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|4. Juli 1995
|31. Dez. 1992
|31. Dez. 1992
|Stephen W. Smith
|Ursprünglich Bevollmächtigter
|North Atlantic Industries, Inc.
|Zitat exportieren
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patentzitate (30), Nichtpatentzitate (3), Referenziert von (102), Klassifizierungen (15), Juristische Ereignisse (4)
|Externe Links: USPTO, USPTO-Zuordnung, Espacenet
This invention relates to a portable and modular computer unit; particularly a computer unit which includes ruggedized features to enable operation of the computer unit in severe environmental conditions.
Advances in computer and computer component technology have dramatically reduced the physical size of a computer while processing and storage capabilities were increased. Computers that are made portable, i.e., made adequately small and light weight for frequent transport, can now match the processing and storage capabilities of computers which occupied a whole office desk just several years ago. However, unlike a desktop computer, a portable computer is subject to the wear and tear, shock and vibration from the frequent transport. Unless there are protective measures incorporated in the design of the computer, it and the apparatus resident therein will have a much shorter operational life.
Portable computers are intended to be transported to different locations, usually between offices and/or homes. Usage of the computer on transports such as trains, automobiles or airplanes is anticipated. However, it is uncommon to expect usage of the computer in an environment which is uncomfortable for the user, such as in the rain, under the sun in the desert or in an unusually dusty or electromagnetically noisy conditions. A commercially available portable computer will likely fail to operate in such severe environmental conditions, unless it is incorporated with ruggedizing mechanisms. The commercially available portable computers are usually provided with the maximum processing and storage capacity anticipated to be needed, even when the maximum capacity is rarely, if ever used. It is usually difficult to alter the processing and storage capabilities without replacement of the unit with another unit more tailored to the user's new requirements.
Still another drawback of a portable computer is the greater potential of unauthorized access of the stored information, which may be privileged or secret information. This is because the computer is usually not fixed to a secured area.
The present invention relates to a portable computer which can be used for Command Control Communications and Intelligence, data acquisition, system control and monitoring, simulation applications, or as the core of a specialized portable or fixed test system. It can also be operated as a stand-alone unit or as part of a larger system such as an intelligent terminal in a communications system.
The computer unit according to the present invention is incorporated with ruggedizing designs which enable the computer unit to operate in severe environmental service conditions such as in heavy dust and rain, vibration during transport in vehicles or aircrafts, and in an area having a heavy concentration of electromagnetic interference, such as called for in MIL-STD-461. Ruggedization techniques and designs incorporated in the computer unit according to the present invention include the use of: special electrically conductive gaskets between all joints to block entry of EMI, moisture and dust; rain and dust resistant air-intake assembly; durable and protective covering; EMI and moisture preventive expansion card plates; shock absorbing isolators for mounting sensitive apparatus such as disk drives; and disk drive encasement which selectively secures the drives from movement and allows easy removal, preventing theft of the disk drive and the information stored therein. A modular design permits the computer to be easily configured, upgraded, or reconfigured to specific user requirements while maintaining its rugged characteristics.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the computer unit acceding to the present invention.
FIGS. 2A to 2G show various modular configurations of the computer unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 3A shows the front panel of the display module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3B illustrates the air-intake assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a front view of the inside of the CPU module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5A shows the I/O expansion card area of the CPU module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5B shows an alternate embodiment of the I/O and expansion card area of the CPU module.
FIG. 6 shows the air exhaust and disk drive access area of the CPU module according to a preferred embodiment of the/present invention.
FIG. 7A is a perspective view of a vibration isolator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7B is an exploded view showing the components of the vibration isolator.
FIG. 8A shows a disk drive assembly according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8B shows a disk drive assembly according to an alternate embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8C illustrates the lock and clamp mechanism of the disk drive assembly.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram of the major functional elements of the computer unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the computer unit according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the computer unit comprises three modules--a CPU module 101, a display module 102 and a user control module 103. The CPU module 101 includes circuit card assemblies having components including a processor, control circuitry including video and disk drive controls, memory and stored programs necessary for providing the computer processing, control, mass storage and input/output functions. The display module 102, which is fastened to the front of the CPU module 101 via six easily removable bolts 106, includes a display device 110, operator interface displays and controls 111 and an air intake assembly 112. The display module housing includes extended top and side portions which provide protection against precipitation such as rain or snow and shade the display window against bright ambient light conditions such as in the sunlight for improved readability. The user control module 103, which is hinged to the bottom front of the display module 102, includes a computer keyboard 107 for interfacing the circuits in the CPU module 101. Other user interfaces such as a trackball may be used and may also be integrally installed at the keyboard 107. The user control module 103 hinges up onto the front of the computer unit against the display module 102 for stow-away portability. When used in the hinged-up or folded position, the user control module 103 also serves as a cover for the computer unit. An adjustable shoulder strap 108 enables hands-free transportation. When the user control module 103 is hinged down for use, the placement of the hinges 113 causes the user control module 103 to act as a fulcrum which automatically tilts the display 110 at an angle for better viewing by the computer user. Molded protection bumpers 105, which may be made of polyurethane, rubber or the like, are fastened to all eight corners of the computer unit to provide protection from bumps and shock. Preferably, a polyurethane compound is used to provide the proper shock protection and ensure the bumpers 105 and the computer do not skid on a smooth work surface. The left side of the CPU module 101 serves as an I/O and expansion card area.
FIGS. 2A to 2F are right side views of various modular implementations of the computer unit according to the present invention. The modular implementation permits the computer to be configured to meet a variety of different requirements. Numerous other advantages are derived from the modular design according to the present invention. For example, the performance characteristics and physical size of the computer are more tailored to what is actually required, rather than like an ordinary general purpose computer, the size and performance characteristics are typically selected to accommodate the maximum configuration anticipated. If added computing or memory capacity is needed, the user need only add modules to provide additional capability. Another benefit is that the computer can be upgraded or can incorporate new technology by simply changing a module. Other advantages derived from the modular design include the ease of adding or removing the modules, the ease of access of the modules for service and the reduction in equipment down time. FIGS. 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D and 2E show different modular implementations of the computer. FIG. 2A shows a display module 102 as previously shown in FIG. 1, expansion modules 202 and 203 and a rear module 204, which may include CPU module 101 as previously shown in FIG. 1. The modules are fastened together using bolts 205, which may be in different lengths depending on the number of attached modules. The modules may also be hinged along one edge to permit the modules and the computer unit to be opened accordion style for improved accessibility. Other fastening techniques such as screws, latches, catches or the like may also be used. The rear module 204 includes a rear cover. The expansion modules 202 and 203 may contain various elements of a computer such as display, CPU, expansion cards, additional memory, disk storage, etc.
