Dan wrote:
Take a look at my work in progress web site at www.meuxette.com
Constructive comments and criticism are welcome.
Okay... Fair warning - I'm opinionated and blunt. Please don't
take it personal. *smiles*
The image is a png. I like png files - but for photos they are
large
Allan wrote:
Are the button type batteries of a size all the same? I have an
old stopwatch which doesn't have a battery installed. Will any
battery that fits work?
Probably.
There are a few odd ones that are 3V, or such. But for the most
part, the physical size is all that really matters.
Dan - your email seems not to work. Is d...@penoff.com still active?
Everytime I try to send to this address I get an error.
Thx
Larry
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It's not. 11 killed my domain when I transferred it so my email isn't
redirecting right now.
Use dpen...@mac.com
Dan
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On Aug 18, 2014, at 6:36 AM, LarryT via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Dan - your email seems not to work. Is d...@penoff.com still active?
Thanks, Philip!
All good points and well taken.
While iWeb is far front FrontPage, it still does a lot of kludgy stuff, I'll
admit.
I am looking at a couple of current HTML editors that do a much better job,
with which I will redraft the web site, keeping a lot of the points you made in
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
It's not. 11 killed my domain when I transferred it so my email isn't
redirecting right now.
Ouch.
Craig didn't have any problems when he moved his domain, did he?
When I set up a new domain last month, I looked through my old saved messages on
the subject and
Fmiser via Mercedes wrote:
If I were a visitor (and not reviewing at your request), I would
not have ever gotten past the first page (since it required
javascript) unless I had some insider scoop that there was
something worth digging for. Once in, the cars section is okay.
But the only reason
It was partially my fault, as I tried to cancel my hosting BEFORE transferring
the domains. Duh!
They were able to back the cancellation out, but it killed DNS for the site
which is why you don't see it any more. I already transferred the new
nameserver DNS but that won't kick in for a
I haven't had any troubles but I don't use their email...
Curt
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For hosting they were fine.
Dan
On Aug 18, 2014, at 8:46 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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I haven't had any troubles but I don't use their email...
Curt
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On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 7:51 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
I am looking at a couple of current HTML editors that do a much better
job, with which I will redraft the web site, keeping a lot of the points
you made in mind.
To echo Philip, I can't view the site at
Detailing DIYs are in the works.
I gotta get my hosting sorted out first. And find a decent web editor.
Thanks!
Dan
On Aug 18, 2014, at 9:03 AM, Tim Crone bb...@crone.us wrote:
On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 7:51 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
I am looking at a
On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 12:41 AM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com
wrote:
Tim Crone wrote:
On Aug 17, 2014 9:50 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
My laptop has been sluggish lately, and somehow it lost bluetooth
capability, so
...And find a decent web editor.
There's a lot to be said for NON-wysiwyg, aka wisiwiw,
using something like emacs. The learning curve is a
bit steeper, but there are no surprises and you're
in complete control of everything. A browser refresh
is fast, and that's all you need to see if a
I agree. In the past I've used a tool for things that are a little complicated
like tables but then clean up the code by hand. Especially lately they all want
to insert style sheets and other schmegma...
-Curt
From: Jim Cathey via Mercedes
I agree. In the past I've used a tool for things that are a little
complicated like tables but then clean up the code by hand. Especially
lately they all want to insert style sheets and other schmegma...
I learned the editor in the early 80's, and HTML 1.0 in the 90's,
and I haven't had any
I was looking at your site today, read through some of the early history of the
Chicken Wagon, hard to believe that was all the way back in 2007...
-Curt
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You might remember a couple weeks ago when I was working on my fridge that
wouldn't defrost. Well I'm sitting in the living room and I just heard the
gentle rain of water into the drain pan. The dammed thing just defrosted!
So theory: The timer was stuck. In my troubleshooting I cranked it
toss the stock lamps, not just the bulbs.
get a set of H4 Cibié lamps and some decent bulbs like the
Sylvania/Osrams, or high-efficacy Narvas; they'll mount in the same
place as the stuff that came stock.
having the right light in front of a car isn't just about wattage;
it's about
As I said, but maybe not clearly, I don't have the old battery.
Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com writes:
They are a bunch of different ones. Just take the old one to Walmart and
match it up.
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On Aug 17, 2014, at 5:34 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
I missed that part entirely. Do you know the voltage required? Can you look i
tup online maybe?
Curt
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Just heard back from the seller. He said he was going to relist the car for
$700.
I suspect he'll get a buyer at that price. Then again, maybe not, as he lives
in Brooksville, which is over an hour's drive form Tampa. I'll watch for the
listing and see what happens
On Aug 17, 2014, at
While I think I have a good understanding of DNS, the MX thing has me puzzled,
so I'll toss it out here with the hope that someone out there knows how I can
sort this out:
I had a domain (penoff.com) hosted on 1and1. My email address was
d...@penoff.com and was forwarded from the domain to
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w126-s-se-sec-sel-sd/1463904-w126-related-items-sale-wanted-buy-352.html#post9847945
Dan
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I put 7 in. Hellas on my 81 300D 'bout 12 years ago. The first time I
turned
them on at night, I threw so much light out front that I thought I felt some
thrust (deceleration) to the rear.
