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DIY ERV (Energy Recovery System)
Today: 7/31/23 Hi all, I’m about to embark on an adventure in ERV (Energy Recovery System) installation! Since we had our siding updated, our home ‘envelope’ is now much tighter and more energy efficient. That means indoor air quality has been noticeably going downhill for us, and we need to do something about it soon.…
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We Converted Our House From Gas To Electric
It was a 4-year process that began back in 2017 when we bought this cute little house. One of the first things we did after buying the house was to get rid of the old hot water tank. At that time, we weren’t thinking that far ahead – we just needed a new water tank…
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Little Tech Spec
Epic! digital library for kids seems to be working out great on my kid’s new device. She uses it on her school computer and tells me her teacher is able to put new books in her Epic “mailbox”. So, then I downloaded the app to my phone thinking I could just do that too and…
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Redirect “add to cart” from specific category
Between sketching on the playground with my toddler (more on that below code), I spend a fair bit of time staring at code. I’d probably spend a lot less time if I wasn’t such a noob, and it took me forever to figure out this Woocommerce problem I’d been having. If you’re trying to redirect…
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When Your Job Interview Was Just a Scam
I went through an entire interview with a scammer. It felt so real, and I really wanted it to be real. The interview itself took three and a half hours – time I could have otherwise used to turn salvaged pallet wood into something more useful. Some of you might be thinking, ‘why are you giving…
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Typogram, Typography, or Calligram?
I’m making a series of animal illustrations by using only words and letters, and I was really confused as to what to call the genre. So far, I’ve found three words that sound like they should mean the same thing, and when Googled, yield similar results. I thought it might be important in posting my items for…
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Descriptions in Woocommerce Shop Page
Adding descriptions to your Woocommerce Shop Page: Open your FTP client Make a new folder and place in your child theme. Name it “woocommerce” Copy the file “content-product.php” from ‘wp-content > plugins > woocommerce > templates’ to your new “woocommerce” folder. add this line: add_action(‘woocommerce_after_shop_loop_item_title’,’woocommerce_template_single_excerpt’, under where it says <?php Done. I didn’t need an excerpt…
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M4R to iPhone Ringtone
How Turn Your Custom .m4r Files Into An iPhone Ringtone In 4 Steps You’ve gotten to this page because you just dropped a bunch of $$$ on a new iPhone and have spent hours (possibly days) trying to get ringtones onto that stupid, bleeping, bleepidy-bleep iPhone. If you’re traditionally a PC Microsoft-type person like me,…
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Elements Of Creating An Adult Coloring Book
Here’s what I’ve learned from self publishing via Amazon’s Createspace: Look at what’s popular. When I started, the most popular books included mandalas, cats, and the famous “Secret Garden”. But, trends are always changing. Knowing what’s hot can help guide you towards a theme you might consider creating, but I don’t think there’s a huge need to stick to trendy…