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7 Tips to Protect Your Home: Door Locks and More

7 Tips to Protect Your Home: Door Locks and More

When it comes time to protect your home, don’t skimp on your safety. There are certain aspects to home protection that should not be overlooked. Read on to better understand.

1. Door Locks: Serious door locks can be bought at any online hardware store, but you may want to supplement a good lock with a storm door. This complementary barrier will further dissuade thieves from attempting to break into your home, especially if there are another couple of door locks on it.

2. Sensor Light: On your patio install a …

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The Best Projector for iPad 2

The Best Projector for iPad 2

The iPad 2 was released in early March and has since been widely received as a monumental improvement to its predecessor. With its new HDMI output, the iPad 2 can do a whole lot more than it once could and projector connectivity couldn’t be simpler. Using the iPad’s keynote application, it is very easy to create visually stunning and content rich presentations that can now be displayed to a much larger audience. So other than a conventional HD projector, what can you connect your new iPad 2 to in order to project decent images?…

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Using Shutter Dogs and Shutter Hinges – A Guide

Using Shutter Dogs and Shutter Hinges – A Guide

Cast iron shutter hardware is a great way to introduce a colonial architectural style to your home. Using shutter dogs on your windows is especially important as these pieces are designed specifically to hold your shutters in the open position. Shutter hardware, in its earliest form, was made from wood and leather (as iron was far too expensive for the common homeowner) and usually home made. Unfortunately the need to create more durable hardware became a necessity over time as the shutters of a home were vital in providing security for …

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Work That Data Projector!

Work That Data Projector!

My affair with data projectors dates back to 1997 and once I found out their many attributes, my name was on the booking sheet for every computer class and workshop I delivered. In those days you needed a solid trolley to move the portable projectors, but any inconvenience was worth the results. The only time she ever let me down was when her very expensive bulb blew (a little like my Blood Pressure when it happened mid sentence). Class and I went into the huddle to discuss game plan – early coffee break and hopefully tech …

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Netbooks – The Ultimate Travelling Companion

Netbooks – The Ultimate Travelling Companion

In today’s world it is well known that technology advances and the size decreases as manufacturers look to include everything into a tiny package ready-made for practicality. Netbooks are probably one of the front runners in this field.

Tiny, lightweight and with the ability to store everything in the same place, netbooks are increasingly being seen as the perfect travel companion. Offering an ideal way to access the internet, check emails and editing documents, no wonder they are such a popular choice amongst business people and tourists alike.

Beware though; there are some hidden …

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Being Charitable With Old Cabinet Pulls

Being Charitable With Old Cabinet Pulls

Have you been plotting a kitchen renovation project? Are you wanting to rip out all about old hardware and the old cabinet pulls and replace them with something a little fancier and prettier? If so, have you considered what you’re going to do with your old hardware pieces?

A lot of people don’t even think about these old pieces of hardware. They just toss them in the trash as they put new pieces up on their cabinetry. But this is a huge waste on a number of levels. First, you’re adding more material to …

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HD LCD Projector – What to Do Before You Buy

HD LCD Projector – What to Do Before You Buy

If you are in the market for an HD LCD Projector, you’re looking for a theater styled viewing. Whether your reason for seeking this grand display is for work or play, a projector will take your presentations or movies onto the big screen for an optimal viewing experience.

So how do you choose the right equipment for you? Many folks start with looking at spec sheets, and equally as many don’t have a clue about what those specs mean. Happens all the time right?

Looking over spec sheets and trying …

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Protect Outdoor Patio Furniture From Winter Aging

Protect Outdoor Patio Furniture From Winter Aging

When you hear the words ‘aged furniture’ what do you think of? Great antiques that have been around for a long time? Well this is one way that you can picture this type of furniture. But when it comes to your outdoor patio furniture, it can quickly become aged, and not in a good way, if you don’t protect it during the winter.

Winter weather can have a number of adverse effects on your patio furniture. In this article we are going to take a look at a few of them and the …

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How to Build a Trailer

How to Build a Trailer

The first thing that you need when you decide to build a trailer is a proper axle kit. You need to figure out the type of trailer that you want to build and then go for it. You can find simple to complex building plans for the trailer at a hardware store or on the internet but we are discussing some basics here.

The things that you need to build you trailer are:

• A Plan that is detailed and not very complicated

• An angle iron.

• A Metal saw or a welding torch.…

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Optoma HD66 Review – The Best HD Projector Available?

Optoma HD66 Review – The Best HD Projector Available?

The Optoma HD66 boasts a variety of useful features, such as support for multiple resolutions, 3D video, a powerful lamp, and BrilliantColor technology, without sporting a hefty price tag. Below is my review of the Optoma HD66.

The HD66 is capable of displaying 3D images in resolutions up to 720p (1280 x 720p) and 2D content up to 1280 x 800 without compression; however, resolutions above 1280 x 800 can be obtained, including 1280p (“Full HD”) with minimal compression. This may not sound as appealing as the wealth of full 1280p …

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