FIG. 2B shows the basic computer unit as previously shown in FIG. 1, which includes a user control module 103, a display module 102, and a large CPU module 101. FIG. 2B further shows the angle of tilt of the display module 102 when the computer unit is placed on a flat surface with the user control module 103 in the hinged-down position. FIG. 2C shows an implementation with a user control 103, a display module 102, and a small CPU module 207. FIG. 2D shows an implementation with a user control module 103, a display module 102, a large expansion module 208, and a large CPU module 101. FIG. 2E shows an implementation with a user control module 103, a display module 102, a large expansion module 209 containing the computer circuit cards and a rear cover 210. FIG. 2F shows a detachable user control module 103, a display module 102, and a large CPU module 101. The computer unit as shown in FIG. 2B has dimensions of about 11 inches in height, 17 inches in width and 9 inches in depth with the user control module 103 in the hinged-up position. The basic unit weighs about 20 pounds. A computer unit as shown in FIG. 2A weighs about 25 pounds.
An important aspect of the computer unit according to the present invention is the environmental protection features incorporated in the modular design. Referring to FIG. 2G, module 212 includes at the outer edges of the module a groove 213, in which a hollow circular silicone, electrically conductive gasket 215 is deposited. The groove and gasket combination is run completely around one edge of the module. The edges of a second interfacing module 214 fits into the groove and compresses against the gasket 215. Gasket compression stops, which limit the compression of the gasket 215, are located at each of the six bolts 205 used to clamp the modules together. Preferably, the gasket may be one available from Chomerics, part number CHO-SEAL® 1285. With the implementation, EMI, moisture and dust intrusion at the joints between the modules are nearly completely eliminated and the computer is able to operate in severe environments such as specified in MIL-STD-462 and MIL-STD-810. Each module according to the present invention is housed in a protective cover which is rigid, waterproof and acts to shield the interior from EMI intrusion.
FIG. 3A shows the front panel of the display module 102. A display device, preferably a high resolution color flat panel display in active matrix LCD, is mounted to the back of the display module front panel behind a glass window 110. To ensure EMI integrity, for example, within MIL-STD-461 specifications, the window 110 is coated with an electrically conductive Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) coating which is applied to the back side of the window 110. The ITO coating is terminated around the periphery of the rear surface of the window 110 with a conductive silver bus bar (not shown). This bus bar is then connected to the aluminum chassis with a conductive gasket (not shown). This technique provides EMI shielding without compromising the readability of the display through the window 110. An anti-reflective coating is applied to the front surface of the window 110 to enhance readability of the display in high ambient light conditions such as bright sunlight.
A removable air intake grille assembly is located on the left side of the front panel. FIG. 3B shows an exploded view of the grille assembly 111 and its associated air intake components. Cooling external air is drawn into the computer through the grille assembly 111 to cool the computer. EMI integrity is provided by a pattern of small holes 301 in the front panel. The size and number of these holes is arranged to ensure adequate cooling air flow through the display module 102 to the CPU module 101 while maintaining EMI integrity. An air filter 302 is located in front of this pattern of holes 301 to filter dust from the cooling air stream. The air filter 302 is preferably comprised of two different media bonded together into a common filter element. The outer filter material is chosen to be more course than the inner filter. It is used to remove larger particles of dust. Preferably, demembered polyurethane is used. The inner filter is preferably made from a 3M® "Filtrete" material with a permanent dipole charge to capture the fine dust particles. The air filter 302 is held in place by an air intake grille 303 which attaches to the front panel via four slide latches 304. The air intake grille 303 includes a series of horizontal slots which angle upwards as they progress from the front to the rear of the grille assembly 202. This upward tilt of the slots repels falling rain or snow and thus prevents precipitation from entering the computer via the grille assembly 111.
FIG. 4 is a front view of the interior of the CPU module 101 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Installed in the chassis of the CPU module 101 are circuit boards 401, which are printed circuit boards with electronic components such as processor and processor control integrated circuits mounted thereon. The electronic components perform functions such as processing, video and I/O controls, and mass storage. The circuit boards 401 plug into a backplane 409 attached to the back of the chassis. (Refer to FIG. 10 for a block diagram of the computer components.) In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the circuit boards 401 are IBM PC/XT or AT form factor compatible and the backplane 409 is preferably electronically passive with a capacity to accept seven plug-in boards. Other implementations are possible with the backplane containing active components, e.g., a motherboard such as found in a typical IBM PC. The circuit boards 401 may be a different form factor and implement a computer with a different architecture such as VME, Multibus, Std Bus, S-bus, etc. The circuit boards 401 may interface to external devices or expansion cards through I/O area 420.
FIG. 5A shows the I/O and expansion card area 420 viewed from the left side of the CPU module 101. A common bus structure may be used to electrically connect the expansion cards, power and/or disk drives. An example of a bus structure would be the PC/AT ISA bus which may be implemented as a passive backplane printed circuit board (PCB) running horizontally from the front to the back of the module. The PCB includes a male connector on one end and a female connector on the other end to connect additional expansion modules similarly equipped with the male/female connectors.
Beneath the circuit cards 401 are EMI filters 407 for AC and DC power. A power supply 408, located below the EMI filters 407, is bolted to the bottom surface of the aluminum chassis 410. This provides a heat conductive surface for the power supply components.
An improved technique of extraction and removal of heat from the computer apparatus is by use of air plenum heatsinks. An air plenum heatsink includes an open center area surrounded by an outer heat conductive medium, such as metal, and inlet and outlet ports which allow air within the open center area to be forced through or withdrawn from the center area. Typically, the air plenum heatsink is positioned adjacent to the apparatus being cooled (e.g., circuit board 401) so that heat from the apparatus is conducted to the heat conductive surface of the air plenum, via conduction, convection and/or radiation. Preferably, the outer heat conductive medium extends the full length of a module with the inlet and outlet ports being terminated outside the modules, thereby causing all controlled airflow in the interior of the module to be through the center area of the air plenum heatsink. A heat conductive material such as silicone or urethane binders containing thermally conductive fillers may be placed between the air plenum heatsink and the apparatus to improve thermal transfer. The heat extracted from the apparatus is then cooled by the external air flowing through the open center area of the plenum or is exhausted out of the computer by a fan.
The fan 402 exhausts air from the CPU module 101 and the computer unit. EMI integrity at the air exhaust is provided by a pattern of small holes 601 (refer to FIG. 6). The size and number of these holes is arranged to ensure adequate cooling air flow through the computer while maintaining EMI integrity. The fan 402 includes electronic circuitry which senses exhaust air temperature and controls the speed of the fan to maintain a constant internal temperature; preferably, the internal ambient temperature is maintained at less than 35° C. However, during operation in a high temperature environment, such as at an external temperature of 50° C. and the computer is operated at 125 watts, the fan 402 will run at full speed and the internal temperature will be kept at 55° C. At normal room temperature, the fan 402 is running at a reduced speed. This feature minimizes fan noise and air flow for most room temperature environments.
