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4 Landscape Lighting Types

Outside lighting is one of the newest trends in curb appeal of a home. Once used for safety and security, landscape lighting now also serves to enhance your home. If you are ready to take on some landscape lightening, you’ll want to know all about the four most popular lighting types. Here they are. Tier Lighting Tier lighting usually contains multiple levels or pyramid shapes. Think of a small post that has a small hanging lantern from it. Tier lighting casts light over small areas and can be used for narrow paths and level walkways. They are usually available as … Continue reading →

HDTV Settings and Room Lighting

With the new high definition television (HDTV) sets, you can get amazing picture quality! You will feel as though you are in the movie theater at home or perhaps even in the middle of the movie itself, and the picture quality gets closer and closer to reality. Unfortunately, you can also get eye strain, garish colors and more if your setting and room lighting aren’t correct. In fact, I would bet that most HDTV users haven’t considered some of the basic things that should be done before watching your HDTV. Let’s first take a look at lighting. Most people turn … Continue reading →

Three Dimensional TV

I love technology. I wish I had the inclination to invent something, because technology is amazing. There have been so many technological advances during my lifetime. Microwave Oven My parents bought their house when I was 10 months old. The house was built in 1915 and was always very hot in the summer. Mom didn’t turn on the oven, nor did she allow the children to do so, when the weather was warm because it made the house that much hotter. The microwave certainly helped. VCR The first VCR I remember was enormous. One of my sister’s friends brought it … Continue reading →

A Guide to Greenhouse Gases

We often hear about greenhouse gases and usually associate them with levels of Carbon Dioxide. But did you know that there are other greenhouse gases involved with global warming? Here is a quick breakdown. CFC-12 CFC-12 is Dichlorodifluoromethane, a Chlorofluorocarbon that does not occur in nature and is entirely artificially produced. The more common name of this gas is Freon (Freon 12). Used extensively in refrigerators, air conditioners and other appliances as coolant, it was banned in 1995 because of its serious harm to the ozone layer. Older appliances may still contain this gas, so it is always important to … Continue reading →

Finding Money When You Need Some

You’ve been watching every penny, but now the furnace needs a repair. How do you come up with the extra money when there is nothing in the bank to cover it? Or maybe your daughter needs a winter coat. Check out some of the following ideas. Hire yourself out as a handyman or handy woman. If you know a thing or two about general home repair, advertise! There are plenty of people who have a bunch of little jobs around the house that they would love to have completed. Spackle a hole in the wall, replace the washer in a … Continue reading →

Daylight Savings Time

If you are wondering whether you should reset your clocks today, you can relax. Daylight savings is on November 2nd this year. That means that you will just have to wait one more week until you can sleep in and enjoy the extra hour. We have been having discussions with the neighbors about Daylight Savings Time and how it will affect our lives. It is already getting pretty dark here around 6 p.m. No doubt our heavily wooded lots contribute to that a bit. Away from open sky and the city lights, things tend to go dark a little earlier. … Continue reading →

Computing Week in Review: May 19th Through May 25th

Have you ever been a victim of identity theft? If you own an iPod, you very well could be. Read this past week’s article to learn more. Here is the week in review for May 19th through May 25th May 19th Computing Week in Review: May 12th Through May 18th Where do you go when you are online, besides here at Families.com, of course? Do you shop, check e-mail, read the news, do research or connect with your friends? What Internet websites would you like to learn more about? Please leave me a comment! May 20th HDTV Settings and Room … Continue reading →