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Here are some articles on how to uninstall carrier/OEM bloatware *without* root access.

How to Uninstall Carrier/OEM Bloatware Without Root Access
Remove ALL Bloatware from any Android Smartphone without Root

Kim's laptop had a strange issue recently where it wouldn't charge.  Rebooting did not change the behavior and we tried multiple known good power supplies and cords.  I found an article that had some suggestions here:

Laptop plugged in not charging

Before trying some of the more drastic measures, I ended up unplugging it, shutting it down then holding the power button for a full minute.  After starting back up, it began charging again.

After getting our puppy on 7/20/2020, I've gathered a number of links to training information.  I expect this list to continue to grow over time.

General

Your Complete Puppy Training Schedule By Age
Train your little dog without bending over
Puppy Training PLAYLIST by KIKOPUP
The Leash Pressure Game FOR PUPPIES! - to STOP PULLING on leash

Crate Training

Crate Training Your Puppy DOESN'T Have To Be Stressful!
The BIGGEST Mistake People Make With Crate Training A Puppy
Stop Puppy From Crying in the Crate - Crate Training Tips
Crate Training a Puppy While at Work

Housebreaking / Potty Training

Potty Training A Puppy To Go Outside - Professional Dog Training Tips
Puppy Potty Training- The 4 Reasons It Isn't Working - Professional Dog Training Tips
Housetraining 101

Control Barking

Teach Dog to Stop Barking - Treatpouch.com
How to Teach Your Dog Not to Bark, Humanely and Effectively: 3 Things You Can Do Right Now

Control Biting

How To Stop Your Puppy From Biting - Professional Dog Training Tips

Kong

How to Use a Kong Dog Toy - 90% of Behavior Problems Eliminated
Why You Should Use KONG dog toys! (and how to stuff them!)

One of my upcoming projects will be to screen in the gazebo so we can have food out there without being devoured by bugs. 

Here is a link to a video explaining the process I plan to use.  The screen system is explained starting at 14:24.

Here is a link to heavy duty screening that is large enough to be used in the gazebo.

I use Thunderbird as my mail client in many cases.  One of the things it does that I don't like is highlight folders with new mail with the color red.  To change this behavior, create a userChrome.css file in %AppData%\Thunderbird\Profiles\<your profile>\chrome with the following information:

/*
* Do not remove the @namespace line -- it's required for correct functioning
*/

@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul");

/* set default namespace to XUL */

#folderTree > treechildren:-moz-tree-cell-text(isServer-true, biffState-NewMail)
{
font-weight: bold !important;
color: #3357DD !important;
}

#folderTree > treechildren::-moz-tree-cell-text(folderNameCol, newMessages-true)
{
font-weight: bold !important;
color: #3357DD !important;
}