The floppy disk drive 403 and hard disk drive 404 are mounted on vibration isolators 405 and 406 to afford protection to these components from severe shock and vibration conditions such as during transport in an aircraft. (FIGS. 7A and 7B show the vibration isolators in further detail.) The user may access the disk drives through the disk drive access area 421.
The I/O and expansion card area 420 (FIG. 5A) is an area commonly prone to EMI and moisture leakage. A technique according to the present invention provides EMI integrity surpassing MIL-STD-461 and/or NACSIM-5100A and moisture sealing surpassing MIL-STD-810 or similar specification. Referring to FIG. 5B, the technique includes the use of special I/O plates 502 in place of the normal bracket supplied with the commonly available expansion cards or slot CPU. The I/O plates 502 are attached to the CPU module chassis wall 503. The I/O plates are preferably made from a sheet of aluminum or similarly conductive metal or metalized plastic. Each of the I/O plates 502 includes connector holes cut into it to match those on the standard bracket furnished with the expansion circuit card 501. The I/O plates 502 are slightly wider than the standard bracket to provide a surface for a gasket to seal against. The I/O plates 502 are secured to the mating surface of the special panel via two screws 506 into captive fasteners 507, PEMS or the like. The CPU module chassis wall 503 includes slots for each board for facilitating a gasket 504, which is placed around each slot. A gasket stop 505 is provided at the top and bottom of the panel where the screws 506 attach the I/O plates 502 to the panel. The gasket stop 505 is used to limit compression of the gasket 504 to limits specified by the gasket manufacturer.
To provide EMI and moisture protection as specified, the gasket 504 must be soft enough to be easily compressed by the I/O plates 502 without distortion, while not causing galvanic corrosion with the mating materials. According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a gasket which is comprised of a soft foam core surrounded by a nylon material and impregnated with a conductive silver compound is used. The gasket 504 may be one commercially available from Schlelgel®, part designation, C2 EMI. An alternate gasketing material which may be employed is a silver loaded silicone EMI gasketing material which is deposited in a groove milled into a wall of the computer. This provides a gasket stop all along the EMI gasket.
Referring now to FIG. 6, which is a right side view of the disk drive access area 421 of the computer, which may also be in the CPU module 101. Air exhausted by fan 402 exits from the top half of the computer via a pattern of holes 601, which are selected to be sufficiently small to provide EMI integrity. Rain precipitation would not enter through holes 601 because of the operation of the fan 402 exhausting air outward through the holes 601. Serial or parallel connection ports 609 and 610 may be provided to interface external peripheral devices such as a printer. Access to the floppy disk drive 403 and hard disk drive 404 is at the bottom half of the computer via a hinged disk drive access door 606. The drive access door 606 pivots down as shown for access to the disk drives. It pivots up and latches in place with a sliding latch 607 to provide protection to internal components from external environments. A gasket 608 is used between the door 606 and the CPU module chassis. The gasket 608 also provides EMI shielding as well as moisture sealing and is soft enough to permit easy closure of the door. A gasket similar to the gasket 504 previously described may be used. It should now be apparent to one ordinarily skilled in the art that the computer according to the present invention is provided with the mechanisms necessary to prevent or inhibit entry of moisture, dust and EMI at all openings including joints, gaps, seams, and vents. The computer according to the present invention is capable of sustained operation while being exposed to a precipitation event such as rain or snow, or in a dust storm, or in an area having a heavy concentration of EMI.
Another technique to ruggedize the computer unit according to the present invention is the provision of vibration absorbing isolators to absorb or substantially prevent damage to sensitive computer apparatus from vibrational force or shock. For example, disk drives 403 and 404 are mounted on such vibration absorbing isolators 405 and 406 respectively.
FIG. 7A is a perspective view of a vibration absorbing isolator according to the present invention. A continuous layer of vibration isolation material 701 which serves to absorb vibration energy, is bonded between two support plates 702 and 703 by an adhesive film. A computer such as a disk drive (403 of FIG. 6) may be mounted to one support plate while the other plate is fastened to a supporting structure such as the computer chassis. A thicker or more dense energy absorbing material will provide greater vibration isolation. For example, in a preferred embodiment of the invention, the thickness of isolation material 701 is made much greater than the thickness of each of the support plates 702 and 703, thereby allowing for relatively large amounts of energy to be absorbed. Preferably, the vibration isolation material is made of open cell polyurethane foam, which is commercially available from the Scott Corporation, product designation SIF-100PPI. The vibration isolation characteristics of the isolator may also be affected by other factors such as vibrational resonant frequency and transmissibility at resonance, which in turn may be affected by the combination of the computer apparatus when attached to the vibration isolator when it is subjected to shock or vibration. Such characteristics can be optimized by the placement of holes 705 throughout the vibration isolation material as shown in FIG. 7B. The size, number and position of the holes can be selected to modify the required isolation properties.
The mounting plates 702 are preferably rigid and may have access areas 706 for mounting hardware. Holes 707 may also be placed in the plates to reduce weight. One or both of the mounting plates 702, 703 may be eliminated if desired. For instance, the vibration isolation material 701 could be bonded directly to the component and/or the support structure. Alternatively, a secondary support mechanism such as flexible cables 708 may be implemented to capture the component in the event of a failure of a bond or the vibration isolation material.
FIG. 8A shows a disk drive 403 in a protective enclosure 802. The enclosure 802 includes at its sides an indent and extended edges 804 to form a "C" shaped channel 803. A housing 806 having a protrusion 807 that has substantially the same width as the channel 803 slidingly mates with the channel 803, thereby allowing the disk drive 403 and enclosure 802 to be selectively and removably fixed upon the housing 806. For added protection from vibration or shock, the housing 806 may be affixed to a vibration isolator 406 (FIGS. 4 and 6), which is in turn affixed to the computer chassis.
