E34's) and back in ‘05, I was set on finding an E39 530 Sport Pkg w/ 5-speed. Sadly, they were crazy rare...and…

Good information.

Hey Kurt! Nice sled...and my fav color :) Wow, so you're a relative "new" E38 owner then....very cool. I bought mine back in '05 w/ 51k on it and it's remained more of a garage queen than a daily driver, now at 116k. As for the "trifecta error" (i.e., brake, ABS, DSC lights), it could very well be your ABS module, but…

You betcha’! ;)

Here’s my take on that; if you’ve ever owned a vehicle with pneumatic shocks/suspension (especially an older one), you would know it’s a problematic area, where the shocks, accumulators and lines are constantly failing, costing large sums of money to have them remain functional. Now apply basically the same pneumatic…

On some level, I am pleasantly surprised to see music that I grew up on—or was even before my time—still resonates a little with the younger crowd (of which I am no longer a member, sadly). Don’t get me wrong; the only real reason I would still listen to a Warrant song would be for nostalgic reasons. I certainly…

Thanks for your comments. Although the TP-Link repeater I’m using now does have 2 antennae which can move in any direction...I don’t believe it’s technically “directional”. In the settings, I know I didn’t tweak the signal strength to 100% because I have the repeater setup using the same SSID and channel as my main…

Excellent. Thanks very much!

Neat article. I really need to find out how to do this between my house and the pool area which is about 80 feet away. The wireless-N repeater in the room closest to the pool is pretty hit-or-miss signal-wise, so I've decided a wired connection is really the way to do.

I don’t know about you, but I find this whole shift towards “knowing what I really paid for my smartphone” very disconcerting. I mean, back when all carriers ran some version of “New Every Two” (meaning your particularly large monthly wireless bill went toward paying your usage—AND some small amount of equity toward…

Yeah, it’s a neat idea (and nice to know it can be done), but if someone’s objectively trying to “bridge the divide” between iOS and Android for chat, as others have mentioned, Google Hangouts **seems** to be the least painful choice.

Ahhh, gotcha. I also should’ve assumed that OSx Server might be similar in nature to DB2 Server or IIS Server, etc...meaning it’s a service rather than a server in the true sense. Appreciate it! ;)