Re: [MBZ] OT: Transcoding LPs to Digital

On Dec 5, 2014 8:27 PM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" wrote: > > Could be legit. I wonder if rubber cement would work or if the solvent would eat the record. Maybe liquid latex? Its pretty benign stuff. This cat says wood glue, I've heard that before also: http://120studio.com/vinylcleaning.htm Be

Re: [MBZ] Sat morning fun

On Dec 6, 2014 12:16 PM, "Rich Thomas via Mercedes" wrote: > > I got a built-up 350 in the garage, that would work. Wait, what? Did you lose a car? Forgive me if I'm way behind. Best, Tim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebe

Re: [MBZ] OT: Secure Storage, was Transcoding LPs to Digital

> > Thanks Don for the synchronicity tip and Tim for the heads up about online > storage. Is the online storage a problem with linux also? I am assuming > so because most of the web servers are linux. > Oh, sorry, in the context I meant "online" as in "always connected", not as in over the inter

Re: [MBZ] OT: Transcoding LPs to Digital

On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 7:27 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > For what it's worth, Sansa portable audio players, and BlackBerry phones > are able to play FLAC files. > (Another excellent reason to ditch Android and Apple). > I've played FLAC on Android. I normally us

Re: [MBZ] OT: Transcoding LPs to Digital

On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 1:59 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Not that I know, but then again, I buy enterprise grade drives for my > RAIDs. I guess the consumer grade stuff could be wonky like that. > Enterprise grade fails too, but shipping mixes them up so customer

Re: [MBZ] OT: Secure Storage, was Transcoding LPs to Digital

On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 11:23 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > I copy (via automatic program) all changes to the folders I'm interested in > (photos, documents, music, etc.) from the primary disk to a second disk in > the PC, then again to an external disk. and on one of our PCs, to a second > ext

Re: [MBZ] TV options

On Nov 29, 2014 2:09 AM, "M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > difference. Wound up getting an open box 24" Insignia 1080 job for $80 > (nice picture!), so if you're near a BB, stop by in person. They usually You can usually see open box items online, though of co

Re: [MBZ] OT 2014 hottest year on record (except maybe the USA)

On Nov 21, 2014 1:17 PM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" wrote: > > I feel like the right has done itself a disservice by claiming that global warming is a myth. They could accurately claim that man-made causes of global warming is a myth but the earth is warming and sea levels are rising but to say t

Re: [MBZ] Batteries

On Nov 20, 2014 2:12 PM, "Craig via Mercedes" . > > Is that the case across the U.S.? Sam's is still < $120 with a three year warranty, at least here in NC. Best, Tim > Thanks, > > > Craig > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://ww

Re: [MBZ] car shake at idle

On Nov 18, 2014 4:32 PM, "Rich Thomas via Mercedes" wrote: > > Excellent suggestions. I think I have a set of new mounts I got with the other SD so can take them next week when I see the car again. Can also order a shock and I guess check the other items. > > I don't look forward to dealing with

Re: [MBZ] Craig's New Ride

On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 7:54 PM, OK Don wrote: > Where are you getting those numbers? I just found the base TDI Passat at > $26,825 on www.vw.com. My SE with mandatory hole in the roof is listed as > $28,840 now, about the same as I paid in 2012. > vw.com, models, Passat, detailed, "as pictured

Re: [MBZ] Craig's New Ride

On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 12:22 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: > > Curt has a $1500 Jetta TDI. > Ah! Well, yes, used is usually cheaper than new. :) Best, Tim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or cha

Re: [MBZ] Craig's New Ride

On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 6:13 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > We almost never see more than $0.50 spread which considering how much more > you spent on your Prius than I spent on the Jetta will but a helluva lot of > fuel... > I'm curious how you arrive at this conc

Re: [MBZ] Website Launch Announcement: FCPEuro.com

On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > They charge exactly double for a brake booster line compared to Autohaus > AZ. But you'll have to order a new one from Autohaus if the first one doesn't work.* I've used FCP a number of times, mos

Re: [MBZ] To the veterans

Adding my "ditto". A very sincere thanks to all of you for your willingness to serve for the rest of us. Sincerely, Tim On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 3:28 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:48:46 -0600 Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > > +1 (me too) thank you guys. > >

[MBZ] Fwd: Car delivery jobs?

