PSA: I used to rely on a bootable USB for every Windows install, but now I just use the network.

After a job in Austin last month where three different flash drives failed on me, I switched to PXE booting from a local server. It saves me maybe 15 minutes per machine and I never worry about corrupted media anymore. Has anyone else made that jump, or is it still too much setup for a small shop?

My neighbor's 'easy' orchid rescue turned into a 14-month project

My grandma told me to always weigh my flour, and I finally learned why.

I kept getting dry, crumbly scones and thought it was my oven. She said, "A cup of flour can weigh 30 grams more depending on how you scoop it." I bought a $20 scale and my next batch was perfect. Has anyone else had a recipe totally change after switching to weights?

Watching a client's face go blank at a coffee shop pitch meeting made me switch my whole approach.

I was explaining my complex process for a branding project at The Daily Grind in Austin, and when I saw his eyes glaze over, I realized I needed to start every conversation with a simple, single question: 'What's the one thing you need fixed right now?'

Switched from a standard rounding hammer to a cross pein for setting clips

The cross pein lets me drive the metal exactly where I need it without glancing blows. My clips on a draft horse last week were set in half the time and looked cleaner. Anyone have a preferred hammer weight for this job?

Question about using a 2x4 vs. a 2x6 for a new shed's floor frame

Found my 50th forgotten grocery list in a used book today

It was in a cookbook from 1972, and the list had 'canned peaches' and 'liver' on it. Anyone else keep a running count of the weird stuff they find?

A guy at the gas station told me something that changed my morning drive

I was filling up my truck at the Shell on 5th last Tuesday, just before 6 AM like always. This older guy in a work van at the next pump looked over and said, 'You check your tire pressure in the cold, right?' I told him I just looked at them. He shook his head and said, 'I lost a tire and almost my rig on I-80 two winters ago because I didn't. That morning chill can drop your pressure 5 PSI easy, and you won't see it sag.' He showed me his digital gauge and said he checks every single morning from November to March. It was just a 30-second talk, but now I can't stop thinking about it every time I get in my cold car. Has anyone else had a simple tip from a stranger stick with them like that?

My whole view on light roasts flipped after a cup in Portland

I always picked dark roast for the strong taste, but a barista there served me a single-origin Ethiopian that tasted like blueberries. What's a coffee opinion you completely reversed on?

Saw a guy in Kentucky use a fullered shoe on a navicular case. Everyone said it was wrong.

It was at the Bluegrass Farrier Clinic last year. This older farrier put a wide-web, fullered shoe on a horse with a bad navicular issue. The whole crowd was whispering it would make the heel pain worse. But he explained the fullering let the sole drop for more cushion, not just for traction. I tried his method on a similar case back home and the horse moved better in two weeks. Anyone else had luck with a fullered shoe on a navicular horse?