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How to Install an Ethernet Jack for a Home Network – Part 3

This is continued from Part 2.
Basement Ethernet Jack Installation
The outlet will be located in the corner of the room. This location was chosen because it was close to the entertainment console and the wall cavity was readily accessible from the ceiling crawlspace. The outlet box dimensions were marked on the wall. The level is to [...]

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How to Display Adsense Ads in the Wordpress Index Pages for Fresh News by WooThemes – Part 2

This tutorial is continued from Part 1.
Summary of Code Changes to index.php
The index.php file is the theme template that displays the Featured Posts and Post Summaries (Excerpts) to paint the body of the Front Page and Index Pages. Source code logic is added to index.php to display the Google Adsense Ads at the appropriate position [...]

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How to Display Adsense Ads in the Wordpress Index Pages for Fresh News by WooThemes – Part 1

This tutorial explains how to display Google Adsense Ads in your Wordpress post index pages to generate revenue from this prime area of web page real estate.
Revenue Opportunity for Front- and Index Page Ads
I use the Fresh News 2.0.7 theme by WooThemes for the primary look and feel of www.handymanhowto.com and wanted to display the [...]

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Google Custom Search Integration with WooThemes Fresh News 2.0 – Part 2

This tutorial is continued from Part 1.
Create a Search Results Page Template
A new Wordpress page template is created to display the Google Custom Search Results. The standard page.php template is formatted with a center column to display the page content that’s designed for a sidebar; and therefore too narrow for the 600 pixel wide Google [...]

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How to Install a Floodlight – Part 2

This is continued from Part 1.
Mounting and Wiring the Floodlight
After pulling new electrical cable from the attic with fish tape, about two feet of wire is left exposed.

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How to Install a Floodlight – Part 1

This article explains how to install an outdoor floodlight by running new electrical wiring and mounting the light under the soffit.
The light could be controlled by a standard on/off switch, however I choose to wire it into my Insteon home automation system for remote control. The floodlight is the “slaved” unit in the wiring diagram [...]

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