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iPod PSA if you need a new battery
On the picture you can see my Apple iPod Video 5th generation with the screen cracked. That happened when the original battery, which is located behind the screen, started to expand. It applied enough pressure on the screen to break it. So, if you know that your iPod needs a new battery, you should replace…
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How to fix Nest temperature sensors when stop following zone schedule?
In my house we have a Nest thermostat with three zone sensors. Because the thermostat is in a hallway, which hardly gets any traffic and thus not representative of the temperature in the rest of the house, we opted out to place sensors in the rooms which are most utilized. The sensors make both the…
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How to disassemble Sony VGP-SP1 speakers?
Recently I needed to disassemble my desktop speakers, model Sony Vaio VGP-SP1. I needed to clean the volume control potentiometer with contact cleaner. It turned out that removing the four screws at the back of the speakers was not enough. There was 3mm double-sided adhesive tape all the way around the front panel, adhering it…
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Replacing the clock battery in my Nintendo GameCube.
My Nintendo GameCube clock battery was depleted. A hassle, because any electronics which are old, or I am not going to use for extended period of time I keep unplugged. This means I need to set the date and time on the console when I want to use it. I finally decided to replace the…
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Recovering from “There has been a critical error on your website” error!
TitanFusion experienced the dreadful “There has been a critical error on your website” error after an automatic WordPress update failed to install version 6.4. Not good, because the day that happened, I was traveling. I did not know it had happened until next morning. There is no easy way to get this fixed, because it…