One of the best ways I’ve found of saving power is to know how much power I’m using in the first place. Nothing makes me change the setting on my air conditioner faster than seeing my monthly bill and noticing how much power I’ve used. However, it’s hard to gauge just how much power you’re [...]
Posts on ‘June 4th, 2009’
The Roll Up Solar Charger
I’ve read about some cell phones like Samsung’s Blue Earth that have a solar panel on them to charge them up. However, these small panels don’t really help that much when it comes to energy, especially if you use your cell phone a lot. They’re just too small to collect enough power, especially for those [...]
Beauty Products Turn to Paper Packaging
As a guy, I’m not even going to try to understand what is in all of those little jars, tubes, and cases found in many women’s bathrooms and medicine cabinets. The world of beauty products is a huge mystery to me. What I do know, however, is that many of those jars, tubes, and cases [...]