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Where to buy vintage computers

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 11:00:13 +0000

Collecting vintage computers can be fun. I also personally think it’s great that people are interested in preserving that history. Where to buy vintage computers hasn’t changed much over the years. It just may take a bit more work than

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Commodore 64 common questions and answers

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 11:00:23 +0000

I hear a lot of questions about the Commodore 64 over and over again. Many of them don’t warrant a single blog post. So here’s a list of Commodore 64 common questions and their answers. If you want to know

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Tin buildings for train layouts

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 12:00:52 +0000

When it comes to trains, I prefer older ones made of tin, rather than plastic. And I like tin buildings too. Any time I open a magazine featuring someone’s train layouts, the buildings all look the same. I want something

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Estate sale tips for buyers

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 11:00:17 +0000

I talked earlier this week about garage sales, but what about estate sale tips for buyers? The overall strategy is similar, but there are definitely tips that apply specifically to estate sales. Simply put, shopping at estate sales can save

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Garage sale tips and tricks for buyers

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 11:00:09 +0000

I am a garage sale pro. Over the course of a decade, I attended thousands of garage sales, saved thousands of dollars buying things for my own use, and made tens of thousands of dollars reselling my loot (yes, I

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Tips on buying used stuff

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 05 Jun 2014 11:00:43 +0000

I just found a Lifehacker piece on buying used stuff without getting ripped off. I have plenty of experience in this area. The key, I think, is to deal in person, and test as much functionality as you can before

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Kickin’ my wireless oldskool, WRT54G-style

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 11:00:24 +0000

I found a couple of old Linksys WRT54G routers and decided to load DD-WRT on them. The first one, an abandoned-by-Linksys WRT54GS model, gave me some trouble, which led me to buying a TP-Link unit to run DD-WRT on. The

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Don’t build a drill press out of PVC pipe

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:00:18 +0000

This past weekend, Lifehacker posted instructions for building a makeshift drill press out of PVC pipe. Although the finished contraption looks kind of cool, it’s not something you want to build yourself. My drill press cost me $40. It’s far

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Something that shouldn’t be there

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 11:00:39 +0000

I was standing in line to get a number for an estate sale this weekend–they’re what I do–and found myself standing a couple of people behind someone who talks too much. I think some people talk because they want affirmation,

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Teleworking on the cheap

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 19:08:11 +0000

As I’ve mentioned recently, my new job allows me to work from home one day per week. They provide me a laptop to take home, but that’s it. If I want other hardware, I have to provide it. Fortunately for

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