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garmin drivesmart 76, four months later

Thu 2025 Apr 24

garmin drivesmart 76 gps navigator

I talked about the vintage Garmin 200 series earlier this week, so I figured I might as well give a report on what I'm using currently.

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people are still using 2008 gps navigation?
Tue 2025 Apr 22

garmin nuvi 205 gps navigator

Above is a Garmin nuvi 205 GPS navigator, a model released in early 2008. And yes, it's my 205 because I have a collection of Garmin navigators just because I like them. After all, I do use a modern Garmin DriveSmart 76.

What's truly amazing however is how many people are still using the '08 stuff. Why? The answer is interesting.

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the new retro is 2012
Thu 2025 Apr 17

dell latitude e6430

Retro needs an update, and it's 2012.

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windows 10 panic setting in?
Tue 2025 Apr 15

I talked about this at the beginning of the year but want to revisit it. At the time I write this, Microsoft Windows 10 is almost 10 years old, and the time is drawing closer to where 10 will become officially unsupported.

And oh yeah, I'm seeing some panic.

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plain vs. tpms vs. metal valve stem caps
Thu 2025 Apr 10

valve stem caps

I just talked about getting new tires, and it's worth talking about these little things, valve stem caps (a.k.a. valve stem covers).

There are several different types of caps out there, and they all fall into one of three categories: Plain, TPMS or metal. Which is the best?

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