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Life Beyond Ice Cream

Options for securing the home – Part II

August 1, 2008

In one of my earlier posts I started talking about the products I found through X10 for home security.  I must say that it really is interesting to get out there and look at what is available. To be quite honest, I always thought the only do-it-yourself kind of security involved a dog or a 12-gauge [...]

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Options for securing the home – Part I

July 25, 2008

Growing up I never feared that anyone would break into my house.  What child does?  Unfortunately I’m sure there are some children who do have this fear as are there adults who are afraid.  Growing up I knew nobody was going to get past my dad.  he had his own form of security that nobody [...]

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Secure that House with X10 Motion Sensors

June 25, 2008

Have you ever visited someone’s home and had the lights flip on just as you were walking up the sidewalk. If you’re not expecting it, it can definitely be a surprise. That element of surprise is a wonderful thing if there is an intruder outside. What about if noises, lights, sirens and phone calls were [...]

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Integrity in the Construction Business

June 19, 2008

These days, it seems as though honesty is perceived as the last resort, rather than the best policy. Too many companies are so focused on the bottom dollar that they seem to forget the customers that are necessary to provide that dollar. We’re in the middle of dealing with one of those companies, and it’s [...]

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Organizing your workplace

June 6, 2008

Organization. Saves time. Saves energy. Saves money. It’s convenient at home but critical in a fast-paced, precise manufacturing setting. It’s important to be able to organize parts, hold them securely where you need them, keep small parts separate from each other, and be able to insert them precisely into sterilizing chemicals. Is your manufacturing area [...]

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Cleaning Up After Termites

May 17, 2008

If you haven’t seen it in the house or in the back yard, you’ve probably seen it in a horror movie or on the Discovery Channel…the gnawed wood that crumbles away with the least bit of air movement…the dreaded termite damage! The inspector that walked through our home with us, before we bought it, emphasized that [...]

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Misery Loves Company

April 26, 2008

Why is it that a leaky roof feels like a personal assault? I know that people the world around have to deal with water where it’s not wanted, whether pooling on the family room couch, as in our case, or floating the boxes stored in the basement, as in the case of a friend of [...]

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My Search for Organization–A Flash Drive for School

April 21, 2008

I am on a quest to simplify my life. Between forty hours of work each week and being a part time grad-school student, I can’t seem to keep my head on straight. I’ve been looking for ways to consolidate things and give myself a dose organization. One of my bright ideas is to get myself a custom flash [...]

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