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December 2007 |
5 Simple Steps to a New Light Switch in 10 Minutes With a few specific tools, you can handle the job even if you've never done basic electrical work. Here's how it's done.   |
This Old House
Gary Branson |
Wise Wire Trick Here's how electricians make neat connections quickly and easily... |
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Thomas Baker |
New Plugs for Old Cords How to attach a replacement plug and save your old electric cord from the trash. |
PC Magazine
November 30, 2010
Lynn & Jacobowitz |
How To Make Ethernet Cables Need a 5-inch straight-through Ethernet cable? A 37-foot crossover cable? Tired of miles of extra cable coiled around your desk? Sure, you could probably buy custom cables online, but with a spool of Cat5 and a $10 crimper you can make your own, for less. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2006
Mike Allen |
Repairing Electrical Wiring How to identify and fix a short circuit in your car. |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
General Cable Has the Power Energy cable demand is improving, and the best may be yet to come. Investors need to take a look at this conservatively managed power player in the cable market. |
Popular Mechanics
November 21, 2008
Joseph Truini |
5 Fast Lighting Upgrades: DIY Guy Under-cabinet task lighting... Recessed light fixture... Motion-sensor floodlight... Sconce lighting... Landscape pathway lights... |
PC Magazine
May 31, 2006
Eric S. Fellen |
Wire It Yourself Carving holes in walls may seem like a no-no, but it's the only way to run (and hide) Ethernet, television cables, and even extra power jacks. Here's how. |
This Old House
Josh Garskof |
Shocking Truths The top 10 wiring problems and what to do about them |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Is General Cable a Live Wire? If utilities open their wallets to spend on transmission products, the cable and telecom wire maker should benefit. Buying the shares today is very much a bet on increased infrastructure spending. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2000
Paul Weissler |
Replacing Spark Plug Wires Inexpensive boot pliers allow you to remove stuck plug wires without damage... |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2010
Jason Moser |
Rising Star Buy: Houston Wire and Cable Company Why this small cap will light up a portfolio. |
Popular Mechanics
January 19, 2010
Roy Berendsohn |
11 Shocking Home Electrical Safety Tips Firefighters recommend that if you have any doubt about fighting a fire, you're best bet is to get out of the house as quickly as possible. |
This Old House
Joseph Truini |
Electrical Upgrades, Part 3 The third home project in our series adds protection against electrocution. If your wiring is more than 20 years old, consider upgrading some outlets to GFCI. |
PC Magazine
October 1, 2009
John C. Dvorak |
Where is My Wireless Revolution? So where is the wireless revolution? The only place I can kind of find it is with the Nintendo Wii. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2001 |
Bright Idea The range of outdoor lighting options runs from motion-sensing floodlights, to sodium-vapor yardlights, to low-voltage landscape lights and traditional lamp posts. Each meets a need, but it's the humble post light we'll focus on here... |
Home Theater
July 2002
Mark Elson |
Speaking of Wire . . . Inside tips from the pros can save you hundreds of dollars in speaker-wire installation costs. |
This Old House
Joseph Truini |
Installing Landscape Lighting A step-by-step guide to illuminating a walkway. |
Home Toys
October 2004
Jesse Riling & Jeff Wolfgang |
Computer Cable Store The basic steps to installing your own basic wired home network using cabling and hardware. |
This Old House
Steve Hayes |
Future-proof Wiring Feeding your home's ever-growing need for information-carrying capacity... |
This Old House
Scott Gibson |
Light Up Your Kitchen Two easy ways to shed light on the hub of your home... |
Popular Mechanics
November 2009 |
How to Ditch Wi-Fi for a High-Speed, Ethernet-Wired Home It turns out that nothing beats a hard-wired connection for setup simplicity, reliability and speed. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2007 |
Upgrade Wish List: Self-Adjusting Wire Stripper Like a mini assembly line, Irwin's Self-Adjusting Wire Stripper speeds things up through division of labor. |
Home Theater
June 21, 2004
Scott Messler |
20 Questions for. . .Don Bouchard The vice president of sales and marketing for Ultralink/XLO, a manufacturer of high-performance A/V cables and connectors, discusses the cable terms and technologies you need to know and offers his insight on the benefits of high-end cable. |
U.S. CPSC
July 9, 2003 |
Adjustable Beds Recalled by Select Comfort When exposed to severely cold temperatures and impact, such as may occur during shipping, the power cord insulation on the electric air pump can crack, creating a short-circuit or exposing live electrical wires and presenting a shock or electrocution hazard. |
Home Toys
August 2005
Stan Palguyev |
HDMI / DVI Connectivity Before you order a set of cables for yourself or your company, make sure which type fits your application the best. Fiber optic vs. copper. Which is right for you? |
