Yearly Archives: 2013

Cracked Sea Doo RXP front hood hoses — The majority of my Sea Doo posts are mechanical, but this one is purely cosmetic. I’ve got a couple of 2006 Sea Doo RXP boats, which I bought new, and I’ve loved them since they day they came home from the dealer. They’re fast, fun, and their looks have held […]

How To: Replace Cracked Plastic Front Hood Vent Hoses on ...

This entry was posted in DIY Reference Sea Doo and tagged 291001646 plastic hose replace rubber hose RXP Sea Doo vent hose on July 11, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3886 days ago)

Old style Sea Doo solenoid next to the upgraded version — It’s 90-something degrees outside. You walk out to the dock, straddle your 2006 Sea Doo RXP, attach the key, and press the start button. But instead of “vroooom” you get “tick tick tick tick.” Chances are high that you’ve got a starter solenoid problem. You may be able to press […]

HowTo: Sea Doo Ticking Noise when you Press the Start ...

This entry was posted in DIY Reference Sea Doo and tagged 278000077 278000513 278001376 278001802 278002347 295500900 4-tec bad solenoid how to replace solenoid replace starter solenoid RXP Sea Doo solenoid starter tick tick tick ticking on July 11, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3167 days ago)

Sea Doo RXP Spark Plugs Removed — I had one of my 2006 Sea Doo RXPs out on the lake last weekend, when I noticed it was running kind of rough. The engine didn’t sound right, and it felt low on power. Every now and then, I’d get a burst of full power, but then lose it […]

HowTo: Sea Doo Running Rough? Change the Spark Plugs First

This entry was posted in DIY Reference Sea Doo and tagged DCPR8E dielectric engine running rough losing power replace replace spark plugs RXP Sea Doo spark plug on July 10, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3207 days ago)

Timeline for Shutdown and Turn Off for the PCNS server OS and the UPS — I decided to write this blog post after attempting to configure APC’s PowerChute Network Shutdown (PCNS) software to gracefully shut down a number of Windows and Linux computers on my network, all of which are attached to various APC SmartUPS Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) units with AP9617 and AP9630 Network Management Cards […]

HowTo: Configure Low Battery Duration and PCNS to Shut Down ...

This entry was posted in Linux Reference Technology Windows and tagged APC Event Shutdown Delay graceful shutdown Low Battery Duration Maximum Required Delay NMC PCNS PowerChute Network Shutdown shutdown Shutdown Delay UPS on July 4, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3389 days ago)

APC RBC24 — In my 2012 post “Dead UPS Batteries? There’s a Cheaper Way!” I addressed the fact that most people overpay for replacement batteries for their UPS, especially if you purchase APC-branded RBC (Replacement Battery Cartridge) kits. The purpose of this post is to serve as a cross reference as to which generic batteries […]

APC Generic Replacement Battery Cross Reference Lookup

This entry was posted in DIY Reference Technology and tagged APC batteries cross reference generic lookup RBC RBC2 RBC6 replacement UPS battery on July 2, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3793 days ago)

Kirkland Signature Multi Vitamin — We’ve all been told “you are what you eat.” And while I don’t quite agree with exactly how that’s worded (I’ll explain later), I do agree that what we put into our bodies has a massive impact on how all the systems in our body perform and interact. The purpose […]

Fitness Supplements I’m Currently Using

This entry was posted in Fitness Product Reviews Rants and Raves and tagged C4 Extreme chia seeds creatine Muscle Milk NO3 nutrition post-workout pre-workout protein shake supplement vitamins work out on June 18, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3028 days ago)

Postfix 2.9 Upgrade — I run a number of “real” Postfix servers that live “away from home,” in a cozy server cabinet at our colo facility, but I also like to keep a Postfix server handy in the basement, running on an ancient (but rock solid) Dell PowerEdge 2450 running CentOS 5. I don’t […]

HowTo: Get Around Comcast Port 25 Block with a Postfix ...

This entry was posted in Linux Reference Technology and tagged block blocked Comcast howto port 25 Postfix relay workaround on June 18, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3778 days ago)

Manually Starting PowerChute Network Shutdown (PCNS) Service on a Windows ...

This entry was posted in Reference Technology Windows and tagged AP9630 APC not loading not working PCNS PowerChute PowerChute Network Shutdown service on June 13, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3588 days ago)

Every year, for the past 36 years, the martial arts style Cuong Nhu has held an annual training event known as IATC: International Annual Training Camp. In its current form, the camp is held on Memorial Day Weekend on the campus of a major university, allowing hundreds of practitioners in […]

Cuong Nhu IATC 2013 Atlanta Survival Guide

This entry was posted in Karate on May 19, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3720 days ago)

For the very first time, the 2013 Annual Cuong Nhu Black Belt Meeting will be available via Google Hangout video conference for black belts not attending training camp. If you are a Cuong Nhu black belt who is not attending IATC 2013, Grandmaster Quynh encourages you to attend this important […]

Cuong Nhu IATC 2013 Black Belt Meeting Google Hangout Instructions

This entry was posted in Karate Reference Technology and tagged black belt meeting Cuong Nhu Google Hangout iatc on May 11, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3996 days ago)

Finalizing their preferences — This post started in a grocery store last Saturday. My two daughters (Brooklyn – 16 and Sydney – 11) and I were shopping for the week, and we’d made it to the last item on our list: bottled water. As we headed down the water aisle, Brooklyn made a beeline […]

Which Bottled Water Tastes Best? You Might Be Surprised!

