My wife upgraded to an iPod Touch over the weekend. I inherited her 1st-gen Nano. And my daughter inherited my trusty old 128 MB iRiver 180T. And life was good for a time. But then she came to me in tears because she’d dropped it. The battery door, flimsy to begin with on this model, [...]

I’m three for three on major appliance, electronics, and automotive repairs and probably saved around $1,500 in the last couple of weeks thanks to the internet and the generosity of people sharing what they know. So here I am sharing it back. What follows is a complete how-to for replacing the high voltage block (HVB) [...]

My son’s Spider-Man lunch box finally died after nearly four months of continuous, valiant service. It was recycled with honors while Taps played, gently. He’s been brown-bagging it since then and as I’m the designated lunch builder I’ve taken it upon myself to draw a fun design on each one along with his name while [...]

We, the lovely and talented wife an I, just finished a full bathroom tiling job. The previous owners had carpeted part of the bathroom and a recent toilet mishap (2 kids + toilet = time bomb) marked the end of that carpet’s life. We decided to do it ourselves. It’s something I’ve wanted to learn [...]