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Space Hog: Seagate Dashboard for Mac App Eating Up Gigs of Disk Space

Published by Christopher Price on May 2, 2016 | 1 Response

It’s very ironic that a disk drive maker’s software is such a space hog.

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Posted in Apple Tagged .mac, app, dmg, installer, junk, pkg, seagate, seagate dashboard, ssd

Using / Restoring Legacy Outlook.com Custom Domains with Mac Mail (And Android)

Published by Christopher Price on April 30, 2016 | Leave a response

Microsoft broke IMAP access for Outlook.com Custom Domains – a product they discontinued, but promised to keep active for legacy users. The result of Microsoft’s glitch, and they still call it a glitch – despite not delivering the promised fix – is that IMAP access for Mac and Android was broken completely.

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Posted in Microsoft Tagged android, exchange, gmail, imap, ios, mac mail, office 365, outlook.com, outlook.com custom domain, zoho

Dear Mopar, Please Bring Back the Alfa Romeo 4C Lifetime Warranty

Published by Christopher Price on April 11, 2016 | Leave a response

A few lucky Alfa Romeo 4C owners have FCA-backed lifetime warranties on their cars. Very few, because it’s unclear if it was ever supposed to be offered in the first place. That said, I’m going to argue that the offering should come roaring back.

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Posted in Car & Automotive Tagged 4c, alfa romeo, alfa romeo 4c, chrysler, fca, fiat, fiat chrysler alliance, lifetime warranty, mopar

Mobil 1 European Car Formula is Being Discontinued – Replaced with Mobil 1 FS

Published by Christopher Price on April 8, 2016 | 6 Responses

My mysteries regarding Mobil 1 European Car Formula have been cleared up, but not in the way I was hoping for.

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Posted in Car & Automotive, GM Tagged api sn, castrol edge, dexos, dexos1, dexos2, GM, gm ll-0-25, lnf, mobil 1, mobil 1 european car formula, mobil1

Life After Neat Desktop (for Mac or Windows)

Published by Christopher Price on April 4, 2016 | 132 Responses

My favorite (free!) document management system… just got discontinued. But it’s still the best out there, so grab it while you can!

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Posted in Apple, Computing & Internet, Software Tagged aio, document management, neat, neat company, neat desk, neatworks, ocr, pdf, scanning

When the bed breaks – Mattress Warranty Claims (Part 1)

Published by Christopher Price on March 31, 2016 | Leave a response

Several months ago, I could tell my mattress was giving out. It had an inch-long dent in it… at least. Being a savvy consumer, I remembered that I had a ten-year warranty. This should be easy, right?

Um, no. Welcome to the world of mattress warranty claims.

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Posted in Retail

Make Your Own Pollen / Cabin Air Filter

Published by Christopher Price on March 26, 2016 | Leave a response

GM thought I might be more likely to buy a Corvette, if my roadster lacked a pollen air filter. Seriously, read on for the backstory. Also: How to craft a cabin air filter for your existing car that lacks one too!

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Posted in Articles Tagged allergies, cabin air filter, filter, GM, pollen, pollen air filter, Pontiac, saturn, sky, solstice

Mobil 1 ESP vs Mobil 1 European Car Formula – Close, But Not The Same

Published by Christopher Price on March 13, 2016 | 2 Responses

A follow up to my article on Thursday about how automakers give different oil recommendations for the same car on different continents.

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Posted in Articles Tagged dexos, dexos2, european car formula, GM, lnf, mobil, mobil 1, mobil 1 esp, oil, opel

Explaining Why the Opel GT Can Use 5W-40 and the Saturn Sky / Pontiac Solstice Can’t (But They Really Can)

Published by Christopher Price on March 10, 2016 | 4 Responses

Why were we told not to use 5w-40 oil? And why would you want to? The devil, as it usually does, lies in the details. And this is far from the first time this has happened.

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Posted in Car & Automotive, GM, Pontiac Tagged 0w-40, 5w-40, corvette, dexos, dexos1, dexos2, epa, gm-ll-a-025, kappa, mpg, oil, opel gt, pontiac solstice, saturn sky, sky red line, solstice gxp

The Surface Wireless Cover Bluetooth Adapter Li-ion Conversion Kickstarter… Well, okay, not a Kickstarter. Yet.

Published by Christopher Price on March 9, 2016 | 11 Responses

Putting tongue firmly in cheek, hopefully to accomplish something.

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Posted in Computing & Internet, Microsoft Tagged bluetooth, Microsoft, surface, surface pro, type cover, type cover 3, Wireless Adapter for Typing Covers
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