This entry was posted in Fitness Product Reviews and tagged Aquafina bottled water Dasani experiment research spring water taste taste test water which bottled water tastes best? on May 7, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 4000 days ago)

InSinkErator SST Instant Hot Water Dispenser — Previously, I made a post about how to extend the life of your InSinkErator SST Instant hot water tank. Then, a few months later, one of my tanks died. It started leaking and dripping water under the sink, which is never good. Since there’s an 800 number listed on the front […]

Rave: Leaking InSinkErator SST Hot Water Heater Tank Replaced Out ...

This entry was posted in Rants and Raves and tagged hot water tank InSinkErator leak leaking replace SST warranty on April 25, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3613 days ago)

Linux Uptime — This is one of those reference posts mainly for myself, that helps me remember commands for stuff I have to do from time to time, but not often enough that I remember it without searching for it. This post is about MySQL commands. Resetting the Root Password: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/resetting-permissions.html What to run […]

MySQL Commands: Password Reset, Initial Setup, and more!

This entry was posted in Linux Reference Technology and tagged MySQL password reset startup on April 24, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 4001 days ago)

Second Amendment Rights Facebook Icon

This entry was posted in Guns Personal and tagged 2nd Amendment 2nd Amendment icon Facebook rights Second Amendment on March 30, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 4039 days ago)

Cisco/Linksys E4200 overclocked to 532 MHz — UPDATE: Newer versions of the DD-WRT firmware now include a web-based option for selecting your overclock speed, if it’s supported on your device. You can still follow these steps to overclock (and I recommend you continue reading so you understand what you’re doing), but now you can access overlocking on the Administration/Management tab. […]

How To: Overclock a Cisco/Linksys E4200 Router running DD-WRT

This entry was posted in DIY Linux Reference Technology and tagged 532 MHz clock speed DD-WRT E4200 Linksys overclock overclocking on March 26, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3328 days ago)

Ready to dive with a GoPro Hero 3 — My wife bought me a GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition video camera for my birthday last month. I’m excited to try it out in a number of different environments, including the racetrack, or attached to a SeaDoo, or even while being beat up in karate class. But what I am […]

How To: Mount a GoPro Hero 3 Camera to a ...

This entry was posted in DIY and tagged camera diving GoPro GoPro Hero 3 mount mount camera to mask SCUBA underwater video on March 25, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 4007 days ago)

GoPro Hero 3 can play HD videos in Windows 7, if you install additional codecs — My wife bought me a GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition for my birthday. It’s awesome. I’m really looking forward to shooting some SCUBA video with it in Cozumel in a couple weeks, but today I used it for the first time to film some karate self defense applications that I […]

How to Fix if Windows Media Player Can’t Play GoPro ...

This entry was posted in Reference Technology and tagged audio only can't see video codec GoPro HD Hero 3 Media Player video video won't play Windows Windows Media on March 23, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3888 days ago)

Mangroomer Customer Service Rocks — What do flashlight manufacturer Maglite, bathroom fixture maker Kohler, and manscaping maven Mangroomer have in common? Awesome customer service, that’s what. All three companies have impressed me in the past week with top-notch customer service. Maglite Rave First, I noticed last week that one of my C-cell Maglite flashlights was […]

Rave: Maglite, Kohler, and Mangroomer Customer Service

This entry was posted in Rants and Raves and tagged customer service Kohler Maglite Mangroomer rave on March 14, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 4054 days ago)

O'Sensei Ngo Dong, Founder of Cuong Nhu — As I look forward to my Nidan test this May, I feel privileged to have trained under Masters John and Ricki Kay since I first joined Cuong Nhu. Both of them spent significant time with O’Sensei Dong during Cuong Nhu’s early years, and have shared countless stories of his wit, […]

Nidan (Second Degree Black Belt) Paper

This entry was posted in Karate Personal and tagged 2nd degree black belt Cuong Nhu Karate Ngo Dong Nidan paper on March 7, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3995 days ago)

Blueline PowerCost Monitor Facebook Post — Initially, I had intended this post to be one of my “rant” posts. In fact, I’d already written it in my head after a frustrating day of wrestling with a combination of badly-behaved piece of network hardware and unhelpful front-line tech support personnel. Regular followers of my blog are familiar […]

Rave: Blueline Innovations Customer Service

This entry was posted in Home Theater & Automation Rants and Raves Technology and tagged Blueline customer service Facebook MyEragy PeoplePower PowerCost Monitor rave tech support WiFi WiFi Gateway on February 16, 2013 by Steve Jenkins (updated 4062 days ago)

When setting up a vanilla WordPress installation on a vanilla CentOS server with a vanilla Apache install, I kept getting 404 errors on pages and posts when Permalinks was set to anything other than the default. I fixed it by editing Apache’s httpd.conf file to add the following in the […]