Confucius say "a picture's worth a thousand words" especially when you're at the hardware store. Ever go in to buy a part for a household repair and then have trouble making yourself clear once you get there? You know that you need a threaded watchamacallit that goes on the thingamabob (it was hard to remove and way too big to bring in). Finding exactly what you need in a sea of similar looking stuff or describing it seems a hopeless task unless you take a picture. But now, instead of taking a Polaroid of what's needed, you can use a digital camera to communicate. Just photograph what's needed, print it out and add written information such as part and model numbers and diagrams of where it goes. This will help the pros to help you. The telephone was invented on this day in 1876. Mr. Bell's invention led to the Yellow Pages which "let your fingers do the walkin'." At the hardware store, digital cameras can let your pictures do the talkin'. And that's the On The House tip for today.