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Summer is in full swing in Oklahoma and the kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews and, well, just about everyone we know is in Lake Zumwalt to cool down. My wife has purchased enough pool toys to fill Lake Zumwalt, so I figured I would join the pool toy fray with WiFi Paddle Boat.WiFi Paddle Boat is a paddle boat controlled via wifi using a smart phone , tablet or other touch enabled device. WiFi Paddle Boat creates a wifi access point (much like the small sport cameras) that you connect to via your wifi enabled device wifi settings. Then, using your wifi touch enabled device web browser, you simply navigate to the WiFi Paddle Boat web page and off you go! The controls for WiFi Paddle Boat are identical to those of my "Lady Buggy" and "Santa Sleigh" designs so it's easy for the grandkids to operate.A word of caution; I designed WiFi Paddle Boat to be "splash resistant" not "water proof", so if a rogue wave, grandchild, niece, nephew, etc. , ...

Summer is in full swing in Oklahoma and the kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews and, well, just about everyone we know is in Lake Zumwalt to cool down. My wife has purchased enough pool toys to fill Lake Zumwalt, so I figured I would join the pool toy fray with WiFi Paddle Boat.WiFi Paddle Boat is a paddle boat controlled via wifi using a smart phone , tablet or other touch enabled device. WiFi Paddle Boat creates a wifi access point (much like the small sport cameras) that you connect to via your wifi enabled device wifi settings. Then, using your wifi touch enabled device web browser, you simply navigate to the WiFi Paddle Boat web page and off you go! The controls for WiFi Paddle Boat are identical to those of my "Lady Buggy" and "Santa Sleigh" designs so it's easy for the grandkids to operate.A word of caution; I designed WiFi Paddle Boat to be "splash resistant" not "water proof", so if a rogue wave, grandchild, niece, nephew, etc. , ...

Everywhere you read, search, listen and watch, green is king. Whether it's saving gas, electricity, paper or the planet - going green can mean greener pastures and thumbs when it comes to our environment and your company's bottom line. Green is in. Green is good. However, with the ever-present emphasis on "greenness" also comes the need for heated how to communicate the enviro message. Does environmental messaging sometimes sound more like a fad than reality? Does your product line include features and benefits that are just waiting to be communicated? Are you forcing green features into your products that may not exist? Don't be green just to be green. It's more important to be accurate rather than faddish regarding what your product or service offers the environmentally conscientious customer. Here are some steps to recycle your marketing message so "zero waste" doesn't mean zero understanding. By taking the right steps you can conserve your...

I t'sbeen an unseasonally cold spring, but it really is time you thought about what to do with the garden this summer. If you don't fancy spending the Bank Holiday weekend tidying borders in the Arctic chill, don't. Instead, stay indoors and check out the latest garden trends online. Here are a few inspirational ideas that will ensure when the frosts finally lift, your green space is primed for the barbeque dash. Ready, set, go! "By adding a few outdoor cushions and rugs and investing in good lighting, the garden can become an exterior room," says the interior designer Nina Campbell, who normally entertains outdoors from April until October. "You can extend the time you spend in the garden hugely by investing in a fire pit, which will add warmth as the temperature drops in the evening, and provide a focal point. " I t is a sentiment echoed by the interiors stylist Olivia Gregory, a former decorating editor at House & Garden, whose clients include Se...

Staining kitchen cabinets, and how you prepare to stain depends on what you are starting with. You will prepare and stain a bit differently for each of the above situations; however, there are some basic steps and supplies that are universal when you are staining kitchen cabinets. List of Basic Supplies You Will Need: If you are building your own cabinets, staining them is simply a step in the building process. You can stain everything, and put finish on it too, before you ever put anything together. If your cabinets are pre-built, try to remove as much hardware as possible (handles and hinges). It is much easier to put the hardware back on than to try and clean it later. If you can take the hardware off, number each piece, then also put that same number on the wood where the hardware sits - making sure it is inconspicuous. You should industrial also remove the doors and drawer fronts before you begin staining kitchen cabinets, if you can, so you can lay them flat. Again, if y...

Staining kitchen cabinets, and how you prepare to stain depends on what you are starting with. You will prepare and stain a bit differently for each of the above situations; however, there are some basic steps and supplies that are universal when you are staining kitchen cabinets. List of Basic Supplies You Will Need: If you are building your own cabinets, staining them is simply a step in the building process. You can stain everything, and put finish on it too, before you ever put anything together. If your cabinets are pre-built, try to remove as much hardware as possible (handles and hinges). It is much easier to put the hardware back on than to try and clean it later. If you can take the hardware off, number each piece, then also put that same number on the wood where the hardware sits - making sure it is inconspicuous. You should industrial also remove the doors and drawer fronts before you begin staining kitchen cabinets, if you can, so you can lay them flat. Again, if y...

