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To all, Have a 2001 Mustang GT and I am working on installing a Dakota Digital Oil Pressure gauge. Working on getting power to the gauge and let me say, I HATE WIRING! I was hoping to not hack into the wiring, would rather use an add a circuit. The problem is the add a circuit is...

Hey all, Still working on the garage and wanted to improve the lighting a bit. I am not looking to go quite as far as some have but I would like to replace the two light fixtures in the garage with fluorescent strips. I am thinking of 48" fixtures but am not sure whether to go with two or...

Any of you in the area going to the International Motorcycle Show this weekend at the Carolina First Center? South Carolina Show Facts - Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows I plan to be there Sunday with my son...

Hey all, Spent the better part of last weekend and nights over the past week clearing out my garage. We have been here 6 years and the garage has been used primarily for storage. I managed to carve out a spot for the Mustang of course :) There is still a long way to go such as lighting...

Hey all, Although they appear to be having some issues with the download site Firefox 3.0 was released today. I managed to upgrade two of my machines before they changed the link back to 2.0.0.14. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ Here is a link to C/Net regarding the download...

Hey all, Looks like Firefox 3.0 has finally been released. Check it out, I have only been running it for a short time but the rumors about it being faster than previous versions appear to be true in what I have seen so far...

Anyone out there been curious about Linux but hesitate thinking it if for gurus only? If you have ever wanted to try it without the commitment of installing it on a machine you can download a LiveCD or a LiveDVD which will allow you to boot Linux without actually installing it on your machine...

I hope all you guys out there in states with primaries/caucuses will get out and vote today. If you are voting Democrat things are tight and every vote will count. If you are a Republican well, Huckabee could use every vote he can get to save some face ;) This is not a political post, just...

Guys, My son wants a paintball marker and gear for Xmas. He has been begging for some kind of gun all year and has been looking at airsoft, pellet, bbguns and paintball. I have done some looking around and asking questions and think I have settled on a Spyder VS1. I was looking for...

Hey guys, I know there are some here from Greenville and the surrounding areas. I live in Clemson but I work in Greenville and I need a new PDR guy. The one I trusted and have been going to for years has moved to Florida. I have already had one bad experience with a new guy and was hoping to...

My 2001 Mustang just passed 100K miles today on the way to work. Was going to bring in a camera but I forgot in the shuffle this morning to get the kids out the door and off to school. Anyway I just have to say that this car has been a faithful workhorse every day I have owned her. I have...

Hey all, I have been using Norton/Symantec products for as long as I can remember to protect my PCs but I think I am at my wits end with Symantec. I am looking at going with another Internet Security Suite and I should probably bite my tongue but I think I am going to go with Microsoft Live...

Hey all, Just curious how many of you guys out there run Linux and if you do what distros? I have been a Red Hat guy for many years and run Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 on one machine and the latest test release of Fedora 7 on another. Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop redhat.com...

The rest of the article can be found here... Ford Quality is on Par with Toyota and Nissan? Ford Quality is on Par with Toyota and Nissan? (The Torque Report) Here is another article for fellow Ford guys out there as well. Ford is the UK's "Most Trusted" Automaker?! Ford is the UK's...

Hey all, I have been with Sprint for probably close to 15 years now and my latest contract just ran out and I have been getting the nagging calls from them trying to get me on another 2 year commitment. I don't want to debate providers here, I have been with Sprint for a long time because I...