From the monthly archives:

June 2008

Technology is No Longer Only for the Young

My daughter and I recently went with my mother-in-law to visit a long-time familly friend. The evening meal at Nana’s house was scheduled to be lobster and crab legs (special request for my husband’s birthday), but Nana had never cooked either and was asking her Italian-cook friend for advice. This friend is Nana’s age, with [...]

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Building a New Bathroom from Scratch

With all the talk of home renovations, the idea of building anything from scratch, with no prerequisite demolition, is a subject that causes many of us to drool. Just think of all the possibilities–the sky is the limit! But wait a minute…the possibilities are endless…so where do you start? As limiting as a renovation can [...]

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Flash Drive Technology Lightens the Load

It would be hard for any teacher or parent to argue with the claim that back packs are overloaded these days with textbooks, notebooks, folders and other homework. Sad to say, but that’s job security for the chiropractors of the world. That’s exactly why it’s time to “adjust” the trend. The good news is flash [...]

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Decisions in Remodeling–Why Make it Hard?

 As the project begins, everyone has an idea. Any remodeling project is bound to invite a plethora of recommendations, and sadly, there is no viable way to incorporate all of those suggestions into the final project. Decisions must be made, therefore, and there are plenty of them to make, from the rough materials to the [...]

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Inexpensive Home Automation

Today, with our lives growing more and more complicated, we’re all interested in making things easier and safer for our family, our pets and ourselves! Home automation systems are a great place to get started and you can take advantage on great buys, great reviews and customer service second to none of you chose to [...]

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From blueprint to building

Picture a blueprint. Lines and patterns and figures and measurements covering a sheet of paper. Isn’t it amazing to think that a mere drawing on a piece of paper can be the design that someday becomes a towering mansion, a glass-and-metal complex filled with offices, or a simple one-story house with a built-in garage? Contractors [...]

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