There was a time when working-class men in cloth caps would stand shoulder to shoulder on the terraces in all weathers and amid a haze of cigarette smoke to watch their favourite team play. A matchday consisted of a meat pie or cup of Bovril, perhaps a pint of bitter, and two hours' escapism from the drudgery of everyday life. But today's football fans are able to enjoy just a little more from their afternoon or evening out. Just ask Tottenham supporters, whose incredible new stadium is the most technologically advanced in the Premier League and boasts all manner of luxuries to experience. The changing demographic of those who fill football stadiums - more keyrings families, more corporate clients, more tourists - means that football has to be precisely that, an 'experience.' It makes the task of designing the perfect modern football stadium, of offering all things to all comers, incredibly difficult to get right. 'In UK football there has been a long-standing ...

By Lydia Slater for The Mail on Sunday Published: 18:45 EDT, 7 October 2013 | Updated: 18:47 EDT, 8 October 2013 As the courier van pulls up outside her front door, Kim Searle jumps to her feet with a squeak of excitement. The driver hands her a white package. Holding her breath, eyes shining with motorbike excitement, she eagerly rips it open. Out pops a printer cartridge in its dull grey plastic shrink wrap package that she'd ordered few days earlier. Kim heaves a disappointed sigh. 'Oh well, better luck next time,' she smiles. And there's a very good chance she will have better luck next time, because Kim has been winning competitions — for all sorts of prizes — for 25 years. Barely a day goes by without some freebie being delivered to her door. She's won prizes to the value of £100,000, including a lavish trip to Disneyland and a canteen of gold- plated cutlery. Yet she still gets the same adrenaline rush whenever she sees the postman, w...

By Lydia Slater for The Mail on Sunday Published: 18:45 EDT, 7 October 2013 | Updated: 18:47 EDT, 8 October 2013 As the courier van pulls up outside her front door, Kim Searle jumps to her feet with a squeak of excitement. The driver hands her a white package. Holding her breath, eyes shining with motorbike excitement, she eagerly rips it open. Out pops a printer cartridge in its dull grey plastic shrink wrap package that she'd ordered few days earlier. Kim heaves a disappointed sigh. 'Oh well, better luck next time,' she smiles. And there's a very good chance she will have better luck next time, because Kim has been winning competitions — for all sorts of prizes — for 25 years. Barely a day goes by without some freebie being delivered to her door. She's won prizes to the value of £100,000, including a lavish trip to Disneyland and a canteen of gold- plated cutlery. Yet she still gets the same adrenaline rush whenever she sees the postman, w...

The client knew exactly what she wanted: not too many floors. High ceilings. Lots of light. And a south-facing garden. Her husband had two requests: a small hammam and a swimming pool in the garden.It was a tall order for a family home in central London, but eventually they found it—an unassuming but generously proportioned Arts and Crafts property nestled on a quiet street in Chelsea, the once-bohemian enclave turned posh residential district. After glimpsing the overgrown gardens—now planted with climbing honeysuckles, hedges, maples, and magnolias by the Natural Gardening Company—and a yard just big enough to carve out a narrow, stone-lined lap pool, they were sold."When you look out the window, you almost feel like you're in the country," says the wife of the home she shares with her husband—they're both globe-trotting businesspeople—and two teenage daughters. "We woke up one morning and found ducks swimming in the pool. "That feeling of the countrysid...

Forbes Finds covers products we think you'll love. Featured products are independently selected and linked to for your convenience. If you buy something using a link on this page, Forbes may receive a small share of that sale. Don't let dreary dorms get you down. Sure, they may not have all the newest kitchen appliances or the best color palates, but that doesn't mean you can't make your new home completely your own. With back-to-school season starting up, now's the best time to let the interior designer in you shine through, and this list is here to help. The skirt only downside? You'll have a dorm room so cool, you may never want to leave. Assuming you actually sleep, you need as much plushness as you can get between you and that school-supplied mattress (or, if you're lucky enough to bring your own , any mattress), and this sheet-set by Calvin Klein is just the thing. Not only is it cut in ultra-soft jersey cotton, making for the coziest day ...