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Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Here's why barns are painted red

Here is a historic reason behind why barns are mostly always painted red.

Lumber Prices Are Falling—Here's How You Can Save Money On Your Next DIY Project

If you have home projects to complete, now is the time.

Why Barns are Red and More Paint Color Cues

The stories behind certain hues associated with the American landscape

Why There Are Diamonds on Tape Measures

In a perfect world, you could use the red marks to identify the placement of the studs. To locate a center between the studs, simply find the black diamond.

Lifecycle: The Important Hardware Spec You May Be Ignoring

You’ve spent years conceptualizing and designing an innovative embedded project, device or system and are finally ready to start choosing the hardware that will power it. You’ve created…

When Is It Time to Upgrade Your Hardware? The Answer May Surprise You

To take full advantage of today's business software, you need hardware robust enough to run it.

The $35 hardware in your home that could cost you $14,000

There's a hidden flood risk in your home and it has absolutely nothing to do with the rain, or your drains. But it could cost you tens of thousands of dollars if you don't sort it out.

Taking the “Hard” Out of Hardware

There’s this belief among my software developer friends that electronics are complicated, hardware is hard, and that you need a degree before you can design anything to do with electricity. They honestly believe that building electronics is more complicated than writing intricate software—that is, the software which powers thousands of people’s lives all around the world. It’s this mentality that confuses me. How can you write…

Hardware store sells 'doohickies' and people can't get enough

What's Next in the Hardware Revolution

We’re now entering what we think of as “Phase 2” of the Hardware Revolution, where the bar is much higher for design, customer experience, quality, and overall usefulness of product.

Choosing Decorative Hardware Doesn’t Need to be Hard

While the body of the furniture itself catches the eye on its own, it’s most often the decorative hardware that makes a home's custom cabinetry “pop.”

How to Restore Brass Hardware

If you have an old door that featured metal ornamentation now missing, here's how to restore brass hardware and bring the door back to its former glory.

YouTube’s Hardware Restoration Videos Can Fix You, Too

Exploring the mysteriously soothing powers of manual labor YouTube

How To Manage End-Of-Life Scanning Hardware

Document scanning hardware has come a long way from a technology and reliability standpoint since the early days of document imaging. Many of today’s scanners are durable and productive enough to last several years. In fact, your scanning vendors might give up on certain scanning lines long before your organization is ready to. I’m sure most of you have received that dreaded email or letter from…

How Much of Glass’s $1,500 Price Tag Is Hardware?

A new product teardown of Google Glass estimates the gadget’s hardware and manufacturing costs total about $152, which would represent just about 10% of the digital headset’s $1,500 price tag.