NWI INGO General Thread #27 - Fresh Pink Air On US-30 smells like...

[d.kaufman]

Goodbye snow. See you next Winter. Spring is almost here in a couple of days.

Not gonna feel like it though

 

[mmpsteve]

Some computer porn for you geeks out there.

This is a 2005 pc tower that is still running XP. It was last turned on in 2013/2014 before it was retired to storage.
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Had to turn it on last night and connect it to the internet (yes it worked but Google Chrome was screaming!!!) To download knoppix so that jedi could make a bookable DVD since this is the only computer jedi has with a burner on it.

Look what is still on it.
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Need the knoppix DVD to boot this machine into knoppix so that jedi can the load an even older hard drive from a Toshiba laptop, that drive is 20 years old, that is failing and windows finally got corrupt on it.

The drive is "seen" by windows on other machines but most of the folders are access denied since they were under the other windows profiles on the machine. So need to see if jedi can use knoppix to save those images, videos, old files since NO ONE EVER LISTENS and backups their data regularly!!!!

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This is the old hard drive duct tapped ti a little board for board and USB so that the tower can connect to it.

Family!!!!! Ugh....
WHY DOES NO ONE EVER LISTEN AND BACKUP THEIR DAMB DATA!

I've got a lot of old computers. Been seeing lots of adverts for Zilkee hard-drive recovery disk. Says it'll read non-powered-up drives. Thots on this?

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[jedi]

I've got a lot of old computers. Been seeing lots of adverts for Zilkee hard-drive recovery disk. Says it'll read non-powered-up drives. Thots on this?

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Scammers!

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

I've got a lot of old computers. Been seeing lots of adverts for Zilkee hard-drive recovery disk. Says it'll read non-powered-up drives. Thots on this?

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IDK, most thots I know aren't computer geeks.

 

[Ballstater98]

Traps are proving to be a good idea. Over the past 4 days the mouse population out back has decreased daily. Definitely needed to get ahead on this with an early spring. Talk downstate is the ticks are already bad. These mild winters are doing me any favors.

 

[jedi]

ticks!!!!

 

[cg21]

Traps are proving to be a good idea. Over the past 4 days the mouse population out back has decreased daily. Definitely needed to get ahead on this with an early spring. Talk downstate is the ticks are already bad. These mild winters are doing me any favors.

Already had ticks on me and the dog up here we are in the thick of it more than most though

 

[chef larry]

Not gonna feel like it though

Need to think positive thoughts and hide inside till warm weather.

 

[Ballstater98]

So I've cooked corned beef several ways over the years. This year's in the crock pot for 9 hours seems to be the most popular. Crock pot it is next year. Like, the wife wants leftovers for lunch.

 

[d.kaufman]

So I've cooked corned beef several ways over the years. This year's in the crock pot for 9 hours seems to be the most popular. Crock pot it is next year. Like, the wife wants leftovers for lunch.

That's how I've always done it. Throw it in with the spice packet and walk away

 

[Ballstater98]

That's how I've always done it. Throw it in with the spice packet and walk away

Beef broth
Guiness
Onion
Garlic
Brushed yellow mustard then the spice pack crushed
9 hours on low, and it was really tender

 

[melensdad]

Instant Pot pressure cooker for corned beef. 4# flat cut, 1 hour 45 minutes. 2 beers, preferably dark stout ales.

 

[repeter1977]

How much did you win?

Just went to support. Don't believe I won any raffle or anything

 

[Max Volume]

snowing like crazy in Michigan today. Visited the Kalamazoo living history got some black powder stuff I “saved” on shipping even though I spent it on gas lol

I was there on Saturday and had a good time.

 

[cg21]

I was there on Saturday and had a good time.

Not as fun as friendship or feast of the hunters moon but it was a decent time close to home

 

[chef larry]

Monday morning and almost Spring. You hear this Mother Nature?

 

[Ballstater98]

Last full day of winter and I can feel it. In like a lamb, out like a lion.

 

[chef larry]

Snow shovel is still on the front porch for now.

 

[darkkevin]

anyone have knowledge of mini splits? planning to add one to my detached garage/shop. I found the one I wanna go with based on research, senville 18000btu and I have the electrician that can install, does the location of the outside unit (condenser) play a big part? the best inside location is a west wall and that leaves the unit outside in direct afternoon sunlight, I can shade it with a fence or something I suppose but didn't know if that's necessary.

 

[Doug28450]

anyone have knowledge of mini splits? planning to add one to my detached garage/shop. I found the one I wanna go with based on research, senville 18000btu and I have the electrician that can install, does the location of the outside unit (condenser) play a big part? the best inside location is a west wall and that leaves the unit outside in direct afternoon sunlight, I can shade it with a fence or something I suppose but didn't know if that's necessary.

We installed a mini-split in the garagamahal. We went with two units, one upstairs and one down stairs. They are different sizes, and I don't recall what sizes we got, but I can find it if necessary. I sized what I thought we needed, then had a mechanical engineer at work who does a lot of our HVAC size them as well. Then I bumped them both up. We went with Mr. Cool and it works great.