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Home Toys
June 2004
Carl Bowman |
The Central Nervous System of the Digital Home --- Structured Wiring Remember, structured wiring is all about being able to use not only today's technologies, but also tomorrow's. Done right, structured wiring will immeasurably improve the liveability of a home for a modest price.   |
Home Toys
August 2003
Bruce Gutman |
The Structured Channeling Manifesto Structured channeling prepares you for the future and allows you to install new technologies wherever you want. By embracing structured channeling, you not only meet today's needs, but tomorrow's as well. |
This Old House
Steve Hayes |
Future-proof Wiring Feeding your home's ever-growing need for information-carrying capacity... |
Home Toys
October 2002
Richard Gensley |
Structured Wiring: Home Beauty More Than Skin Deep Infrastructure wiring in the walls adds significantly to the excitement of the home. Having the wire in place for connecting computers, security cameras, home theaters, and a host of automation features, makes it so you can take advantage of new and exciting equipment when it becomes available |
Home Toys
August 2003
Luke Hetherington |
Maverick Powerline 4-Port Bridge Hook up of the two hubs was as simple as plugging them into an available wall socket and connecting all the network cables to the hubs. After that was done the two hubs automatically found each other and transferring data through my AC wiring was up and running. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2000 |
Versatile S-Video Leviton's new QuickPort S-Video Connector features a unique design to transmit high quality S-Video over standard Category 5, 5e or 6 UTP cabling... |
Home Toys
August 2005
Costello & Verna |
Structured Wiring Panel: The Heart of Today's Home Just as the human heart serves as the primary organ in the body, the structured wiring panel too shares that role in a house and it needs to be regarded as such. It requires a small degree of care and a reasonable amount of placement consideration. |
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. |
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. |
Home Toys
April 2003
William Black |
Structured Wiring A career in the installation of structured wiring can be profitable and fun. |
Home Toys
February 2003
Stefan Willmert |
Home Wiring: What Should You Do? As you may realize, preparing your home for technology requires some thought and planning. Take a little time now to layout your plans according to your needs and lifestyle, and you will save yourself headaches as technology changes. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2008
Roy Berendsohn |
The Internet Kitchen: Expand Counter Space for Plugs, TV & More Suggestions on how to make your home more digital friendly. |
Home Toys
August 2002
Rob Williams |
Phonex NeverWire 14 Powerline Network Do you have a need to connect a few computers together in a secure simple manner without running new wires? This is one of the new devices using (PLC) powerline carrier to send the data on the network in a secure manner along your power wiring. |
Home Toys
December 2003 |
New Product Makes Cordless Wall Phones Truly Cordless The Out-of-Sight PowerJack cordless phone jack provides a standard 4-wire telephone jack with a low-voltage power supply from its own built-in transformer, so you don't need to install the phone close to an AC outlet. |
Home Toys
December 2002
Perry Somers |
IPowerline Networking Powerline Networking uses the existing electrical wiring in a building to send data, share broadband and network computers turning normal plugs and power outlets into live network jacks. |
Home Toys
October 2003
John Stagl |
Standards Schmandards Cabling standards provide a level playing field for both the builder and the installer. They also provide a uniform and predictable infrastructure for the customer. The question is not whether standards will become universal, but when. |
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. |
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
Max Alexander |
From the Ground Up: Smart Home Networks Wiring for communications, entertainment, and security |
Home Toys
April 2003
Song Zun Huang |
CAT 5 is not just for Networking Anymore Even if the homeowner doesn't have a particular use for CAT 5 today, the low cost of the wire and the future uses make it easy to see why you would want to "future-proof" your house by installing CAT 5. |
Home Toys
February 2003
Bob Hetherington |
Omni LT Security and Home Automation System In addition to its security functions, this is a full-blown home automation controller that can make your life a lot easier and more convenient. It will control your powerline lighting and appliance components, thermostats, hard wired devices and more. |
Home Toys
December 2004
Jonathan Yodis |
Home Theater Solutions for the 21st Century Say goodbye to expensive and time-consuming in-wall installations, in favor of high performance, invisible Audio & Video wiring solutions. |
BusinessWeek
February 5, 2007
