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Kawasaki Mule 4010 Won’t Start? Try this simple FREE fix first

Sunday, 2025.12.21 J.D. H. Leave a comment

This Simple “Shifter Fix” Might Help You! If you turn the key on your Kawasaki Mule 4010 and get nothing: no click, no crank, just dead silence… don’t rush to order a new starter just yet. While a dead battery or a bad solenoid are common suspects, the real culprit can sometimes be much simpler: your Mule may not realize it is truly in Neutral. The Kawasaki owner’s manual specifically identifies this “no starting effort” symptom and points toward three

How to Set Up WAN Video Generation on Windows 11 with LoRA [Wan2gp]

Sunday, 2025.12.14 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Wan2GP install on Windows 11 [tips and potential fixes] I recently needed to setup Wan2GP for a client project and if you’ve got an NVIDIA GPU with decent VRAM and want to get into AI video generation, WAN (Wan2.1/2.2) models are currently some of the best open-source options available. Here’s my guide to getting it running on Windows, including the gotchas I ran into along the way. What You’ll Need Your Two Main Options Option 1: Wan2GP (Recommended for Most

How to Enable the File Gallery in WAN2GP/WanGP [SOLVED]

Saturday, 2025.12.13 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Quick Fix: How to Enable the File Gallery in WanGP If you’ve been using WAN2GP/WanGP (specifically v9.81 by DeepBeepMeep), you know it’s a powerful tool for generation—but managing your outputs can be a hassle if the Gallery tab is missing. I recently ran into an issue where the File Gallery plugin seemed to be installed, but the actual “Gallery” tab was nowhere to be found in the top menu. After a bit of troubleshooting, I found the fix is incredibly

Alienware / RTX 5090 Laptop — Quick Spec Dump (Reference)

Saturday, 2025.12.13 J.D. H. Leave a comment

I lucked into a super deal on this laptop (in-store only) about three months before RAM prices started getting crazy, and my wife was awesome enough to pick it up for me at Micro Center while she was in the city. 🙌 So far it’s been an absolute beast: coding, compiling, LLMs, image generation, and basically anything else I’ve thrown at it without breaking a sweat. It lives on my desk most of the time, but it’s pretty great being

AMD APU (CPU+GPU) Review: From 7840U to the Monster “Strix Halo” 395 AI Max+

Saturday, 2025.11.29 J.D. H. Leave a comment

I’ve been getting some comments lately about the current state of AMD’s mobile processors. It’s a bit of a jungle out there with the naming schemes (looking at you, AMD marketing department 😉), so I wanted to put together a guide as I regularly use these CPUs/APUs in my daily work. Specifically, we are looking at the evolution from the popular “Thin & Light” 7840U (like in my trusty T14) all the way up to the beast, the Ryzen AI

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How to Disable the “You Are Currently Being Recorded” Message on Wyze Cam

Friday, 2025.07.25 J.D. H. Leave a comment

🔇 How to Disable the “You Are Currently Being Recorded” Message on Wyze Cam OG and OG Telephoto (Yes, that overly dramatic voice can finally take a hike) If you’ve recently picked up a Wyze Cam OG (or the OG Telephoto), you may have noticed a feature that’s… let’s say less than stealthy. When the camera detects motion, a robotic voice announces: “You are currently being recorded.” 😬 Uh, thanks Wyze, but I’m trying to monitor, not startle the deer,

ECOFLOW Delta Ultra Pro (DPU) solar (PV) input specs

Thursday, 2025.07.24 J.D. H. Leave a comment

High-PV Input 80-450V⎓15A Max, 4000W Max(450V max VOC) Low-PV Input 30-150V⎓15A Max, 1600W Max(150V max VOC) PV Input Short-circuit Current 23A Total max PV input (high + low) = 5600W Max

Ecoflow Delta Ultra Pro replacement AC cable

Monday, 2025.02.17 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Tripp Lite P034-008 Power Cord Review: A Budget-Friendly Ecoflow Delta Ultra Pro Charging Cable Alternative If you own an Ecoflow Delta Ultra Pro and need an extra AC charging cable, you may have noticed that Ecoflow’s official replacements are expensive. Fortunately, the Tripp Lite P034-008 Heavy Duty Power Cord is a perfect alternative at a fraction of the cost. ⭐⭐⭐⭐Current pricing here as of ⭐⭐⭐⭐ While it may look similar to a standard PC power supply cable, don’t be fooled—the