I was within minutes of ordering my fluorescent fixture replacement bulbs and ballasts when it hit me. There must be a way to retrofit highly efficient LED lighting to existing fluorescent fixtures. I mean – if there isn’t, let’s start that company right now, right? So, I went to Amazon and immediately found a number […]
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6 Easy Steps to Install a TV Antenna
2019 Update – Initially Posted July 2015 Back in the day, simple yet free antennas were provided when buying a television. However, such antennas were only capable of showing poor quality and grainy channels. Thankfully, with the recent ubiquity of high-definition televisions (HDTV), you can now watch your favorite TV shows, without having to sacrifice […]
Troubleshooting and Repairing a Broken Doorbell
During the ten years I’ve lived at this house, my doorbell has died on me twice already – and now it’s dead again. Replacing a doorbell isn’t terribly complicated, but given the repeated failures I’ve had it seemed a good idea to really check on everything more carefully than I’d done in the past. This […]
Hygge: The Art of Making Winter Bearable
This one’s for the deep winter dwellers, those of you who live where it’s not unusual for your eyelashes and nose hair to freeze as you make your frigid way from front door to driver’s seat each morning. And hopefully that’s a heated (and massaging) driver’s seat because little creature comforts are important during the […]
DIY Outdoor Playhouse Part 3: Lighting, Decor & Monkey Bars
In the initial installments of my DIY wooden playhouse adventure, we covered the first four steps of building a backyard playhouse from scratch. First, imbue yourself with self-confidence. Then imagine, plan, gather your materials, put on your work pants – and start building. At the end of Step 4, we left the playhouse looking as […]
How to Install a WiFi Range Extender for Better Home Internet Coverage
We’ve all become increasingly dependent on WiFi within our homes for our iPads, smart phones, game systems and laptops. And as great as this all has been (I love watching South Park from wherever I want), there are those occasionally-frustrating “dead spots” we have to tolerate. In this article, I’ll summarize my use of a […]
Phantom Dinnertime Doorbell Ringing
Every few days, right around dinnertime – my doorbell was ringing. And nobody was there. It wasn’t a repetitive ring, or a ring followed by the sound of laughter and kids running away; it was a very sensible single ring – beckoning for an answer. But nobody. While I wasn’t really sure what the cause […]
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