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Toyota Touch - USB Disk Format

Struggling to get your Toyota Touch to recognise your USB drive? Format your USB drive as Master Boot Record and use a FAT16 or FAT32 file system.

Another Adventure

It seems once one giant insurmountable self-imposed ordeal is finished, another quickly follows.

Plastic Defects in Joby GorrilaPods

Megan took out her Joby GorrilaPod flexible tripod for the first time in a few months. When she picked it up and moved one of the flexible legs, it pulled away in her hand.

Metal Studs and TV Mounts

Mounting our television onto our internal wall took more time and effort than expected. Our internal walls have metal studs and thus defy traditional advice aimed at wood studs or brick walls.

Malevolence

On Monday, two men attempted to burgle our apartment while I was home.

What S Numbers Mean For Safety Footwear

I wear boots and I prefer steel toe capped boots. Recently I bought my first pair online sight unseen.

YouTube Content ID Abuse

Abuse of YouTube’s Content ID is frustrating.

Whirlwind Through Our Schedules

I have learnt that with French strikes, it is better to wait and see before cancelling plans.

Gingerbread Biscuits Filmed

We filmed the making of our gingerbread snowflake biscuits. Watch the four minute short film and find out what it takes to make these tasty treats.

Sarracenia and Bee

This evening we watched a bee being eaten by a sarracenia. A sarracenia is a carnivorous plant and one sits on our kitchen table to help keep down the number of flies.