On Nov 9, 2014 6:56 PM, "WILTON via Mercedes" wrote: > > Unemployed, 54-year-old son, (former land surveyor, welder, restaurant > cook) who lives near Spring Hope, NC, (40 miles or so east of Raleigh, NC) > is needing a job badly; unemployed for a year now since the restaurant > where he worked c

Re: [MBZ] (no subject)

On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 3:45 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I swear that gingko boosts mental quickness. Been taking it for years. I > My anecdote, ginkgo gave me headaches. So in my opinion it destroys minds. :) ObScienceOnTheThing: http://nccam.nih.gov/r

Re: [MBZ] Cold weather

On Nov 6, 2014 6:50 AM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" wrote: > > I get a kick out of people down here who are "freezing to death" when it drops below 50F. When I worked at an elementary school and it was in the 50s or colder, it was fun to watch the kids come in with their parkas, hats and mittens.

Re: [MBZ] *BEST OFFER*: Selling Mercedes Benz 1983 300D Turbo Diesel w/202K - Westchester County New York

On Nov 2, 2014 7:40 PM, "Mitch Haley via Mercedes" wrote: > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > >> He said they had a few members who donated nice older cars that brought very little, and the donors were not happy about it. > > > It's a Mercedes, by golly. Expect them to sell it for $500-2000 in a

Re: [MBZ] ?

! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as s

Re: [MBZ] OT - New computer, switching keyboards

On Oct 25, 2014 10:17 AM, "WILTON via Mercedes" wrote: > > Well, I don't really have it solved. I'm still where I was when I asked the question - I don't know what features I may be missing by using the old keyboard, and still can't see the new one well enough to use it easily. BTW, You might no

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Just leave it out there, but enable security. WPA for sure, as WEP has > been compromised for years. Change the admin account credentials to > something secure. Use good password practices (8 character min

Re: [MBZ] OT internet in the sticks

On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 1:04 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > So 10 years ago at Okie acres 1, I had a wireless internet provider that > ran 1mbps. After the trees grew up I could not get the signal anymore and > they came out with excede, which was super fast b

Re: [MBZ] White Whale - Thar she blows!

On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 9:43 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Anyone have the cooling system pressure tester to loan? > Autozone has one they will "loan" (i.e. sell and return, up to 90 days I think). The included cap fits. I have run with it on, not sure whether

Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 11:22 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I'm betting it's a "pay up front and we're betting you forget or never > come back" sort of thing. > > I can't see anything unique about the process that would make theirs last > longer. No matter who is do

Re: [MBZ] Headlight Lens Restoration

On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > What Rich says. > > I have used the 3M kit for doing it by hand on the wife's 2005 Mazda 6 and > the results are acceptable. Just realize that once the plastic starts > breaking down there really little you

Re: [MBZ] Source for Bumper Cover

On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 11:49 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Need a front bumper cover for the S420. I've seen a few on eBay, but they > all have the Parktronic sensor holes in them. None of the local > "recyclers" have any, either, although for as cheap as these ap

Re: [MBZ] OT: Transferring long videos from my Android cellphone to computer

On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 6:45 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote: > I had an LG bar phone that was only able to hook/synch to winblows. Sucks > to use with a mac. I worked around it by doing blutooth to get at photos > and to load the media files. The iphone is a dream on a mac > This has all gotten a

Re: [MBZ] OBD2 scan tool

On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 6:27 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Exactly. > If you have a wifi OBD reader does that mean you can't connect using a wifi AP (e.g. a mifi or the like) at the same time? I admit I've never tried to have two wifi connections at the same time o

Re: [MBZ] The White Whale - soon to be sighted in the CHS area again

On Oct 4, 2014 9:06 AM, "Meade Dillon via Mercedes" wrote: > > Mark Blevins in Columbia SC offers > injector cleaning/testing/balancing for $20 per injector; he found that two > of the injector bodies were cracked, so I had to source two more used Bummer, sorry about that. If you want your non-i

Re: [MBZ] Selling 1983 300D Help dertemining price!

On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I'd lean toward $2k depending on the rust. Last year when I bought my TDI > I found that you couldn't get much car for $1500 anymore. About the lowest > price I saw for anything running and driving was $2,

Re: [MBZ] Becker BE 1480 Cassette plays but the silence is deafening

On Sep 29, 2014 7:44 PM, "Mountain Man" wrote: > > http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/b/6290123011 > not portable but probably could be used 12VDC? Now that is cool. Looks like it is powerful enough to squash annoying radio stations for quite a distance, from the reviews. The cheap ones are just

Re: [MBZ] Becker BE 1480 Cassette plays but the silence is deafening

On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 10:43 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Tim wrote: > > I'm not trying to start a war on the concept of international trade, just > > trying to help out with a situation I've been through. > > It's not against the okiebenz rules to delve in to i