Wilton
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On 18/08/2014 12:55 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
You might remember a couple weeks ago when I was working on my fridge that
wouldn't defrost. Well I'm sitting in the living room and I just heard the
gentle rain of water into the drain pan. The dammed thing just defrosted!
So theory:
Blame it on the number of videos I've made in the house...
I'd noticed that the fridge wasn't running all the time which is a pretty good
sign. When its freezing up it runs constantly as the coils freeze up since its
not putting as much cold into the fridge compartment as it should be,
Another followup, I finally got around to signing up with Republic Wireless and
my MotoX arrived today. Its pretty terrific, I've got the functionality almost
up to my iPhone, just need to install the travel App that lets me build my
expense report on the road and it'll be ready to go.
I LOVE
Doesn't it take some time for the domain info to propagate throughout
the webertubez? It might be that all the various mail routers and such
don't know yet what the new target is?
--R
On 8/18/14 3:01 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
While I think I have a good understanding of DNS, the
It depends on the ISP, but I have run the MX Lookup tool on the domain name and
it's already showing that it's pointed at Verizon. This confirms that the MX
server records have propagated through DNS.
I may have been a bit obtuse. Here's the rub:
If I send an email to d...@penoff.com, it
On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 08:21:02 -0400 Mitch Haley via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
It's not. 11 killed my domain when I transferred it so my email
isn't redirecting right now.
Ouch.
Craig didn't have any problems when he moved his domain, did he?
No,
On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 15:20:17 -0400 WILTON via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
I put 7 in. Hellas on my 81 300D 'bout 12 years ago. The first time I
turned them on at night, I threw so much light out front that I thought
I felt some thrust (deceleration) to the rear.
! :-)
Craig
yep; the difference between DOT and real headlamps is like that.
as popular as Hellas are, i specifically didn't mention Hellas
because in the cars where my family of lighting geeks has compared
Hellas side-by-side with Cibiés, we've found that when they're aimed
properly (so that the
And that is really the problem isn't it?
There is so much traffic anymore that I am stuck on low beam most of the
time and most low beam lamps don't light enough ground for me at highway
speeds - especially as I get older and my vision deteriorates.
Randy
On 18/08/2014 3:52 PM, ernest
On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 15:01:22 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
While I think I have a good understanding of DNS, the MX thing has me
puzzled, so I'll toss it out here with the hope that someone out there
knows how I can sort this out:
Yes, MX is a little confusing;
On Sun, 17 Aug 2014 15:03:51 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
The headlights on these cars are woefully inadequate even for their
time, and border on being dangerous when driving the car at highway
speeds, in my opinion. My R129 (SL500) has the same lights as the
On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 08:09:40 -0700 Jim Cathey via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
...And find a decent web editor.
There's a lot to be said for NON-wysiwyg, aka wisiwiw,
using something like emacs. The learning curve is a
bit steeper, but there are no surprises and you're
in
Had my office ship me a spare hard drive for a lap top. It arrived in about a
4x6 box, just in the box, just the jar drive, no packing material, just in the
empty box. Fixing to install it, wonder what the chances are it's still good.
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On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 16:49:09 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
Had my office ship me a spare hard drive for a lap top. It arrived in
about a 4x6 box, just in the box, just the jar drive, no packing
material, just in the empty box. Fixing to install it, wonder
On 16/08/2014 9:28 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
Randy,
I was chatting with a Canadian guy on one of the other forums I frequent about
(aboot?) car insurance.
Is it significantly different in Canada compared to the States, or are you
familiar with our car insurance system here?
Just
I think Ernest probably has it right.
But do the '94-95 124 headlights fit the earlier 124's? Those lights on my '95
were the brightest I ever had on any car
Ned
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Hmm. Thanks Dan. I have had a long- time lusting in my heart for an SDL.
But we are going on vacation in the AMmy driveway privileges are close
to max.
On Aug 18, 2014 3:05 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:
I was looking at your site today, read through some of the early
history of the Chicken Wagon, hard to believe that was all the way
back in 2007...
The log may have started in 2007, but the CW itself is maybe
2002. That one picture of my son, born in 2001, in back in
the baby bucket tells
How does one tell if the headlights in one's W124 are the ones to which
you here refer, Dan, or a better version?
Pretty sure if it uses a 9004 bulb, they are NOT a better version!
A tripod of three glass bumps on the front is also a pretty good
indication of USDOT lamps. This is/was for an
WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
I put 7 in. Hellas on my 81 300D 'bout 12 years ago. The first time I
turned
them on at night, I threw so much light out front that I thought I felt
some
thrust (deceleration) to the rear.
I only bought one set of E-code lamps new, Hella 6x8.
The aiming
Jim wrote:
There's a lot to be said for NON-wysiwyg, aka wisiwiw,
using something like emacs. The learning curve is a
bit steeper, but there are no surprises and you're
in complete control of everything. A browser refresh
is fast, and that's all you need to see if a change
came out right
On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 18:05:09 -0700 Jim Cathey jim.cathey...@gmail.com
wrote:
How does one tell if the headlights in one's W124 are the ones to
which you here refer, Dan, or a better version?
Pretty sure if it uses a 9004 bulb, they are NOT a better version!
A tripod of three glass bumps
I've been using a free downloadable HTML editor called KompoZer. For a
johnny-come-lately like me it works pretty well.
Scott
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