FIG. 8B shows an alternate embodiment in which the housing 806 includes a channel for slidingly receiving the protrusion 803 of enclosure 802. FIG. 8C illustrates a mechanism for locking the enclosure 802 to the housing 806. An "L" shaped clamp 809 is disposed between the protrusion 807 of the housing 806 and the channel 803 of the enclosure. When lock 805 is turned in a clockwise direction, the clamp 809 is pushed downward, exerting a clamping force on enclosure 802 to securely retain it and prevent its movement even under severe shock and vibration conditions. The disk drive 403 and enclosure 802 can be easily removed by releasing clamp 809 by turning lock 805 counterclockwise. Other lock and clamp mechanisms such as a level actuated lock and retaining plates may also be used.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram which shows the interconnection between the major functional elements of the computer according to the present invention. Processor 901, which includes associated memory and I/O and disk drive control circuits, executes or processes substantially all operations of the computer. The processor 901 is connected through a passive backplane 902 to a video card 903, which in turn controls display 904 through video interface 905. A keyboard 906 and a trackball 907 may be connected to the processor 901 through EMI filter 908. Serial ports 909 and parallel ports 910 are provided to interface external devices. Hard disk drives 911 provide mass memory storage, which may include operational and application software. Floppy disk drives 912 provide user interaction functions such as system initialization, set-up, diagnostics, memory data transfer and software upgrade.
A Status board 913 is in direct electrical communication with CPU, MEMORY, IO, and DISK CONTROL 901, a speaker 914 and a temperature control board 915. The status board communicates all vital status information relevant to operation of the rugged modular portable computer of this invention. A cooling fault detector 916 is in electrical communication with temperature control board 915 to communicate temperature control information therewith. Intensity control 930 is electrically connected to blacklight power supply 932, which is electrically connected to display 904. The intensity and blacklight power supply provide for varying the display's backlighting. Finally, the contrast of video card 903 is controlled via contrast control 903A. The operations of these functional elements are well know to one ordinarily skilled in the art.
It will be understood that various modifications can be made to the embodiments of the present invention herein disclosed without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. For example, various sizes of the computer are contemplated, as well as various types of construction materials. Also, various modifications may be made in the configuration of the parts. Therefore, the above description should not be construed as limiting the invention but merely as exemplifications of preferred embodiments thereof. Those skilled in the art will envision other modifications within the scope and spirit of the present invention as defined by the claims appended hereto.
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yeah same problem but i'm sure everything will work fine on the 15th
We definitely need something like that! Great idea
bit more than june but less than all previous months
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Just learned that after using after effects for about 3 years thanks haha
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Reviewed By Brian W (Sterling Heights, MI) Reviewed for a 2012 Chrysler Town and Country —6/29/2015 7:42 AM
The product worked well with securing my families 4 bikes to the back of our minivan. The only things I came across that were negative were: 1. the picture only instructions 2. how heavy the carrier was and even with the bike adapters in place 3. you ran across interference of different types with each bike like a seat that is down to the cross bar requiring the seat to be moved and in another case the reflectors causing some interference that had to be worked around. I am happy though.


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Non Fading Red Exterior Paint
1949 wood California Ranch house painted red, every year we have to repaint it because it fads so much. Love the color hate the work. Any suggestion of a long lasting non fading RED exterior paint to use?
No-one can answer that. See, it's not a question of not having spent enough money on a product to get better performance and it's a falacy to think it is. Like so many other things, the final product is the result of ten times the work in preparation...heard that haven't you? Well painting is all of that, maybe not that drastic but certainly it is reasonable to say that the final coat of paint to be about 20% of the total work in prepping a paint job for the paint. More or less, of course, but people think "it's just a paint: the more I spend the better result. Better buy the $25/gallon stuff from Walmart than the $15 dollar/gallon stuff from Target"
Plus we have no idea of what you did, what you used, what feelings you have for prepping, the type of wood, etc etc so we have no idea what you should change to change the result. Paint stores wouldn't be needed if all they had to do was sell paint. So then just why do they exist?
Painting a house every year doesn't make sense...analyse your entire process with the ingredients and bring that to a specialist. :yes:
Seems like another failure with Behr paints? Really every year. Maybe every five years at best. Use better paint. Benjamin Moore latex will do you fine.
Think about putting a UV clear coating over your house if you really have the kind of need to paint it every year. This sounds really weird to me though.
"Chalking" is a natural way in which oil based paints continue to express themselves over the entire lifetime they are on something. This process could look like fading I would suppose.
Are you using decent paint every year or box store crap? Did you ever prepare or prime the surface?
This fella is right about using a UV Clear coating over your house paint job.
I found this Clear Coat Product on Amazon.com, a special order item -
Rust-Oleum 242057 Painters Touch Quart Latex, Gloss Clear
$60 bucks a quart also,
1. Power Sand with a very course grit of sandpaper: 60-90grit strong paper.
2. Use Sears Weatherbeater Exterior Primer: Sandable if need perfect smooth.
3. Use Sears Waatherbeater Exterior Semi Gloss (Red Velvet: true red color)
4. Rust-Oleum 242057 Painters Touch Quart Latex, Gloss Clear
Sears Weatherbeater Ultra Semi Gloss: Lifetime Guarantee even against fading. However, if you want the house paint job to always look like you just painted it: Be sure to use the "Rust-Oleum 242057 Painters Touch Quart Latex, Gloss Clear".
Only Clear Coat has is non porous or the closest too it;
For this reason Clear Coat does not allow weather to permeate inside pours and break up the paint's shine.
I know these things because I am the best painter in the world:
I always spend hours and hours researching new products and
customers refer to me above everyone else always.
Don't spare the difference of the investment in these quality paints.
The proper prep work usually cost 10 times more than the paint materials.
Also paint will peel if it gets to thick from painting again and again, then
you really have a terrible job scrapping all the old paint off with a paint scrapper or expensive paint grinders and they dull out everytime you hit a nail or screw which is continually, then the replaceable paint cutters are at least 10-20 bucks a piece.
In summary: Prep and Paint perfect, spare no expense and do it just once in a Lifetime. It is the cheapest way to make this type of house maintenance last.
Don't listen to retail sales people,
folks that sit behind a counter all day, do not see how their old jobs keep from fading.
(Take the cheapest red paint you can find and hot laminate it between 2 layers of the plastic, sealing it off from the air, now wait 20 yrs and you will not see it fade, because their is no oxidation from the air.)
Another words clear coat the colors that you don't want to fade.
Always consult with an expert that actually uses products themselves in the field, over sales people behind a counter.
Sincerely Greg and NOAHDogs
Reds are very prone to fading. Are you using a fire-engine red or a toned-down one? In either cane you should find a high-quality, 100% Acrylic paint that is suitable for wood. Acrylics will out-perform the typical alkyd enamel that is on the market. Of course, with CARB involved, you won't find oil paints in your market anymore. With a good quality acrylic, I would not advise a clear coat. Look how nice clear coats have performed for the auto industry.
Mr. Paint seems to know the REAL issue here!
I've been on the Retail side of paint for a decade now.
We strive to be a very knowledgeable staff, and do research on many paint issues, etc.
* There IS NO FADE-PROOF Red/Magenta-type color.
* It DOES NOT EXIST. Fading WILL happen.