Re: [MBZ] Becker BE 1480 Cassette plays but the silence is deafening

On Sep 28, 2014 6:36 PM, "MountainMan via Mercedes" wrote: > > Some schmuck like Romney/Rounder/Gates/Jobs makes the millions > sourcing chink products we want and pay pennies - they reap profits. You know, on eBay you can source directly from China/Taiwan/Korea. > I'm afraid my only use for eba

Re: [MBZ] Becker BE 1480 Cassette plays but the silence is deafening

On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 6:13 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > If a tape had previously jammed I doubt the cassette would engage/eject, > play in fw/reverse, and FF and RW to memory. Peraps I just need to run a > cassette head cleaner? > Hard to say, usually the head doesn't engage (and certainly

Re: [MBZ] Becker BE 1480 Cassette plays but the silence is deafening

On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > buttons but they have no effect. Any ideas what might be the cause of this > problem? > Is the head engaging when the cassette goes down? Maybe it got forced back when someone tried to recover a st

Re: [MBZ] OT: Cheap IR Camera

On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 12:06 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 10:29:44 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Can't you just disassemble a digital camera and take the IR filter out? > > \So, if you can get the IR filter out of a digital camera, that should > work as wel

[MBZ] OT: Cheap IR Camera

I read this review of a neat little 206x156 IR camera, yours for only $199. This is rather shockingly cheaper than I've seen such a gadget before, but according to the review it works reasonably. He has a nice video of his car (appears to be an Infiniti, hence OT) warming up. http://www.androidp

Re: [MBZ] OT: My website

On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 11:49 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > For what I do (and you too I'd suspect) 1&1 is entirely sufficient. I > don't send emails from my webhost which I guess is a problem for some. Its > super cheap, I think I pay $18 or $20 a year... > I ju

Re: [MBZ] Linux (was Re: Classic car "lock, stock and mac")

On Sep 3, 2014 7:36 PM, "Craig via Mercedes" wrote: > > I had been using an EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR Geforce 8600gt 256mb 128-bit, but > got tired of rebuilding the NVidia proprietary driver each time the > kernel changed, so I removed the card and am using the on-board graphics > adaptor (an integrate

Re: [MBZ] Coolpad 7" smartphone

On Aug 30, 2014 11:54 PM, "Archer75--- via Mercedes" wrote: > > I need the biggest smartphone screen available. Currently looking at a Coolpad with a 7" screen. It's made by a major Chinese manufacturer and their phones are supposedly number three in popularity in China. (Favorable article in Fo

Re: [MBZ] Two weeks with the MotoX

On Aug 30, 2014 12:20 PM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" wrote: > > I've played with swipe type a little but while its neat I don't know if I'll ever really get into it. I became a total Swype convert when I realized I was able to "type" without looking at the keyboard. By starting in the general a

Re: [MBZ] Sale on Bluetooth OBD2 Diagnostic Scan Tool - Android Only

On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 10:17 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I am looking at Torque v. DashCommand. Both apparently require buying > "sub-apps" for each vehicle or vehicle type or something to get all the > data streams? I would want to run the app on my 2000 Subu

Re: [MBZ] Sale on Bluetooth OBD2 Diagnostic Scan Tool - Android Only

On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 9:36 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > My Suburban is acting up, finally threw a code last night so now I can try > to fix it. In doing some research I found these cheepcheep unit for either > Android ($8 or so) and IOS (more like $20) and this

Re: [MBZ] Cars available

On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:34 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I am still working on this farm deal and need to raise some more cash for > the move. I am fixing to crush about 10 cars unless somebody needs them. > Some of them have good engines, tons of good par

Re: [MBZ] 300/350SDL

On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 1:55 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: > Tim, what's the latest with the 300/350SDL? > It's been sleeping for several months, I kept having to ferry the kids during summer. The kids go back to school next week so hopefully things will calm down. It's been almost a year - t

Re: [MBZ] OT: On Attaboys

On Aug 21, 2014 4:40 AM, "Fmiser via Mercedes" wrote: > > Yeah. But it can be overdone too. One thing I find worse than > silence is an "attaboy" for every little task especially when it's > doled out without merit by someone without a clue. Hand them out Hey, nice job expressing your concerns

Re: [MBZ] Web Editor

On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 6:19 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > I started to use it for the build log for my Tailwind amateur built > experimental aircraft, and didn't find it all that user friendly for what I > want to do. I guess I should find a tutorial or something, but I thought I > could just

Re: [MBZ] Web Editor

On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 5:56 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I was wondering if anyone here has used Wordpress for putting a web site > together. It looks like it's pretty user friendly and it's platform > agnostic for the most part as well, since everything takes pla

