When operating a standard light switch, your choices are limited to turning the lights on or off. However, a light dimmer provides more versatility. Depending on the type of dimmer you choose, you can ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. DIYing updates around the home is a cheap, fun, and fulfilling way to make the house a home, but working on electrical fixtures is a project ...

IN DAYS GONE BY light switches had only one function and didn't look particularly attractive. Today, ordinary switch-plates can be swapped for something more useful, modern and stylish. Australian ...

We frequently get home automation tips, many of which have simple circuit-based on/off control for lights. [Paulo Borges] has created something quite different, however, with his in-the-wall ...

This light switch, imaginatively named the Light Switch, would be a great boon to dwellers of old apartments if it wasn't so damned expensive. The chrome plated switch sits in a lucite box and can ...

Navigating unfamiliar, crowded and confined waters at night can prove tricky. Chart plotters and radar can take you only so far. Eventually, you need to eyeball potential hazards, be it a row of ...