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Know Your Car Basics 101: The Essential Guide to Car Dashboard Warning Lights

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While the exact number can vary slightly depending on your ‘s make, model, and year, modern vehicles typically have dozens of warning lights on the dashboard. These lights serve various purposes, from alerting you to critical issues requiring immediate attention to indicating that a particular system is active. To get a precise understanding of all the lights in your specific , it’s always best to consult your car’s owner’s manual. It will provide a detailed explanation of each symbol and the appropriate actions to take when it illuminates. Image source: https://www.businessinsider.my)

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Technology 101: The Illusive Blue LED – From Myth to Reality

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The blue , a pivotal innovation in lighting , was developed in the early 1990s by Shuji Nakamura, along with Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano. This invention was significant enough to earn them the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2014. Blue LEDs are essential because they have a higher gap, allowing for the production of blue , which, when combined with red and green LEDs, can create white light. This advancement has led to energy-efficient lighting solutions that are revolutionizing industries and consumer products worldwide. Photo by panumas nikhomkhai

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Makeover 101: Part 4 – Learning Basics of LED Light Installation

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My first large-scale experience with lights is when I decided to get an electrician to add new fans in the bedrooms and replace all the fluorescent lights in the with brighter, more lasting lights. In some places like the living room, I added extra double lights which make the whole area very bright. There was not much work required for replacing fluorescent with LED lights but working with LED strips for the is going to be different. Photo by Max Rahubovskiy.

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Special Projects 101: Part 6: New Car Makeover 2021 – PKE Alarm System

PKE Alarm System Car Makeover

All new these days come with a alarm system which takes away the need to have the physical key and some even have or passive keyless entry alarm system. Add that with a large Android entertainment system, digital dashboard, cameras and multiple USB ports, one has to wonder how taxing it will be on the systems of the . Image source: Asm Arif/Pexel.

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Budgeting 101: Easy Project – Things To Make Life Easier At Home

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Solar panels on the roofs of every home will go a long way to reducing the cost of energy in this country but we have yet to have the space or the money for this project for now. However, there are other things we did that improved productivity and cut costs at home. Image source: http://www.eurocosm.com/

Disclaimer: Making things easy at does not mean they will be cheap. Some “investments” will be required.

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Know Your Car Basics 101: Faulty Dumb Car Keys, Almost End Spending RM950!

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Unlike in the olden days, modern keys are sensitive, high-tech with many functions, and unfortunately not cheap when it comes to getting replaced or serviced. At times, it is a nightmare as the car cannot be started without a working car key & the electronics inside. Image source: Pexel /Mike B

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Budgeting 101: Easy Project – Replacing Dead Air Conditioner Electrical Switch

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When there is a fault in the systems in the , it pays greatly to have some background knowledge on using the right tools and what the different colours of the electrical cables mean. Thankfully the electrical semantics at is not so completed when it comes to changing the bulb or adding electrical appliances to an existing setup. Image source: Flickr.

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Budgeting 101: Easy Project – Fix It Yourself Water Heater 2020

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(The year was ripe for a replacement project and you need to have one of these items on standby – a proper set with the basic items like screwdrivers, hammer, pliers, etc, extendable ladder, water leakage tools, spare bulbs & cables and of course a drill. Image source: Pexels).

One of the promises that I made to my wife beginning this year was to finally replace the old, broken water heater in our master bathroom. Actually it is an old promise dating many years ago as the old water heater needed to be replaced years ago but every time I wanted to replace it, I would have forgotten about it or some overseas assignment would come and I would get busy with that. That will be the case until the next year comes and my wife would be reminding me again.

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Know Your Car Basics 101: Dumbass Mechanic 2

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(The last thing I expected to see on any is the and that too on a well maintained new car. But I understand that over time all things will deteriorate and breaks down. The important thing is to get it fixed on time and without much hassle. The last thing we need is a dumbass in the equation. Image source: https://www.businessinsider.my)

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