It’s Time To Change From Incandescent to Fluorescent Bulbs!

By now many of you have heard about the Compact Fluorescent light bulbs also know as CFL’s. Typically they look like the photo of the bulb above. But what you may not know is that they come in many different sizes and shapes, which make the usable just about anywhere in your home.

One of the problems a lot of people had with these bulbs when they first came out was putting a lamp shade over them that required the clamp type style. As you can see from the above picture, there are bulbs that actually have an outer glass casing with the spiral bulb inside that can be used in just about any lamp.

The great thing about these bulbs is that they really save energy! That means – You Save Money! They use 75% less electricity than incandescent bulbs and they can last up to 10 times longer.

They also through off a much brighter light while keeping things cool because they throw off very little heat. That is a real plus if you want to use them in track lights or recessed can lights.

Think about this for a minute – If every American home replaced just one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified bulb, we would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes for a year, more than $600 million in annual energy costs, and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars.

EnergyStar.gov has published a fact sheet that would be very helpful to read if you are thinking about changing to CFL’s in your home. Just click on the following link to view a PDF of the fact sheet.: CFL Fact Sheet

To find out more details about CFL lighting click on the following link.: EnergyStar.gov

You can purchase these bulbs at most hardware or discount stores as well as Home Depot or Lowes. I even saw them at Sam’s Club, so if you are a member you can buy them and save even more.

To purchase them online try any of these sites.

bulbs.com

buylighting.com

1000bulbs.com

Squeak-Ender is the easy and effective way to get rid of those annoying floor squeaks!

Over the years I have had more clients ask me how to get the squeaks out of their floors. We have used many methods over the years and where the problem really became challenging was when the squeak was in a wood, vinyl or tile floor.

In a carpeted floor, once we located the area of the squeak, we would find the location of the floor joists, and then spread the fibers of the carpet apart and either screw down through the floor with trim head screws or use finish nails by driving them through the sub floor and into the joists.

Almost all floor squeak are caused by the sub floor coming loose from the floor joists and the result is the sub floor moves up and down as people walk over the floor.

Now there is a new and pretty simple and easy to use product that solves the problem of squeaky floors and is especially useful on wood, vinyl and tile floor or any non-carpeted floors, although it will work on carpeted floors as well.

There is 4 step easy to install system and here is a photo of how it is done. Click on the photo t o enlarge.

Finally an easy, low cost and effective way to solve one of the most annoying home problems – squeaky floors!

Click on the link following link to see a video of how the Squeak-Ender works. Squeak-Ender Video

To find out more about this product and other products from Squeak-Ender click on the following link. Squeak-Ender.com

Slingbox AV is an amazing product!

With rave reviews and a top rated product by PC magazine and other publication, this device is truly and amazing tech gadget that can be very useful as well as just a lot of fun.

Imagine being able to view a video sources from your satellite, digital cable, TV, DVD player or other video sources right on your computer – and get this, not just anywhere in your home but anywhere around the world.

With the Slingbox AV all you need is and internet connection and you can make it happen!

Not only can you watch your favorite shows you also have control of your video devices right on your computer.

Slingbox AV is a small device that connects to your cable box to redirect the TV signal to the computer of your choice–providing high quality video, no matter the distance, so long as there is a high-speed Internet connection. This technology also allows you to access and control your TV from anywhere–and your TV doesn’t even have to be on.

SlingMedia’s patent pending SlingStream technology delivers the smoothest and best video quality possible. SlingStream delivers up to a 400 percent video quality improvement over the original Slingbox.

The Slingbox AV not only allows you to watch your home television virtually anywhere, but it also allows you to watch any cable subscriptions, special programming, or sports packages you may have – with no monthly fees. If it’s on your home TV, it’s on your computer. There is even special software you can get to be able to watch it on your moble device or phone.
It always helps me to read what actual users have to say about new products and Amazon.com is a great place for this. To read these reviews just click on the following link.

Amazon Reviews

You can also get the full description of this product on Amazon.com by clicking on the following link.

Slingbox AV Technical Details and Product Description