Salt Water Generator Pool Recommendations

For the below I want to acknowledge the tremendous amount of knowledge I gleaned from various web sites and forums across the Web. But foremost among these I have to say was TroubleFreePool.com. Of course every pool is a bit different, whether it be the equipment you are using or the construction of the pool … Continue reading Salt Water Generator Pool Recommendations

Replaced my venerable 4 1/2 year old iPad cover with a nice new Leather one

Michelle has been “commenting” on the condition of my iPad cover for a couple of months now. I *like* older, warn things. They just feel right. But when the face of the cover started to tear I couldn’t avoid it any more. I’m still amazed that I can find things on eBay and they actually … Continue reading Replaced my venerable 4 1/2 year old iPad cover with a nice new Leather one

Solution for (most of) your Airplay woes – Airfoil

I first began using Airfoil back in late 2012 with my Windows system in order to take advantage of some existing Airplay speakers that I was using with iTunes only. Airfoil allowed me to redirect the sound from my browser-based Pandora player throughout the house. Later on, when I switched to using an OS X platform … Continue reading Solution for (most of) your Airplay woes – Airfoil

How to calibrate the temperature on your iAqualink Unit

  This was not obvious to me at all so I thought I would share it. If you are finding your iAqualink unit is showing a temperature that is within 4 degrees higher or lower than your pool water actually is, you can go to Menu > System Setup > Temp Calibrate and get to … Continue reading How to calibrate the temperature on your iAqualink Unit

Using Google’s Cloud Print with Yosemite (cheating a bit)

Last year before I upgraded to OS X Yosemite I did a fair amount of research and figured out which programs would need to be upgraded and which would work just fine. I missed the fact that my wife uses a Chromebook and was depending upon my running Google Chrome on my Mac in order to … Continue reading Using Google’s Cloud Print with Yosemite (cheating a bit)

Vision Fitness U20 Classic Exercise Bicycle Review

I purchased this exercise bike as a replacement for my Vision Fitness E3600HRT which I used for over 10 years before it died on me. My experience with the E3600HRT and with a Vision Fitness Treadmill that I own are what led me to consider the U20. The U20, when I purchased it from Amazon, … Continue reading Vision Fitness U20 Classic Exercise Bicycle Review