McGarrah Technical Blog

Building a Jekyll GDPR Plugin: From Custom Implementation to Community Solution

13 min read
Planning and developing a Jekyll plugin for GDPR compliance - turning a successful custom implementation into a reusable community solution.

Building a Jekyll Plugin for Automated Document Exports - Part 2: Technical Implementation

7 min read
Technical deep-dive into Jekyll plugin development: hooks system, Pandoc integration, and document generation features. Part 2 of building a professional Ruby gem.

Ruby Gem Release Automation: From Manual Hell to One-Command Publishing

12 min read
Building a complete release automation pipeline for Ruby gems with GitHub Actions, Read the Docs integration, and RubyGems publishing - lessons learned from 10+ manual steps to single command deployment.

Diagnosing a broken microwave

3 min read

My relatively new microwave just stopped heating things for no apparent reason one morning. We bought it a couple years back (about 3 years ago), so I was not happy as I expect these to work awhile with several working for ten (10) plus years. We picked up a new one from the local white box retailer as we wanted a replacement quickly. But my wife while digging around on Youtube found Microwave works but wont heat - Cheap and easy fix which was exactly what we experienced.

That video said it was likely a fuse or diode which are both cheap enough that they are worth an attempt at fixing. That will give me an extra microwave for the kids to use upstairs if I can fix it and save some landfill space.

fuse diode
Fuse Diode

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