How to fix any garage door remote control hard to trigger to open and closed

This may fix any garage door remote control, and maybe other remote control also that uses the rubber button or push button. In my case, I have a Genie garage door and one of the remote control is working fine. The other one doesn't. I found out the contact rubber that trigger the circuit to send a signal open and close was dirty. So I clean it up with a cotton swap and some rubbing alcohol and voila, back to normal. Ensure your remote control is not damaged like water, or drop and cracked, Read more [...]

Don’t buy universal garage remote control until you know your unit code

The code I'm talking about here is the transmitter and receiver. There are two types of code, one is fixed and the one is rolling. If you have a garage door opener system that uses fixed code then you're in luck of getting any universal garage door opener remote control replacement. Because it uses fixed code and chances are in the 433mhz. If you have a rolling code garage door opener system then you will not be able to use the fixed code universal replacement remote control. I have not come Read more [...]

Technology Credit Union Non sufficient fund charged mercy?

*** updated 12/30/2015 - Technology Credit Union refunded me the $28, with a warning email indicating that it's the only time they will do it for me, any further charge will not be reversed 🙂   I've made a mistake of miscalculating the deposit of $1000 fund availability to my Bank. In this case, it's Technology credit union, also known as TechCU. As a result I was charged with two $28 NSF fees. It was my mistake, I admitted. However it was just one day, well! mistake is a mistake Read more [...]

Paypal Cash Back rewards changes as of February 1, 2016

Just in case you missed this email from Paypal. More of for Business account with a Debit Mastercard. I've took advantage of the cash back reward over the past few months for making purchase with Paypal Smartconnect, however this is not appear to be for Paypal Smartconnect, this is actual Paypal account with a debit card. So probably doesn't impact too many people if they're making purchase at all with a Paypal Debit card. Basically negative changes, not beneficial for the users, but probably better Read more [...]

Watch out for Hertz Rental Car toll fees service charge from Platepass

It was a surprised to me when I got a bill for $30 from Platepass. I noticed it link to my rental car with Hertz in San Francisco Bay area. I rented a Jeep for 4 days. I went to San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge once, and I noticed there wasn't a toll person so I can pay the toll, but instead it appears to be automated somehow. The toll maybe $7 or less. However I got charged from Platepass for $30. What a ripped off huh? Well apparently, Hertz partnership with Platepass and somewhere hidden Read more [...]

What is going on with Bitcoin price sky rocketing toward end of 2015?

Well let keep it simple as that and not question eh? It's going up, what else you want to ask? ah ok, why? simple answer, we don't know! 🙂 other than the fact more buy than sell, hopefully people will continue to hold them not getting in and getting out to make a profit. The best time to buy Bitcoin is now? yes, buy bitcoin anytime. Bitcoin in the future will only go up in value. Bitcoin volume is limited and in the past years, and going basis, people misplaced their bitcoin, server crashed, Read more [...]

Ethereum ETH virtual currency coin drop like a rock!

Started yesterday November 25th 2015, Ethereum ETH virtual currency coin drop like a rock from *30 to *25. However a few hours after that, it gained a little bit back. Doesn't look like it will gain much momentum to continue its up trend. I am mining ETH with my GPUs, am I worrying? Absolutely NOT! because it's winter time, and I need heater to heat up my house. The power consumption is the same amount of power I would be paying if I have a heater on, and I need the heater on 24 hours to keep Read more [...]

Ghash.io CEX.io closing down multipool mining and removal of altcoins

Not just Ghash.io CEX.io, but I think many others multipools and others Exchange will be closing down alt coins that are consider as scam. Bitcoin is the only coins that can really be trusted, it's like the USD and EURO currency. Second to Bitcoin is Litecoin (LTC) and third probably Dogecoin. Ghash.io and CEX.io announced today it suspend altcoins and multipools, see message below.   Altcoins Removal and Multipool Suspension Dear user, Please mind that as of 1 Dec, 2015, DVC Read more [...]

Ethereum ETH mining pool ethpool or nanopool?

Short answer is, it's the same, except one pay you twice a day and one pay you when it's time. I started mining Ethereum (ETH) virtual currency coins just a few days ago, five days to be exact. I did some research on it, and trying to find out which pool to mine. I have two 7970 GPU at the moment. One I mine at ethpool.org and one at eth.nanapool.org Both appears to have the same interface layout, website. ethpool.org using win7 64bit 4GB RAM and mine with qtminer.exe, mining at 20mh/s yield Read more [...]