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    ID This Spider

    Found it in my pool today. Looks like a wolf spider to me. We are located in the foothills in Northern California.
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    Solar Pool Heating

    Anyone with experience on pricing and install of solor pool panels? I've gotten estimates for two products. Heliocol and Ecosun. The Ecosun is $5,570 installed for 8 4x10 panels. All parts for a self install are $3,200. The Heliocol is $6,200 installed and $4,200 for all parts if I install...
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    Computer Crashed - iTunes not backed up

    Anyone with experience recovering music from an iPod? Computer crashed and the songs were not backed up from iTunes. I know there are programs out there to pull songs off an iPod just wondering if there is any personal experience. Thanks
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    Home printer not printing

    Home printer is a Canon I960 photo printer. Recently had a paper jam where some of the paper tore and was stuck inside. I very carefully removed all pieces and am 100% sure it was all removed. The printer now goes thru the normal process of printing but doesn't actually print anything! Any...
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    Green Pool

    Went on vacation last week and came home Saturday night to a very green pool. I'm new to pool ownership (bought in Feb) and I know there are some experts here! Sunday morning I shocked the pool, Sunday afternoon I put in algecide and today I put in a water clarifier. I also made sure the...
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    Trim/Tilt Gauge gone haywire

    Took the boat out yesterday for first time this season. Needle in trim tilt gauge bounced back and forth from one side to the other without stopping! Where do you suggest I start looking? Boat is an '86 Four Winns 190 Horizon 4.3l V6 w/cobra outdrive. Thanks
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    Grass Seed

    Just moved into a new house on a half acre lot. The front yard is mostly grass (actually mostly weeds!) I'd like to thicken it up a bit and fill in some bare areas with some real grass. If I just spread grass seed by hand will that be enough for it to germinate? Or does the ground really need...
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    Computer Monitors & Headaches

    One or two days a week I have the pleasure of staring at a laptop monitor for several hours. I'm sure many of you have it worse! After a long day like this in the office my eyes and head don't feel so good. I had my eyes lasered a couple of years ago so I don't have vision problems. I have...
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    Clear coat bubbling off

    My car is a 97 Honda Accord, silver in color. The clear coat is bubbling off in a few places. I thought I would try some polishing compound but that did nothing. Anything I can do to help this paint look any better?
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    Newest Sensation in Boating!

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    Cause and Effect

    The Cause The Effect
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    Ballast Problem

    Oops, I new I shouldn't have brought my mother-in-law!
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    Electric Dryer Repair

    Got an electric Maytag dryer. Just get a buzzing sound when pressing the start button. Any thoughts before we call for repair? Thanks
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    911 Memorial at CA State Fair

    My family and I went to the CA state fair in Sacramento this past weekend. On the fairgrounds they had a memorial to 911 that was partially finished. It included a large steel beam from the north tower and many photos from that day. They are also working on a memorial for flight 93 and the...
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    Just wanted to change tranny fluid

    Left the Durango at the dealer this morning for a scheduled oil change service and transmission service. Just spoke with the service tech (I had to call them) who told me that while removing the pan to drain the tranny fluid a bolt head broke off with the rest of the bolt still within the...
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    Alternator charging battery

    So how much (if any) should the alternator be maintaining the charge in a boat's battery. I charge my battery after each time I go out. I just got back from a 3 day trip and towards the end of the 3rd day my battery was getting weak. (and we were only on the boat a couple of hours each day)...
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    Printing on home network

    Main computer is a Windows pc operating xp professional. Our internet is thru SBC and we use a 2wire home portal for networking, this allows my laptop to connect to our DSL thru a wireless connection. The laptop also operates xp professional and it is recognized on the network by the 2wire...
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    Oxidized Gelcoat Repair The Mark42 Way (photos)

    After reading Mark42's way of gelcoat repair for a very long time I decided to give it a try. I scrubbed the oxidized gelcoat with the comet and green scrubber pads then hit it with rubbing compound and a machine. After that I polished and waxed it by hand. WOW, what great results. If you...
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    How do Smart Tabs Affect My Wake?

    My boat is a '86 Four Winns 190 Horizon. I put smart tabs on some time ago and really like how it's changed the performance of the boat. What I don't remember is how my wake was before the tabs. I'm asking because my family is really into wakeboarding now and the wake the boat puts out sucks...
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    OMC Lost Reverse

    My boat is a 86 Four Winns 190 Horizon. Motor is OMC 4.3l with a Cobra outdrive. Took the boat out yesterday and it would not go into reverse. Forward no problem but when I shift into reverse I just get a whining sound like it is spinning but not going into gear. After a search of these...
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