Repairing my laptop's power cord

Recently my computer’s power cord has started acting up. It has been exhibiting all the signs of a short circuit at the point that it flexes most, just at the end of the cord.

New inner tie rod for the Subaru

Soon after I purchased my Subaru, I noticed that the right side inner tie rod boot (aka bellows) was broken. I put a temporary repair on it, and promptly forgot about it. Well, 8 months later I started to hear a noise when while turning the steering wheel, and I was reminded of my “temporary” solution.

The front of the car is jacked up and put on jack stands, and the right side wheel is removed. You can see my super classy garbage-bag-and-duct-tape temporary fix.

Tire mounting at home - part 3: balancing

In the last two installments, I showed you how I dismount and mount tires on my homemade equipment. While that’s all fine and dandy, it’s of no use without balancing that newly installed tire, unless: a) you’re not planning on exceeding 80kph or b) you are trying to avoid the dentist by rattling all your teeth free from your head.