* Yes....some brands will fade SLOWER than others, but they ALL will fade.
* The main reason is that Reds are "Artificially created" colorants. Vivid...yes. Fade-proof....NO.
* Most other colorants are "Mineral" based...actually from the Earth.
Painting every year is sheer nonsense, and could lead to other issues, like trapping moisture in the structure.
Absolute BUNK for exterior paints!
If the SUN can see a color....it WILL fade.
"U/V-resistant" coatings can slow fading down....A LITTLE....VERY little.
You guys realize this thread is 3 years old?
Not that it is not relevant but
<<< Ahem >>>
Guess I'm one of "those" Guys...who ALSO didn't catch that!!!!!!
(I usually notice that, but not this time!!)
That's a seriously nice lookin' set of pics on that site!!
Seems like AWESOME work!
Did you at least have a hand in it....:whistling2::laughing: ?!?!?
NO, I bought that site about 10 years ago for $150 and have not spent a penny since. Unfortunately the lady I bought it from has disappeared and I have no input in it, so it just sits there. I get maybe 2 or 3 jobs a year from it.
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Receiver Sanders: Steelers will not be bullied by Lions
Massive fines and penalties, an intimidation factor, a reputation for nastiness. Not surprisingly, they are becoming known — wrongly or not — as the NFL's dirtiest defense.
A few years ago, it was the Steelers. Now it's the Lions.
The Steelers (3-6) meet the league's new bullies Sunday, and wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders said it's imperative they stand up to a team that wants to be known for not backing down against anyone.
"We're definitely not going to get bullied," Sanders said Thursday. "That's not going to happen around here. Nobody is going to bully no one around here.
"As far as matching their intensity, we're definitely going to match their intensity. No one is going to walk over us."
The Lions' play-past-the-whistle reputation is being forged mostly by defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, who has been fined a James Harrison-like $131,500 this season and about $350,000 for his career.
"You know about Ndamukong Suh. He's paid the NFL offices a lot of money," Sanders said. "It's evident. Everyone knows who's the dirtiest player in the league right now. He takes pride in that. He takes pride in being one of the dirtiest players because, on defense, you've got to have to have that mentality. But we're not going to get bullied."
Ben Roethlisberger tried joking about the Lions' defensive line's aggressiveness, saying, "Yeah, you have to be careful. You'll end up dead if you're not careful."
Suh responded by saying, "I guess I can take that somewhat as a compliment. But no, there's going to be no killing on Sunday."
No matter the opponent or its reputation, this is an important second half for Sanders, who is in his first season as a starter but the last season of his contract. He is on pace for a 70-catch season, yet has been eclipsed of late by No. 3 receiver Jerricho Cotchery's four touchdown catches in two games.
Still, Sanders has 17 catches in his past three games.
"Of course, you definitely think about it (a contract), but at the end of the day, you don't let it affect your everyday style," said Sanders, who has 41 catches for 507 yards. "I believe that no matter what happens, I'm going to be fine. … Of course I want to be here (in Pittsburgh), but we'll see what happens."
The Patriots tried to sign Sanders during the offseason, but the Steelers matched their $2.5 million offer.
Cotchery, in a contract year of his own, said the key for Sanders to remaining productive is remaining patient — even as fellow wide receiver Antonio Brown leads the league in receptions.
"Obviously, like all of the receivers, you want the ball and want to make plays for the team," Cotchery said. "I always bring up that you've got to enjoy the game and you can't worry about those other things. I was in a situation similar my third year in the league, we tried to renegotiate my contract and didn't get anything done during the season. I just had to focus in on the football, and at the end of the day, it still worked out for me."
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Each year, more and more households are joining those who are sloughing off their landline telephones for wireless devices. For most households, the landline has been little more than decoration for a while now and with the slow economy people are looking to cut costs wherever possible. If you are paying one bill for a cell phone that goes everywhere with you and another bill for a landline that is gathering dust on your kitchen wall, the choice of which phone to cancel is easy. The last nail in the landline's coffin seems to be the recent glut of cheap cell phone plans hitting the market. With so many cost-effective alternatives out there the old landline is just dead weight.
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According to a study performed by the Center of Disease Control, 34 percent of households in the U.S. use cell phones as their only form of communication as opposed to the 10.2 percent landline-only households. The CDC expects that gap to widen exponentially in upcoming years. The state with the highest number of cell phone-only homes was Idaho at 44.6 percent with Arkansas, North Dakota and Mississippi not far behind. At the low end are Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania all coming in at 25 percent or lower. There seems to be three top factors contributing to the wireless transition: age, mobility and income level.
The New York Times reports that 40 percent of those between the ages of 18 and 30 are cell-only (that number drops to 18 percent for those ages 30 and older). As young people start purchasing homes, they are electing to stick with their wireless contracts rather that sign up for a landline. After all, who wants a phone only capable of making phone calls?
Mobility is also a huge factor. The report found that 47 percent of renters were cell-only compared to 21 percent of homeowners. For renters who move from place to place year in and year out, a landline doesn't make much sense. Each time you relocate you have to cancel one landline plan and purchase a new one, often losing your phone number in the process. With a cell phone, no matter where you go your number never changes and you can avoid the hassle altogether.
The last factor, which may come as a surprise, is income level. The days of cell phones being a high-priced toy for the wealthy are over. In fact, only 21 percent of adults in higher income brackets were solely wireless users while a staggering 40 percent of adults living below the poverty line were. The wealthiest states were also the ones with the fewest cell phone-only households. The simple reason is that cell phones and cell phone plan prices have dropped in an attempt to stay competitive. Even giants like AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon now offer prepaid or pay-as–you-go plans that don't require contracts. This is an attractive offer to those struggling to pay both a cell phone bill and a traditional phone bill.
It's safe to say the battle between cell phones and landlines is building to its crescendo and it isn't difficult to guess who the winner will be.


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HTC Nexus One Specifications
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1. Rhetoric (Posts: 74; Member since: 25 Jul 2009)
Well wow, i thought the Nexus One already had multi-touch browsing, yikes.
2. Sufcc (Posts: 33; Member since: 28 Jul 2008)
The android phones are capable of it, just it is not used in the stock Android software. Andorid Market has Dolphin Browser if you really really really need multi touch in a browser... tho i find it easier myself to 2 tap then covering my phone with my hand to pinch.


