Your DVD or CD won’t burn? How to Resolve Sense Key = MEDIUM ERROR on MacBook Pro

I was preparing to backup and archive some files from 2012 onto DVD and I kept getting the error “Sense Key = MEDIUM ERROR”. You…

Last Minute Dad Gifts

If you’re anything like us you just might wait to the last minute before buying gifts. And we’re not just talking about the holidays here.…

Phillips Norelco Vacuum Stubble and Beard Trimmer Pro

I’m kind of a gadget hoarder. This includes shavers because I definitely have more than a guy with barely any hair needs. I know why…

Dad Gifts Holidays 2012: Part 1

This gift guide is part gadgety, part stuff that works well, and part cool stuff we like. But if the person you’re buying the gift…

How to open a Pomegranate

We stepped away from our tools and DIY projects for a minute in an ongoing quest to demystify the pomegranate. We put together this quick…

PureGear phone accessories and covers

Protect your gear with PureGear phone accessories and covers

As much as I like my little gadgets and technology to stay in perfect condition I still beat on them. There’s no way around it.…

Building Countertops for a Popup Camper

Project Popup Camper: Countertops Okay, I got some work done on Project Popup. For those of you who forget, go here. For those of you…

Joining Two Different Brands of Laminate Flooring

I put laminate floors in two rooms of our home about six or seven years ago. I was remodeling our master bedroom, which desperately needed…

How to Shave Chest Hair

We review the Philips Norelco Bodygroom. I said it somewhere else here on dadand.com that my typical approach to grooming has been “minimalist…actually, borderline survivalist.”…

Cleaning out a dryer lint trap

Giving your dryer lint trap a good cleanout is a satisfying and simple job. It will also freak you out at what you find in…

Pete is Old.

Yup. Pete is old. In fact, today he is another year older. Everyone say Happy Birthday to Pete. I’ve been saying Happy Birthday to Pete…

Changing a dryer drum/drive belt

PLEASE let us save you a service call and probably a couple hundred bucks (we have no idea how much a service call actually is,…

Pulling nails out of trim without damage.

You’ve scored along the painted edges, gently worked a the trim off with some kind of prying tool, and now you need to deal with…

Fix a broken cap with J-B WELD KwikPlastic

A few weeks ago I had the unfortunate job of climbing up on the roof of my parent’s shed to cut down dead limbs (trees)…

Adding an outdoor pole-mounted hose hanger with faucet

My parents live in an 1880-something house that has been retro-fitted for indoor plumbing. The problem is the people who did it in 19-whenever didn’t…

Father’s Day Gift Guide 2012

Father’s Day is almost here and I’m being asked if there’s anything I’d like… And I ALWAYS want the hand made cards, drawings, popsicle-stick things…

Man-up Mondays by Dockers®

As purveyors of fine pants, and promoters of XY chromosomes everywhere, the peeps at Dockers® partnered with Dadand to “Wear the Pants.” Pete and Marty…

Connecting a Battery Tender to a Honda Ruckus

Anyone with a vehicle they store for a period of time needs a Battery Tender to trickle charge and maintain the battery. The Battery Tenders all…

Building Model Boats

I was fascinated with PT-109. The boat. The stories. Infamously chopped in half by a Japanese destroyer while on patrol in the Solomon Islands—and the…

Black & Decker 36v Lithium Cordless Outdoor Tools

Me and Marty have been friends for like 35 years. In that time we’ve probably created our own little hole in the ozone over Orlando.…

Fixing a Loose Toilet Seat

Sometimes I’m just not sure how stuff breaks, loosens or gets all wonky on its own. Like a toilet seat. I could understand maybe the…