“Fix It” collection
Master the art of household maintenance with practical DIY repair guides for appliances, electronics, and software systems. These tutorials focus on cost-saving troubleshooting techniques and hands-on solutions to keep your home and gadgets running at peak performance.
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View all →February 6, 2017
OneDrive Sync Issues? How To Reset OneDrive for Mac the EASY Way! [UPDATED w/ Video]
Have issues with Microsoft OneDrive for Mac? Sometimes you need to reset OneDrive to fix it. Here is the easy way to reset OneDrive.
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January 23, 2017
How To Replace the Side Mirror of a Hyundai Elantra
This article describes the process how to replace the side mirror of a 2013 Hyundai Elantra (or other model year). There is a video showing of the process.
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October 1, 2016
How To Set the Default Email Client on MacOS High Sierra, Sierra & El Capitan
Wondering how to set the default email client on MacOS Sierra or El Capitan? The steps are easy (but not intuitive). Here's how!
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July 8, 2016
How To Fix MacOS Sierra Beta Blank Screen & Crash After Sleep [Update #3]
How to fix a MacBook Pro 15" Retina running MacOS Sierra (10.12) beta that has issues waking from sleeping - crashes or kernel panics or blanks screens.
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March 28, 2016
How to Bulk or Selectively Delete Music from your iOS Device Easily
How to bulk or selectively delete music from Apple iOS devices when you are running out of space on your iOS device. Tips to save storage.
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March 22, 2016
How to Upgrade a MacBook Pro/Air SSD the EASY Way – TarDisk Pear Review
How to easily upgrade a MacBook Pro/Air SSD hard drive using flash storage solutions called TarDisk Pear 2.0. Review of TarDisk Pear 2.0 & how to install.
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March 15, 2016
How to Set Up OpenVPN with NETGEAR R8500 WiFi Router for Smartphone VPN Connections
How to set up OpenVPN with the NETGEAR WiFi router on a smartphone for secure connectivity on your own private network. Discusses iOS configuration.
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February 18, 2016
How to Set Up & Sync your iTunes Playlist using iCloud Music Library
How to set up and sync your iTunes playlist to automatically copy between connected devices using the iCloud Music Library
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September 16, 2015
Tip: How To Add Attachments in iOS 9 Email
Steps on how to add attachments in iOS 9 email - the process to set up is easy and the benefit to being able to attach files to email is huge!
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August 20, 2015
How To Fix “Information Store Cannot Be Opened” on Outlook, Windows 10 & iCloud
How To Fix “Information Store Cannot Be Opened” on Outlook 2013, Windows 10 & iCloud when trying to access iCloud calendars within Outlook.
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August 7, 2015
How to Find and Fix a Leak in a Pool (Video)
How to find and fix a leak in a pool. Repairing a leak in a pool is pretty easy. This article shows how to find and fix pool leaks and has a how-to video.
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June 29, 2015
How to (Maybe) Fix Yosemite Wi-Fi Issues
A listing of many solutions to try to fix Yosemite (OS X 10.10) Wi-Fi issues as well as issues with WiFi problems on other OS X versions
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