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text: Targacept, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRGT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel NNR Therapeutics™, today announced top-line results from two separate exploratory Phase 2 studies of its product candidate TC-6987 conducted in the United States, one in asthma and one in type 2 diabetes. In the asthma study, oral TC-6987 met protocol-defined success criteria (one-sided p < 0.1) on both co-primary outcome measures, change from baseline in forced expiratory volume for adjunct TC-6987 compared to adjunct placebo measured at two time points on day 28 (51ml and 58ml). In the type 2 diabetes study, the primary outcome measure, change in fasting plasma glucose, was not met, and Targacept will not pursue further development of TC-6987 as a treatment for diabetes. TC-6987 is a modulator of the alpha7 neuronal nicotinic receptor (NNR) discovered by Targacept scientists using Pentad™, the company's proprietary drug discovery platform. "The exploratory asthma trial of TC-6987 as an adjunct to a low-dose inhaled corticosteroid showed a drug effect that was seen at the first assessment point, 30 minutes after initial dosing, and was sustained throughout the duration of the study, suggesting that TC-6987 has promise and may also have benefit in a monotherapy setting," said James F. Donohue, M.D., Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine in Chapel Hill. "With the positive outcome in our TC-6987 asthma study, we have accomplished our goal of detecting in patients a signal of the potential of NNR Therapeutics in the treatment of disorders outside of the CNS, while at the same time further establishing a favorable safety and tolerability profile for this alpha7-selective NNR Therapeutic," said J. Donald deBethizy, Ph.D., Targacept's President and Chief Executive Officer. TC-6987 was generally well tolerated in both studies reported today. There were no clinically meaningful changes in cardiovascular parameters in either study, an important finding that differentiates TC-6987 from many other alpha7 modulators. There were no treatment-emergent adverse events that led to discontinuation in the TC-6987 dose group in the asthma study and no clinically significant difference in the number of treatment-emergent adverse events that led to discontinuation between the TC-6987 and placebo dose groups in the type 2 diabetes study. Adverse events reported in at least five percent of patients in the TC-6987 dose group and at least twice as often as in the placebo dose group occurred only in the type 2 diabetes study and were hyperglycemia (5%) and dizziness (5%). There was one serious adverse event in each dose group in the asthma study, and one serious adverse event in the TC-6987 dose group in the type 2 diabetes study. All were deemed by the investigator to be not related to study drug.


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Sources also revealed that the PMO is considering to explore the possibilty of getting on to social networking site, Facebook adding that the present PMO account on Facebook is not a official account and is run by fans.
The PMO would set up a small office to address problems. The PMO is also planning to make the PMO's twitter account @PMOIndia more interactive by answering people's queries.
"We will take up the matter of people in distress on Twitter. The process of social media is very new for us and things will take time," said the source.
The PMO which joined the micro-blogging site Twitter on Jan 23 has till now gathered 38,790 followers.
"It has been very successful. We are seeing 3,000-4,000 followers each day," said the source.
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Basketball legend Dennis Rodman has burned through a £20 million fortune, and is now facing a potential spell in jail over unpaid child maintenance grants.
He's not the first sporting household name to end up bankrupt, however: we run down the top 10 sports stars who squandered their fortunes, starting with the basketball star himself.
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Basketball: Dennis Rodman
In the 1980s and 1990s, Dennis Rodman became a basketball legend, playing in the same all-conquering Chicago Bulls team as the likes of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.
It wasn't just his on-court success that made him famous - not that he was short on that score, with five NBA championships and a place in the NBA Hall of Fame.
With his aggressive style and habit of dying his hair bizarre colours, he became one of the most recognisable faces in the sport - if not all of sport. His fame earned him an estimated $30 million fortune, and he enjoyed a lifestyle that saw him rub shoulders with showzbiz pals, make several movie appearances and marry Carmen Electra.
All that cost money, however, as did his 47ft speedboat (tastefully named 'Sexual Chocolate'), the illegal helicopters at his 40th birthday, a pick-up truck with his portrait painted on the bonnet and the endless parties at his beachside home.
Rodman, now 50, is said by his lawyer to be broke and alcoholic, and owes £500,000 in child maintenance payments to his third wife, Michelle, as well as nearly £70,000 in unpaid tax. The commissioner overseeing his case will issue his sentence on May 29, and has said that the fallen idol will be given community service rather than jail.
How he will catch up with his back payments on his current estimated salary of £30,000-a-year is another matter entirely. Rodman doesn't even have a pension, having cashed in his NBA plan to pay off debts a few years ago.
Football: Peter Shilton
The former England goalkeeper was once the highest-earning footballer in the country, but blew his fortune on gambling and disastrous business ventures. He recovered and emerged to become a motivational speaker, but sadly he recently split from his wife, Sue, who had stood by him through everything since 1970.
Golf: John Daly
The 'Wild Thing' burst onto the scene when he arrived at the 1991 US PGA Championship as the ninth alternate, having driven all night to get to the course, and blew away the field with his unprecedented huge drives and an often miraculous short game touch. He instantly became one of the biggest draws in the game, and his 1995 Open Championship victory only added to the legend. His penchant for alcohol and gambling cost him everything, however: he reportedly once lost $1.65 million on Las Vegas slot machines in just five hours. He claims to have lost a total of $50 or $60 million, and was saved from bankruptcy several times by the generosity of his sponsors. He still has enough skill and public affection to be making a decent living.
Boxing: Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson
The once undisputed heavyweight champions of the world both earned vast fortunes in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Holyfield picked up over $250m in his career, but had the bank foreclose on his $10m house in 2008 (his house, incidentally, had 109 rooms). Holyfield cites poor business decisions and his two failed marriages (which have left him with huge child support bills) as the reasons for his financial woes.
Tyson, meanwhile, burnt through even more cash: some $300m and more went down the toilet - literally, at one point. Among his many extravagances was an exotic bathroom suite whose bathtub alone cost $2m! He was declared bankrupt in 2003 with a reported $34m debt. He returned to the ring to pay off his bills, but hit the rocks again and was convicted of cocaine possession in 2007. Today, he makes ends meet by appearing as himself in movies and tends his pigeons at home in New York.
Darts: Jocky Wilson
The recently-deceased darts legend was a double world champion who became an icon, earning millions and even having his image appear on Top of The Pops. But his excessive drinking began to take its toll - he once lost a game he'd been well in charge of as he got drunker and drunker, and fell off the stage at the end of the match. Two years after retiring to his hometown of Kirkcaldy, Fife, he was declared bankrupt and ended up living in a one-bedroom flat ravaged by diabetes and arthritis.
Football: Paul Gascoigne
The likeable Geordie became the talisman of English football following his outstanding performances at the 1990 World Cup, and the nation's darling when he was pictured blubbing his eyes out after getting a yellow card in the semi-final. Injuries and heavy drinking meant that he rarely exhibited his talent to its full again, but it was after his retirement that things started to go seriously wrong. Bulimia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, alcoholism and gambling problems sent him spiralling downwards. In 2008 he reportedly told paramedics to let him die while they pumped his stomach following a drink and drugs binge. He has blown £14m, and has narrowly avoided bankruptcy several times over the last few years after agreeing voluntary repayment schemes instead.
