Articles tagged “Computers”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Green Your Home Office By Lloyd Alter IN Work & Connect Dec 18 2007 Working from home is already green, as you save so much fuel getting to and from work. In winter, reduce your heating and wear a little extra clothing instead. ::Freelanceswitch See also: Conduct an Office Waste Audit Difficulty Level: Easy + READ MORE

Refill Your Old Ink Cartridge By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Tech & Transport Dec 7 2007 A common lure that printer manufacturers use on unsuspecting consumers is to sell the hardware below market value (even if it means losing money), and then rake in a continuous stream of profits through consumables such as toner and ink. One downside: Although you'll be able to print without incident, your refilled... + READ MORE

Get Public Transit Directions on the Go By Collin Dunn IN Tech & Transport Dec 7 2007 In just about any city, public transportation will take you just about anywhere you need to go. In addition to their online transit guide, that offers trip planning services for bus or subway in New York City (with beta service in New Jersey, Long Island, and the Metro North area), Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and... + READ MORE

Make Your Own Recipe Book By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Dec 7 2007 Now that Jasmin has taught us how to make our own notebooks, I have just the thing to fill it with. Choose recipes that your family always loved, things that you have made many times.I also included recipes from both my mother and mother-in-law that the children enjoyed. + READ MORE

Reclaim Your Mailbox, Get Rid of Junk Mail By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Nov 29 2007 It's time to reclaim your mailbox-or mail slot, as the case may be. Often, you have to nip the loose-lipped sources in the bud: Your credit-card company, bank, and any other companies you purchase products or services from, especially magazines and online stores.We're mentally filing away this tip, in particular:... + READ MORE

Save Energy by Avoiding Phantom Power: Part 2 By Collin Dunn IN Tech & Transport Nov 26 2007 As we mentioned in Part I of this miniseries on phantom power, many gadgets, electronic devices and appliances draw power even when they're switched off or not in use, just by being plugged in. It might seem not worth worrying about, but it can add up to about 10 percent of you home's energy use, or about one month of... + READ MORE

Phone It In: Make Telecommuting Part of Your Working Routine By Collin Dunn IN Work & Connect Nov 20 2007 A lot of modern jobs consist of sitting in front of a computer all day, sometimes e-mailing or instant messaging the person in the next cubicle and phoning someone down the hall. If you do all, most, or even some of your work online, working from home and "phoning it in" can make a lot of sense; consider this:... + READ MORE

Fix Mom and Dad's Computer By Lloyd Alter IN Tech & Transport Nov 20 2007 You know how it is when you head home for Thanksgiving; Lifehacker describes it: I keep getting these pop ups, he'll say. Lifehacker has put all the important programs into a 17MB file that you can stick on your USB key and take to the parents. ::Lifehacker Difficulty level: Moderate + READ MORE

Green Your Move: Junk Your Junk By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Nov 16 2007 There are no two ways about it: Even the simplest move across town consumes plenty of fuel and spews significant pollutants. Toshiba has said that it will recycle its notebooks for free, as well, and without requiring the customer to buy a new Toshiba PC. You can also recycle any brand of computer, printer, or... + READ MORE

Green Your Media: Download Your Books and Magazines By Lloyd Alter IN Tech & Transport Nov 14 2007 Everyone is familiar with iTunes and MP3 music now; by digitizing music we have reduced it to its essential elements and disposed of the CDs, cases and often the stores that sold them as well.That is why I like Zinio-a service that photographically reproduces the magazines, adds hyperlinks so you can go to any Web site... + READ MORE

Make Your Own External Hard Drive By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Tech & Transport Nov 12 2007 An internal hard drive, says Computer Shopper, is a terrible thing to waste. Not only will you be able to boost your existing storage space, but you'll also be able to tote large amounts of data with you.All it takes are a few simple steps and some basic technical know-how. ::Computer Shopper Difficulty level: Moderate + READ MORE

Boost Your Energy Level: Go Outside By Lloyd Alter IN Food & Health Nov 9 2007 So many of us spend our days in front of a computer screen; many of us work from home and might never see the light of day without some discipline. So if you feel bad about never having had a skin-cancer check, or not having completed an overdue report, or not having faced this month's bills, force yourself to tackle... + READ MORE

Save Energy by Avoiding Phantom Power By Collin Dunn IN Tech & Transport Nov 5 2007 Though it's known by a laundry list of names-phantom load, idle current, vampire power and wall wart are the most common-this "phantom energy" all does the same thing: sucks extra energy from the grid into your home when you aren't looking and you don't need it.There are a handful of devices designed specifically to... + READ MORE

Get Ready for the End of Daylight Savings Time By Lloyd Alter IN Tech & Transport Nov 1 2007 It is changing a week late this year (in a questionable attempt to save energy) and this has created some confusion. There is a checklist of household tasks, however, that are always good to do twice a year, and the time change is a good reminder: 1.Replace batteries in all smoke and carbon monoxide alarms: Test the... + READ MORE

Troubleshoot and Fix Your Electronic Gadgets By Collin Dunn IN Tech & Transport Oct 29 2007 Broken electronics are a sad side effect of the digital age, and a frustrating part of being "plugged in" to the world. You'll need some ambition and a little technical know-how to tackle some of the projects, but for the determined DIYer, Fixya is a gold mine of fix-it solutions to keep your electronics running, their + READ MORE