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Network Connections: Wired, Wireless … and Something On the Lighter Side

Wired Ethernet and wireless connections represent the two primary methods for connecting devices to a network in modern computing. Each has distinct features, advantages, and disadvantages.

LEDVANCE LLC

Shedding Some Light on Full-Spectrum LEDs

As someone who’s tracked LED lighting since its early days as a commercially available technology, my own experience with the products has evolved. I live in an older house with overhead lighting only in the kitchen and bathrooms, so this has mostly meant experimenting with LED bulbs (or “lamps,” in lighting designer lingo) in the 14 or 15 table fixtures scattered around my home.

Legrand North America

Creating the Ultimate Home Theater: A Guide for Electrical Installers

Ah, the home theater. It's not just about watching movies or bingeing on the latest TV series anymore—it's about creating an immersive, cinematic experience right in the comfort of your own home. As an electrical installer, you're in a unique position to guide your customers towards achieving this dream.

Floor Box Kit with Recessed Wiring Device

Intermatic, Inc.

Whole Home Protection – SPDs

Today’s homes, no matter the date of construction, have one thing in common. Scads of electronic devices populate our personal domiciles, even those of us “old folks.”

When you think about it, there aren’t too many appliances and pieces of equipment that aren’t controlled by some sort of circuit board, or even computer-style mother board.

Schneider Electric / Square D

How Manufacturers are Bringing Basic Breaker Boxes into the Digital Age

Three years ago, I decided to finally bring my home into the modern age, in terms of its electrical distribution system. Gone was the 50-plus-year-old, 60-amp fuse box (yes, I said “fuse box”), along with the similarly low-capacity line from the pole to the house. In their place, a new 200-amp service line and breaker panel.

Kichler Lighting

Illuminate Your World: The Art and Science of Outdoor Lighting

As I pondered this topic, I was relaxing in our side yard, gazing at the garden in the dark. Well, not totally in the dark. The garden was delightfully illuminated by flickering tiki torch lamps … lit by LEDs, charged by the sun. Spotlights shone on my miniature windmill as it lazily spun in the evening breeze.