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2011 MacBook Pro GPU Failure – A software fix to disable GPU

By Jimmy November 3, 2017 DIY, MacBook Pro, Repair 21 Comments

Last year I repurposed a 2011 Macbook Pro 15″ as my home media server.  This laptop had been my main machine for a couple years until I upgraded in 2015. …

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Upgrade your Miata’s headlights with Hella H4 halogen bulbs, Cibie eCode projectors, and a relay kit.

By Jimmy January 16, 2017 Cars, DIY, Mazda, Miata No Comments
Upgrade your Miata’s headlights with Hella H4 halogen bulbs, Cibie eCode projectors, and a relay kit.

  My 1994 Mazda Miata has suffered over the years with a very poor headlight setup.  It got to the point where I just did not enjoy driving it at…

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Troubleshooting and Hacking the Ambient Weather WS-0900 Weather Station

By Jimmy January 12, 2017 DIY, Electronics 4 Comments
Troubleshooting and Hacking the Ambient Weather WS-0900 Weather Station

For Christmas I received the Ambient Weather WS-0900-IP Wireless Internet Remote Monitoring Weather Station.  This little unit is a great way to setup your own personal weather station, which as a…

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How to add DRL and LED to your Miata NA.

By Jimmy April 30, 2016 Cars, DIY, Mazda, Miata, Repair 1 Comment
How to add DRL and LED to your Miata NA.

As I have been daily driving my 1994 Miata NA for the last year or so, I have been more cognisant of trying to make the little Miata more visible. We also have…

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How to Repair a Lotus Switch Pack – Or, why don’t my Elise’s parking lights work?

By Jimmy April 11, 2016 DIY, Lotus, Repair 17 Comments
How to Repair a Lotus Switch Pack – Or, why don’t my Elise’s parking lights work?

Odds are you are either reading this page because your Lotus parking lights suddenly stopped working and you don’t know why, or you already know you need to replace or…

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How to fix your snapping, popping, sparking microwave oven – replace waveguide easily

By Jimmy December 22, 2015 DIY No Comments

So there I was the day after Thanksgiving…  The previous evening we enjoyed a yummy dinner of turkey, mashed potatoes, and gravy.   Now we all know that Thanksgiving leftovers are the best.…

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  • 1993 Mazda RX-7 CYM
  • 1997 Mazda Miata
  • A Day at Summit Point – 5/17/1997
  • Datsun 240Z show in PA – 5/25/1998
  • Frederick Air Show – 8/18/2003
  • Gary’s House of Z
  • LilyPon’s British Car Day June 1,2008
  • Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
  • Mazda RX-7 crash at Summit Point
  • Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
  • Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
  • R/C Flying 2008
  • Rockwell B-1 Lancer
  • Rockwell International Space Shuttle
  • Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center – National Air and Space Museum
  • Sukhoi PAK FA T-50
  • Westminster Airshow 2008

Recent Posts

  • 2005 Laser Blue Lotus Elise for Sale
  • 2011 MacBook Pro GPU Failure – A software fix to disable GPU
  • Unable to renew using LetsEncrypt Certbot-Auto with CRON – Fail
  • Installing LetsEncrypt Certbot on Amazon Linux Server
  • Upgrade your Miata’s headlights with Hella H4 halogen bulbs, Cibie eCode projectors, and a relay kit.

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