Re: [MBZ] MX Record Help

On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 9:45 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yeah, I got it sorted out by changing back to the MX server address at > 1and1. All seems to be well at this point. > Ah, that explains my results in reply to Craig. > The real rub is the proper sequence

Re: [MBZ] MX Record Help

On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 5:09 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > As one might expect, when the DNS changes propagated, it broke my mail, > > as the MX records didn't match in DNS. > [cronet@usencorzimd3c nfstests]$ dig penoff.com any ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;penoff.com.IN ANY

Re: [MBZ] MX Record Help

On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 4:27 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > In other words, how would they resolve my domain name to my personal > account? > They don't, and they never did. You were using a "mail forwarding" service before. It captured mail to your address, stuck

Re: [MBZ] Munich considers dumping Linux for Windows!

On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 7:49 AM, Archer75--- via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The German city of Munich, which famously adopted Linux and open source > across its operations, may be about to reverse that decision. > > German newspaper /Süddeutsche/ reports

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win7 SP1

On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 12:41 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: > Tim Crone wrote: > > On Aug 17, 2014 9:50 AM, "Mitch Haley via Mercedes" < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com > wrote: >> > >> > My laptop has been sluggish lately, and somehow it lost bluetooth >> capability, so I did

Re: [MBZ] Reworked Web Site

On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 7:51 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I am looking at a couple of current HTML editors that do a much better > job, with which I will redraft the web site, keeping a lot of the points > you made in mind. > To echo Philip, I can't view the site

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win7 SP1

On Aug 17, 2014 9:50 AM, "Mitch Haley via Mercedes" wrote: > > My laptop has been sluggish lately, and somehow it lost bluetooth capability, so I did a 'minimal factory restore' (I forgot how much stuff came with that, maybe I should have dug up my Windows disk and done a true clean install). Eve

Re: [MBZ] OT: Sacrilege

On Aug 11, 2014 2:22 PM, "Rich Thomas via Mercedes" wrote: > > I think there was also a state rebate of some sort that was a matter of controversy, in addition to the fed rebate. My manager just leased a Leaf for $278/month, with a $2000 down payment (paid in trade). He is very happy with it. N

Re: [MBZ] Craigslist Search

On Aug 10, 2014 4:10 PM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" wrote: > > Got them. I was looking for something for my Mac Pro. If you subscribe to the craigslist RSS feeds for your searches, you can accomplish this with any number of RSS readers. If you use a hosted service like Feedly, you can sync between

Re: [MBZ] OT - electric vehicle

On Aug 1, 2014 9:19 PM, "OK Don via Mercedes" wrote: > > a claimed top speed of about 217mph and would accelerate from zero to 62mph That's not unreasonable for an electric car. Of course you are paying for that in range, but I gather it is a lot of fun... :) > seconds. Nanoflowcell, its German

Re: [MBZ] OK Don

On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 3:45 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I *think* the one I'd use is the Straight Talk one though, its similar > money and they don't spam the crap out of your email. I was also very > unhappy with how un-straightforward Freedom Pop's website is

Re: [MBZ] WARNING! DANGER!

On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 2:15 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > You have been warned! > > http://jalopnik.com/i-really-should-hate-this-retro-ized- > mercedes-more-1614591457 Facebook reports: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.503846126364257.1073741854.4548574

Re: [MBZ] What a day...

On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 11:26 AM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Fri, 1 Aug 2014 08:15:49 -0700 Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > All in all a simple oil change took just over 4 hours... > > It's frustrating when that happens, but congratulations on getting it all > done. > Indeed, cong

Re: [MBZ] Another Prospect, or How I Alienated A Potential Seller

On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 1:17 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: > "Melt in place." ;<) > In fairness, if you're going to say they "advance" then it makes sense to say they "retreat". ... Best, Tim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.

Re: [MBZ] Republic wireless

On Jul 14, 2014 12:35 PM, "Curt Raymond" wrote: > > Forgive my ignorance, I brought my iPhone to my Verizon plan, does that mean I'm locked into a contract? If you can upgrade, you are probably not on contract. You won't get into contract again until you leave and return, or buy a new phone. >

Re: [MBZ] Republic wireless

On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 11:26 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: > I didn't mean to go offlist, good catch. > T-mobile IIRC uses the AT&T network which my wife has been reasonably > happy with. Actually it looks like just by switching to t-mobile I could > save $30/mo while getting 1GB more data than I have

Re: [MBZ] Republic wireless

On Jul 13, 2014 3:27 PM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" wrote: > > Who was it that had Republic wireless? I don't, but multiple friends have recommended it. It is local (Cary NC) but I've never actually met anyone who works for them. > I've been thinking of making the switch, which phone do you ha

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