Football: Peter Marinello
The Scottish football star became Arsenal's most expensive signing when he joined the Gunners for £100,000 in 1970, and his career started in fine fashion with a goal against Manchester United. Hailed as the new George Best, he took that label too literally with a lavish livestyle and heavy drinking that undermined his talent. A string of injuries didn't help, and within three years he was scratching around for contracts wherever he could get them. His luck didn't change in retirement, and a failed business dealing in 1994 saw him declared bankrupt.
Snooker: Alex Higgins
The Northern Irishman's flamboyant style earned him legions of fans, but even in his heyday his excessive drinking meant he only won two World Championshipa - despite being the most naturally-talented player of his generation. He earned millions, but drank it all away - often with the help of Jimmy White and Oliver Reed. By 2009 he was living in a caravan, and the year after needed friends to raise money for teeth implants to help him put on weight and avoid death. The money was raised but Higgins was never well enough to have the implants, and he died in July 2010.
Basketball: Latrell Sprewell
The NBA superstar's career came to a premature end in 2005 when he rejected a three-year, $21m deal from the Minnesota Timberwolves, claiming that he couldn't afford to feed his family on such a paltry sum. Despite having earned $96m in his career to that date, he found it even harder to keep those mouths fed after retirement. His financial woes included having his 70ft yacht and two $5m mansions repossessed, and getting sued for $200m by a former girlfriend.


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Bessie Louise Staton Coleman, 76, of Hendersonville died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003 at Pardee Memorial Hospital.
A Christmas Eve baby, born Dec. 24, 1926 in Asheville, she was a daughter of the late Kate Garland Rich and Thomas Rich of Bakersville. She grew up in Asheville and was an early graduate of Lee H. Edwards, class of 1943.
She married the late Billy C. Staton, co-developer of Staton Woods in Hendersonville, on May 4, 1945. They lived and worked in Florida and South Carolina before returning to Hendersonville to live and finish raising their family.
Her husband's love of horses, coupled with her love of people, led to a lifetime of involvement with community and charitable organizations. Their first involvement included helping to begin the Hendersonville Chapter of the United States Pony Club and the Etowah Riding Club and Horse Show. Following her husband's death in 1981, she took on the challenge of running Staton Transportation, and as was a typical characteristic, she took her grief and turned it into constructive action by helping others.
Her heart was with helping the elderly. She was a Senior Companion and served on the Senior Companion Advisory Council; she served on the board of directors for the American Red Cross and the Henderson County Council on Aging and was the Program Director for the Council on Aging in 1987, where she was instrumental in the development and growth of the Meals on Wheels Program. She was also on the Home Health Advisory Board, served as the chairman of the In-Home Service Group, and was the Elder Neighbor Coordinator in 1985.
In 1989, she was named Citizen of the Year. She was also formerly employed by both Rose's Department Store and by Nationwide Insurance and was a faithful member of Moore's Grove United Methodist Church.
On Jan. 26, 1990, she was remarried to Billie Joe Coleman. Together they continued enjoying life and helping others.She loved her church and kept giving to those less fortunate than she. She should best be remembered for her love of life and knowing that it is the little things in life that really count.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by the children who were the center of her life, Patricia Staton Johnson, Jeffrey Wayne Staton and Mark Eric Staton; a son-in-law, Gary Johnson; and two daughters-in-law that she loved like her own, Lynette Bruno Staton and Barbara Krause Staton. She was preceded in death by another son, Thomas Allen Staton, who died in 1975.
A funeral will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday at Shepherd's Church Street Chapel by the Rev. Glenn Camp. Entombment will be private at Oak Dale Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors and at other times will be at her home at 946 Sugarloaf Road.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Henderson County Council on Aging 304 Chadwick Ave. Hendersonville, N.C. 28792 or to Moore's Grove United Methodist Church PO Box 2549 Hendersonville, N.C. 28739.


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YouTube-Inspired Concept Car Is A Giant Video Player [Video]
Use the accelerator to fast forward and a host of other built-in controls to manipulate online videos
Watching the latest viral video is a difficult thing to put off until later, even if you're driving. But why take the risk of using your phone behind the wheel, when you can use the wheel itself to get access to the hottest videos around the web.
In celebration of "Geek Week," the YouTube channel Barely Political has created a humorous video that features a car designed exclusively for maximizing your viewing pleasure, but sacrificing some driving safety in the process.
Some of the ingenious alterations include the ability to like a video with your door lock, fast forward with an additional accelerator pedal, and v-log with a HD camera where the rearview mirror used to be.
It has to be seen to be believed, so check out the car for yourself in the video below:


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In this paper we consider the propagation of acoustic waves along a curved hollow or annular duct with lined walls. The curvature of the duct centreline and the wall radii vary slowly along the duct, allowing application of an asymptotic multiple scales analysis. This generalises Rienstra's analysis of a straight duct of varying cross-sectional radius. The result of the analysis is that the modal wavenumbers and mode shapes are determined locally as modes of a torus with the same local curvature, while the amplitude of the modes evolves as the mode propagates along the duct. The duct modes are found numerically at each axial location using a pseudo-spectral method. Unlike the case of a straight duct, there is a fundamental asymmetry between upstream and downstream propagating modes, with some mode shapes tending to be concentrated on either the inside or outside of the bend depending on the direction of propagation. The interaction between the presence of wall lining and curvature is investigated in particular; for instance, in a representative case it is found that the curvature causes the first few acoustic modes to be more heavily damped by the duct boundary than would be expected for a straight duct. Analytical progress can be made in the limit of very high mode order, in which case well-known 'whispering gallery' modes, localised close to the wall, can be identified.
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Therapy Optimization Trial for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Brain Tumors in Children (HIT-REZ-2005)
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
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You're checking on your friends' weekend camping trip and there's that familiar thought, creeping into the back of your head. Why haven't I made a Facebook page for my small business yet?
And with nearly 1 billion users (yup, billion with a capital B), Facebook is the giant of social media marketing for small businesses yet so many businesses are hesitant to get started. Does that sound like you?
If it does follow along to find out how you can stop procrastinating and get you page up in less than 30 minutes.
Beginner's Guide to Facebook for Small Business
In this guide we'll cover:
- The difference between a profile, a group and a page (and which you should choose)
- How to create your Facebook business page
- Facebook terms and lingo you need to know
- How to Start Growing Your Like Numbers
- Easiest ways to start to engage your audience
- Mobile tools to manage your page on the go
The Difference Between a Facebook Profile, Group and a Page
The simple distinction between a profile, group and page is the most important place to start. What kind you set up makes a huge difference in how you can market your business.
