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How To Read Window Labels

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Selecting new windows for your home can be a dicey affair unless you know what how to decipher the labels that you see on window products. What do all of those numbers and phrases on the window labels mean? It's important that you understand them and can compare them to different manufacturers' windows when you are shopping for your project. The National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) is the organization that provides a form of standardization for all new windows sold in the U.S. and … [Read more...]

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Stream Movies and More To Your TV via Power-line Networking

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I wanted to stream Netflix movies to our new flat-panel TV. I thought I had it all figured out until I had a conversation in November 2010 with an experienced tech geek that worked in the Best Buy home theater department that suggested I go with power-line networking rather than Wi-Fi. I had already purchased the flat-panel TV with all of the needed inputs, and then some, and thought all I needed to do was buy a Blu-Ray (BD) player with built-in Wi-Fi and I would be good to go. Technically, I … [Read more...]

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