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Juicing Up Home Networks The wiring behind your walls could connect the video in all your rooms. |
Home Toys
February 2004
Frank Koditek |
Selecting a Structured Cabling System for Home Networking, Automation and Entertainment It makes sound business sense for homeowners to take the time to research the residential cabling system marketplace and apply the same value-based thinking to selecting a cabling system as they do in selecting their home. |
Home Toys
April 2004 |
Integrated Home Networks The focus of this article is the computer network as part of the integrated home network. |
Home Toys
April 2003
Maury French |
Structured Wiring Why home builder support for structured wiring is needed in the low-end new home |
This Old House
Ian Austen |
On the Same Wavelength A home computer network means there's no waiting in line to get online. |
Home Toys
April 2005
Brett Griffin |
Structured Wiring: To Be Wired Or Not To Be! It's confusing to understand what you need to do to with home wiring when you build a home. Here's what you need to know about networking your house. |
Home Toys
April 2004
Teger & Waks |
Translating Theory to Reality: Broadband Lessons Learned Our goal was to match affordable broadband products and services with the wonderful design created by architect Sarah Susanka, and to demonstrate that these technologies can enable families to live more enjoyable, convenient and productive lives. |
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. |
PC Magazine
April 6, 2004
Stephanie Chang |
Home Networking: From the Ground Up With blueprints in hand, we give the new home of contributing editors Bruce and Marge Brown a networking makeover. See what technologies we recommend for their home--and yours. |
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 |
Home Toys
February 2005
Thanh Nguyen |
What is the LCN Installation Bus? The installation bus is a new way to electrically wire buildings that is more cost effective and offers many new functionalities over the conventional method. The LCN installation bus distinguishes itself through performance and cost effectiveness compared to the rest. |
Home Toys
October 2002
Prasanna M. Shah |
Structured Wiring For Whole House Music Distribution This article describes ways of taking advantage of structured wiring for whole-house music distribution. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2000 |
Redesigned Cabling Components Go Above and Beyond Leviton Telcom has unveiled changes to its eXtreme Category 6 Cabling Components.... |
BusinessWeek
May 1, 2006
Frederik Balfour |
Home Depot: One Foot In China When will Home Depot Inc. make its move in China? |
Home Toys
February 2003
Lonny Paul |
D-Link DWL-810 Ethernet to Wireless Bridge For individuals who are challenged in getting wiring to specific areas, have ethernet-only devices which need to be connected to the network, or like the "no-driver-required" feature, the D-Link DWL-810 Ethernet to Wireless Adapter is the choice for you. |
PC Magazine
March 2, 2004
Bill Howard |
Master of the House Home automation technology is fun and affordable. Here's how to get started. |
Home Toys
August 2005
Jeffrey Herman |
HDTV over Cat5 Technology Opens Door to New Applications The trend toward structured cabling coupled with the need for higher resolutions is creating synergy for HDTV over Cat5 and in the coming year, users can expect to see add-on products that support a more complete HDTV cabling solution. |
Home Theater
August 22, 2005
Darryl Wilkinson |
A Panel with Power A system that moves audio digitally from one location to another over new or existing audio, CAT5, or A-Bus wiring using just two component devices: Can multiroom audio really be this cool and this simple? |
Home Toys
June 2006
George Wilkinson |
Taming the System Checkout and Integration Procedures Beast Part 1: Necessities of Proper Planning. Audio and video systems are much more complex and highly integrated than every before. Here is the first of a five-part series that goes through the steps that form a complete systems checkout and integration process. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2000 |
Patch Cords and Training Module Help Bring Schools Up to Speed |
Home Toys
August 2005
Tori L. Harris |
Top Ten Home Technology Mistakes With purchases often running well into the thousands of dollars, avoiding some of the more common home technology mistakes can save time, money, and frustration. |
Bio-IT World
May 7, 2002
Salvatore Salamone |
Networks Are Ever-Evolving Beasts The explosion of data created by life science companies requires novel networking architectures. |
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. |
U.S. CPSC
December 30, 2008 |
Faulty Instructions Prompt Recall of Electrical Wiring How-to-Books by The Taunton Press; Shock Hazard to Consumers The books contain several errors in the technical diagrams that could lead consumers to incorrectly install or repair electrical wiring, posing an electrical shock hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC
May 1, 2003 |
May Is National Electrical Safety Month Good news for homeowners -- aluminum wiring fix still available |