A personal profile on Facebook is what most people think of when they think Facebook. Although it can be public, most people choose to exercise some level of privacy over their personal Facebook profile. You will need a profile to set up a page for your business so it is important to get a profile even if you don't plan to use one in your personal life.
A Facebook group is a place within Facebook designed for small group communication around a topic, interest or event. A person who creates the group is the administrator and they can choose varying levels of privacy for the group: public or private, by invitation only.
For your business you want to start a page. A profile is what you have for your personal Facebook account but that's not usually the best course of action for most businesses. Even if you run a personality based business, think career coaching, personal training, etc. a page is usually the best option.
How to Create a Facebook Business Page
Creating a page only takes a few minutes and all you need is a regular Facebook profile and an image to use for your business page. A logo works well for this and needs to be fairly small but don't worry about exact measurements, Facebook will kindly resize it for you.
Start by heading over to the Facebook Page creation page. You will see something that looks like this:
As you can see, you have 6 choices available to you. Most of the time, local business is appropriate if you have a location based business. If you're more of the online sort of business (or in multiple locations) then the Company, Organization or Institution or perhaps Product/Brand will work better for you.
This choice doesn't impact the look or functionality of your page, it does change how you're categorized in the grand Facebook ecosystem but it's not a terribly big deal what you choose.
Next you're taken to a screen where you upload that image we talked about, fill in your about section and decide on your Facebook URL (that's the website address: facebook.com/yourpagename).
When naming your page, try to stick as close to your business name as you can to ensure people can find you. For your about section, you can make the information hyperlinked (contain a clickable link) to your website so be sure to have that in there!
After that, your page is pretty much set to go. The Facebook Page tutorial will take over from there. Take a minute to read the instructions provided and follow along to get the best start on things. You'll need about 15-30 minutes for the whole process.
For many businesses new to Facebook pages, I suggest taking advantage of the unpublish feature for their page. It lets you temporarily hide your Facebook business page from viewers until you're happy with what it looks like. This is a great feature to take the worry out of having an "ugly" page that everyone can see. It gives you time to source out some fancy images for that HUGE cover photo too.
To enable "unpublish", you can click on Edit Page in the top right hand corner, then Manage Permissions and check the Unpublish button as shown below.
When you're happy with your page, just head over and uncheck the box to make your site live.
Facebook Terms and Lingo You Need To Know
The nice thing about using Facebook for you small business social media is that most of you will already be familiar with some of the Facebook lingo.
You can't be on the internet for long without noticing all the "like" and "recommend" boxes.
A "like" of your page means that someone has given you permission to send updates to them in their newsfeed and is the start of (hopefully) a long and beautiful Facebook relationship.
Encouraging "likes" is often a companies primary goal but there are many other strategies to help you actually grow you bottom line instead and we'll take about those below.
Pages have similar options to your personal profile. You can post status updates about projects you're working on, questions for your followers, links to various helpful items you've found online or pictures, videos and events/milestones from your business (think incorporation dates or being featured in the Edmonton Journal.)
How To Start Growing Your "Like" Numbers
When your page is new, no one likes you. It feels gross. You should at least like yourself so you have one. We all start somewhere and growth takes time but there are a few steps you can take to get yourself started.
Facebook encourages you to share your page with friends and family when you first start up. You can definitely go ahead and do that, but more importantly, if you can encourage them to share your posts, at least in the beginning, that would be even more helpful.
Next, do some Facebook research. Head off and find other related businesses or organizations and like their page. (You can Like something as a page rather than as a person, just make sure to toggle this option on in the "Edit Page" section at the top.)
What like a competitor? That's crazy, right?
Related doesn't mean direct competition. It means if you're a massage therapist, liking a physiotherapist in your area is a great related contact. Customers have similar interests, service is different and a relationship could be very lucrative to all.
Doing all this liking, will not only make others aware of your new page, it helps populate your news feed so you have ready access to articles, posts and pictures to share with your audience on your page. Every time your share a post from your news feed, the owner of that post is flagged.
If you consistently share other businesses and organizations' content, you begin to develop relationships on Facebook that can be very lucrative for your business.
Easiest Ways to Engage Your Facebook Audience
Be visual.
Whenever you do something on your new Facebook page, think: "How can I make this more visual?" That's the easiest way to try and improve your page and get higher interaction.
Outside of the initial "liking" of a page, many people never come back to the actual page and interact primarily through their newsfeed. Your job is to create visual content for your page that stands out on that newsfeed.
Plain old text updates without any visual impact are easily lost in the stream of incoming information and rarely get the interaction you need.
Interaction (on Facebook this takes the form of "likes", "comments" and "shares") is the most important metric, even more so than total number of page "likes."
How could this be? How can likes be less important? It's because your business won't even show up in someone's news feed if you don't have interaction. A survey done this past January looked at 4000 Facebook fan pages and only 17% of posts were actually making it into news feeds of fans. Shocking isn't it?
That's why interaction is vital to your page growth and Facebook marketing success.
How do you increase Facebook page interaction?
By posting something for starters. Status updates, links, pictures and videos.
Nothing says "unlike" faster than coming to a business page where the tumbleweeds are blowing through.
The second piece is to post content that's for and about your target market and audience. As much fun as it is to publish stuff about your business, being a source of helpful information is far more useful and likely to be interacted with than using Facebook as an online business card.
For example, if you're an electrician, posting photos with links to a DIY article about changing a bathroom light fixtures would be better than posting a status update about your rates. Be useful (and visual!)
How to Manage Your Facebook Page on the Go
A vital piece for increasing interaction on your new Facebook page is speed of response.
Timely responses to questions and comments helps increase interaction on your page (making you show up in news feeds) and makes your page more lively.
Until recently, this was quite challenging until Facebook recently released it's dedicated Page Manager App for iPhone.
Now you don't have to wade through all your family's photos to get to your Facebook page. You can get instant notification if someone posts on your page and you respond from anywhere.
This app makes managing your new page simple and practical so no more excuses about not updating that page!
Setting up a business page on Facebook is very simple and something that every business owner can do no matter how un-tech savvy they are.
Learning the lingo of Facebook is usually a non-issue since it's become so much apart of our everyday vocabulary and pop culture. Pages and profiles operate in much the same way so you likely already know much of what to do.
Interact with other brands, businesses and organizations in your field to start building your Facebook network.
Engagement and interaction are the name of the game on Facebook and going big and bold visually will make your business stand out and encourage likes, comments and shares.
Growth takes time and don't get discouraged if you don't have 10,000 fans in a day (because you won't unless you're Brittany Spears) focus on the engagement and putting up quality pictures, links and content on a regular basis to improve your page.