Outdoor Technologist

Reducing the Pain of switching Windows PCs

Do you have your PC set up and love it as it is? Do you hate having to re-customize when you get a new one? Here are some of the things I’ve learned that make transitioning from one PC to another less painful… Copy Windows Task Bar See this great Help Desk Geek post for…

2003 R1150 GS iABS Brake Bleed Info

2019 07 16 Releasing this before I provide more info so I can share it with a FB group. PDF link – most efficient and easiest to consume the information: http://users.rcn.com/dehager/service/service_abs3.pdf Link directly to the Time of interest where removing brake fluid from front brakes starts: https://youtu.be/YLM25NYvlas?t=182 These two silent videos (one above and the…

PiHole Setup Steps

Setup Raspian Lite: https://blog.cryptoaustralia.org.au/instructions-for-setting-up-pi-hole/T To test the local IP https://blog.cryptoaustralia.org.au/instructions-for-setting-up-pi-hole/ Setup HostName: https://geek-university.com/raspberry-pi/change-raspberry-pis-hostname/ Start SSH: https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/remote-access/ssh/ Install PiHole: curl -sSL https://install.pi-hole.net | bash From: https://docs.pi-hole.net/main/basic-install/ Save the SD card and use log2ram: https://github.com/azlux/log2ramReboot after installation!

Bringing my 2010 R1200GSA to ‘prime’ condition

I bought a 2010GSA to upgrade my ride and it has some of the following issues that I need to fix: Drive Shaft & Boot Broken Right Handgrip heater Front Clunk Drive Shaft & Boot The 2010 GSA that I just picked up has a tattered Front Drive boot (see picture below). This boot is…

R1200GSA Key

I’ve got my new ride and she’s a bit bruised, but she’s a beauty! Unfortunately the history to this bike left it with only 1 key, so I’ve got to go through the hoops to get a new one. Fortunately, the hoops are easy – go to dealer with Registration or Title and Driver’s license…

Reduce the cognitive load of Windows 10

How NOT to do it: https://betanews.com/2016/06/03/disable-windows-10-live-tiles/ This one seems to get rid of some of the annoyance, but doesn’t fully remove the tiles like I wanted to: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3051121/remove-live-tiles-from-the-windows-10-start-menu.html And if you want to reload the files, this might reinstall them: https://home.bt.com/tech-gadgets/computing/windows-10/has-your-windows-10-start-menu-stopped-working-here-are-four-ways-to-fix-it-11364000314532 This command was used in Powershell: I probably shouldn’t have used it – it…

Highlight text differences in Excel cells

For controlled documents it is bets to allow reviewers to see the change in documents – this is managed in Word with the change tracking and review features. Unfortunately, Excel does not have this capability. After some searching I have figured out how to do this using the built in Excel Inquire add-in and some…

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Lenovo T420s Battery Replacement

Battery Info gleened from multiple Lenovo sites: Lenovo System Service Parts Link shows the following FRUs: – 42T4845 – 42T4847 Part numbers obtained from Lenovo Batteries and Battery Charger – Reference guide / compatibility list (link): – 0A36310 – 0A36309 What I’m buying: http://www.battdepot.com/us/model/notebook+battery/lenovo/thinkpad+t420s/lln235.aspx Why I chose this: Price and WarrantyI don’t want a battery…

2010 BMW R1200 GSA Research

My research as I look at a 2010 R1200 GSA… Vent & Fuel strip? WTF?: Issue found here: https://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?56679-2009-vs-2010-R1200GS-ADV-Hexhead-vs-Camhead&p=723723&viewfull=1#post723723 Ahhh – the fuel guage may have an issue, oh well, I’m ok with this fix if i need to do it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNRRy1yCpHc 2. Maintenance Records Do you have them? 3. Rear Drive Boots – are they…

Salt Lake City travel Notes

When I travel to SLC for some fun I often search for the cheapest rental car, but sometimes that backfires because the car is off-airport so I waste an hour of my most precious resource each way! This link takes you to the all important efficiency information you need to determine who to rent from:…