How to Replace Weather Stripping on Pella Casement Windows

March 28, 2012

Drafts around the sides of the Pella casement window are usually an indication that the weatherstripping requires replacement. The weatherstripping is inside the jamb on each side of the opening. It is a vinyl plastic bead, much like what you see holding glass in place on Pella storm doors. Replacing weatherstripping on Pella casement windows is a matter of unsnapping the old and pressing in a new piece. Replacement weatherstrip for the Pella line is available at Lowe’s.

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How to Sync FileMaker & QuickBooks on a Mac

March 27, 2012

FileMaker, which is a database solution for small business, can be used to document business details such as jobs, contacts and customer information that are not covered in QuickBooks. FileMaker, developed by an Apple subsidiary, is useful for custom invoicing, while QuickBooks handles important general aspects of accounting. The two programs can be integrated on a Mac using Parallels and plug-in software such as 123Sync.

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How to Fix Glitter Glue Problems

March 27, 2012

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How to Connect Two Sticks Together With Only Rubber Bands

March 27, 2012

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PHP MySQL UTF8 Problems

March 24, 2012

Before the Unicode standard, using special characters or letters from foreign languages meant switching between several different character sets. The convenience, however, is of little use to you if your PHP scripts won’t correctly display text that is formatted with Unicode or your mySQL database won’t accept Unicode text. Changing your formatting configurations will resolve these issues.

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How to Make a Power-Up in Brick in Visual Basic

March 24, 2012

Visual basic is a common programming language used in a variety of applications. The language can be used in Lego Mindstorms robotics kits to create various applications. These kits come with programmable computers known as "bricks" that control the robots. The software for these kits can be programmed to create a power-up or start-up program for the robot.

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The Best TV Tuners for FIOS

March 23, 2012

The term FiOS refers to a number of Internet and television services delivered over fiber optic cable, whose transfer speed makes possible high-definition television quality. A TV tuner card allows you to access your cable subscription on your computer, but only a handful of companies produce cards capable of working with the FiOS signal as of February 2012.

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Problems Locating Downloads From BitLord

March 23, 2012

BitLord is an application that allows you to download files using a file-sharing protocol called BitTorrent. You can use a downloaded file immediately after getting to its download location. Downloaded files can be located using BitLord itself. Checking inside hidden folders or moving downloaded torrents to a new location can also help you locate files downloaded via BitLord.

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Will Thermal Sublimation Transfers Work on a Kodak 1400 Printer?

March 23, 2012

The Kodak Professional 1400 digital photo printer uses a ribbon-based dye sublimation process to transfer ink to paper. This process is similar to the one professional garment printers use to transfer images to cotton and polyester garments. Kodak’s printer, however, is designed to output digital photos onto paper. It requires special treatment to print a thermal transfer and might produce inconsistent or very poor results.

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How to Flash a BenQ Drive With IXtreme 1.71

March 22, 2012

If you experience issues while playing games on your Xbox 360 console, one solution is to upgrade its DVD drive’s firmware. Xbox 360 consoles can contain DVD drives produced by different manufacturers, depending on the console’s generation. If your console contains a drive manufactured by BenQ, you can upgrade it by using a dedicated utility, known as JungleFlasher and loading the iXtreme firmware into it. IXtreme is a collection of firmware files. Users need to use JungleFlasher to actually load the firmware into the drive’s ROM.

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