Door Hardware : Open to the Greens
A door is the most important point of any house. And as the saying goes, ‘the first impression is the last impression’, so it is inevitable that while planning a house the door should be planned properly and minutely to create a long lasting effect. Door hardware is very important as it not only creates a striking first impression but also performs the task of securing your property against intruders. The use of proper door fittings and door locks are important to ensure security as well as its appearance.
Speaking in the present context when hardware is turning green, door hardware industry is not lagging behind. Irrespective of whether you are renovating an old house or trying to add some character to a new home, there are a few options for eco-friendly door hardware that you should go for. Even the salvaged door knobs and door hooks do come handy.
In Hailey, Idaho, Rocky” target=”_blank”>www.rockymountainhardware.com”>Rocky Mountain Hardware, is into the manufacturing of extensive line of solid bronze door hardware that contains a minimum of 72% recycled content (50% post-consumer). The product list includes door handles, multi-point sets and sliding doors. They also produce door accessories like door latches, door knockers and door hinges for commercial residential and hospitality purposes. Another highlight is that their product comes with a lifetime warranty.
Portland Oregano’s Eleek Inc. is another manufacturing company that makes 2 styles of one-of-a-kind door handles comprised of 100% locally-sourced, post-consumer recycled aluminum.
In California, Albion Doors and Windows is a company that is a specialist in the production of antique door hardware, old style mortised locks and latches, crystal glass knobs, black and white porcelain door bolts and mineral knobs, embossed knobs and Escutcheon plates, since 1870s.
Rejuvenation is a retail store located in Portland and Seattle. This store too is famous for all kinds of antique door frames and door closers. The Old House Parts Company in Kennebunk, Maine has a vast selection of door knobs and door fasteners dating from 1730 to 1930.
If you are looking for vintage door hardware then go to Rochester in New York that is home to Historic Houseparts where you’ll find a wide array of vintage door hardware. Robinson’s Antique Hardware, of Lake Odessa, Michigan, offers a great selection of door knobs, door knockers, door locks, and door latches too.
Investing in door hardware is a wise decision as they are the most important part of the house. Do not worry about the cleanliness of these door hardware as are also a number of commercial cleaners and polishes available on the market for cleaning up old hardware. If you are planning to refurnish your house and do not want to change your old hardware, then brim new life to the old hardware by repleting it with brass or another finish at a metal finisher or replater shop. Another inexpensive way to make your old hardware look like a new one is by switching the backs and fronts of the door hardware around.
on June 28, 2006 at 10:06 pm
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Just about any hardware will work fine, but I can give you some tips.
1. NVidia's been having some trouble lately, and AMD has been doing an amazing job with their Linux drivers. Even better, AMD's moving ATi to an open source model (they're just working out licensing) so I'd recommend an ATi video card. The latest drivers from AMD even support redirected rendering for 3D on a 3D surface (like the cube), and Ubuntu Lucid Lynx, due out in April of next year, will have DRI2 (again, redirected rendering) working on the open source Radeon driver.
2. Your biggest issue will be a printer. HP and Epson are both very well supported. For other brands, check before you buy. Personally, I love my Epson.
3. Wireless shouldn't be too much of a problem. Just find what chipset the wireless is using, and you should be OK. Ralink, Atheros, Intel, and Broadcom are the most common, and should work fine.
4. TV Tuners, IR receivers, and Bluetooth devices will be your odder ones to find. That said, it's about as difficult getting ones with good Windows support. If you are looking for one of those components, I'd recommend asking a specific question.
Good Luck, and have fun with Linux! I know I do every day, and the best part: It has so far run just fine on every computer I've stuck it on! Even the Bluetooth on this Netbook, and the RaLink wireless on my MSI, the weird Radeon with dual-DVI on my Dad's desktop, and the totally random WiFi card in my friend's desktop.
on June 28, 2006 at 10:16 pm
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wow and i payed $3000 for a hardware class in college ;D
on June 28, 2006 at 11:03 pm
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the main parts are (in poorly aranged order)
1) processor
2)motherboard
3) video card
4) networking card
5) ram
6) hard drive
7) dvd drive
8)sound card. thats just about all thats to a computer.
on June 28, 2006 at 11:31 pm
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you need a server….
probally multiple servers
your hardware would not be located at your house
it would be rented in a datacenter…
visit hostway for a better idea
but you still need the programming to run the engine not just the server
Paul
on June 30, 2006 at 9:12 am
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It's hard to explain this to someone who's had little experience with digital logic circuits. To fully understand this, you need to read up on logic gates, boolean algebra, CPU and bus architecture.
I'll try to keep it simple. The base language of a computer is machine code. The part of the computer that actually "understands" and executes machine code is the CPU.
Machine codes consist of numbers: opcodes and arguments. For example "254" is a x86 instruction meaning "decrease by 1".
The CPU itself consists of a complex network of logic gates (basic digital devices that combine and manipulate bits of data). When the CPU reads an opcode of 254, it sees it as a binary bit-pattern: 11111110. Each of those bits is sent down its own wire (bus) into a logic-gate network (instruction decoder) which is connected in such a way that an input of 254 would activate the "decrease by 1" mechanism; an input of, say, 14 would activate the "multiply by" mechanism, etc.
In short, the CPU is hardwired to respond to specific patterns of bits which we call machine code. If you ever take a digital circuit course, you will likely build a basic 4-bit CPU for your final project.
on June 30, 2006 at 5:34 pm
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the point of the video is to do a porject daaa