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I picked up 6 Gilmour 25ft Soaker Hoses for .01 this evening. Gilmour 25ft Soaker Hose Model # 27025HD - SKU # 422371

Look at a home automation system like Casa Verde or Nexia. Simple systems to setup and then you can do things like entering the unlock code on an electronic lock automatically turning on a given light. Our you can use you cell phone to control your lights. Bob

The "WiFi Mode" in FoxFi/PDANET becomes more limited as carriers update their OS software for their phones. If you have an old PC/Laptop you might want to use "USB Mode" to tether your phone to the PC and then share out the internet connection from the PC.

If you decide to trench and pull a cable make sure to use a cable pull similar to this http://www.amazon.com/CablesToGo-Pulling-Simplex-Assemblies-C2G/dp/B0149IGL7Y This will help relieve the pull stress on the cable and also make it easier to pull the cable and prevent twists in your cable run.

If you want to try the wireless route you would be best served creating a wireless bridge between the two buildings. Your setup would be similar to: router --> cat5 --> AP as bridge --> wifi connection --> AP as bridge --> cat5 --> AP Ubiquiti offers a lot of different equipment to handle...

Power line adapters can work very well also. If you use these just make sure your bridge the bus sides in your panel so the signal gets transmitted to all circuits.

You can install a point to point Wi-Fi backhaul that has high throughput but it will not be inexpensive and will be highly dependent on your line of sight and other existing competing frequencies. My garage was almost 450 ft away. I trenched in a 2 inch conduit and then pulled several pairs...

Look at using something like Evernote or Microsoft OneNote. These apps/programs basically let you create an electronic notebook. You can include text notes, pictures, documents,pdfs, etc. Just about anything can be added. I make chapters for the different areas of the house. I even scan...

I search the Zoro site through Google. I can usually find what is my interest in a few minutes. When using Google just make sure to add the site modifier to your search string ( site:zoro.com )which will limit Google to searching only the Zoro site.