Home Toys
April 2005
Steve Faber |
How to Wire Your Home for Modern Entertainment and Control Systems As content delivery over broadband increases, especially with the advent of HDTV, bandwidth demands will skyrocket. Using a wired network will help ensure uninterrupted delivery of your favorite programming. |
This Old House
Tim Snyder |
Adding a Second Phone Line Upgrade a phone system without shelling out big bucks to the phone company |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2004
Craig Ellison |
A Neater Office The Cable Caddy, a small plastic cable-management system, can straighten out your tangled mess of wires. |
PC World
April 2004
Stan Miastkowski |
Conquer Multimedia-Center Cable Clutter Five steps to an orderly home theater and media center. |
Home Toys
August 2002
Daniel E. Fulmer |
Lightning and Electronics Home Control Systems Specifically The best way to protect the home is to protect the main inputs to the wiring distribution center for each incoming feed, i.e. cable TV, ethernet, each phone line, and the electrical system for the entire home, by tying them to a true ground and/or through a surge protection system. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2010
James Turner |
The Smart Power Strip A Web-enabled outlet tells you how much power an appliance is consuming and lets you turn it on and off remotely |
This Old House
Joseph Truini |
Installing a Ceiling Fan A step-by-step guide to putting in a versatile and stylish fixture |
IndustryWeek
December 15, 2010 |
General Cable Franklin Plant: IW Best Plants Profile 2010 Creating a Quality Culture: With materials representing 77% of costs, General Cable Franklin takes a creative approach to understanding the key drivers that cause defects. |
U.S. CPSC
August 18, 2010 |
Electrical Wire Recalled by Cerro Wire due to Fire Hazard While the actual electrical wire has "14 gauge" printed on it, the packaging incorrectly labels the electrical wire as 12 gauge. If used as a 12 gauge wire, it can overload, posing a fire hazard to consumers. |
PC Magazine
March 1, 2006 |
An Optical Drive Upgrade How to remove a CD-RW and install a CD-DVD unit. |
This Old House
November 2007
Natalie Rodriguez |
Protecting Old Wires Overloading a home's wiring system and taking DIY shortcuts are two of the major reasons behind the 32,000 electrical fires that occur in homes each year. |
U.S. CPSC
June 9, 2006 |
Extreme Engineering Recalls Wall Climbing Cable Assemblies Due to Fall Hazard A fracture in the cable eye, or the round metal tube that holds the cable, could reduce the overall strength of the cable assembly. A failed cable assembly would result in a free-fall hazard for the climber. |
Home Toys
December 2005
David Frey |
How to Hide the Wires Most consumers agree that the best wire is a hidden wire. Here are three options to hiding yours. |
PC World
March 2001
Steve Bass |
Home Office: PC Problems? Check Your Cables The right cables can keep your modem's connection up to snuff... |
Home Toys
August 2005
Adam Blake |
A Technical Introduction to Audio Cables As audio systems continue to improve in accuracy, listening to a "live" performance in your living room gets closer to reality. Cables are an enabling factor for advancements in audio reproduction and can play a remarkably important role in your system. |
Home Toys
February 2005
Jack Andresen |
Running 10BaseT Ethernet Over Existing but Unused Coax Cable Cable companies have, over the years, installed a lot of coaxial cable that is no longer in use, such as households that have installed or plan to install some version of DSL to bring video over the telephone line. Along with the video they get data, typically 10BaseT Ethernet. |
Popular Mechanics
July 19, 2006
Anthony Verducci |
Learn How to Install a Car Radio Upgrading your car stereo is not as complicated as it seems. |
This Old House
John Kelsey |
Multi-tools: One-Stop Shopping The modern version of a folding knife has lots of uses -- from loosening a cabinet handle to stripping a frayed lamp wire. Other tools have alternate uses, too. |
Home Toys
October 2003
Renee Bruno |
Future-Proofing for Your Home with Carlon Resi-Gard Installing raceways throughout the house provides the opportunity to easily remove the outdated cable and replace it with new cable without tearing up the walls. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2005
Willie D. Jones |
Fiber to the Brain Nanotech researchers have devised a method for attaching electrodes to small clusters of brain cells -- or even individual neurons -- using the cardiovascular system as the conduit through which wires are threaded. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2008
Sarah Adee |
Winner: The Ultimate Dielectric Is...Nothing IBM packs wires in vacuum to speed chips and save power. |
This Old House
November 2006
Thomas Baker |
Hiding Speaker Wires How to snake speaker wires through walls. |
PC World
May 2005
Steve Bass |
Hassle-Free PC: Add Zip to Your Internet Connection Save time with no-brainer Windows tweaks, cheap fixes, and smart download tools. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2005
Mike Allen |
Fixing Hood and Trunk Latches Having trouble getting under the hood? Or getting into the trunk to get the tools to fix what's broken under the hood? Try these fixes. |
