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Build a USB-Powered Cooling Fan By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Tech & Transport Jan 28 2008 Learn how to hack a broken CD- or DVD-ROM drive-plus that transparent CD you get when you buy a spindle of discs-into a USB-powered cooling fan for your laptop or desktop PC. ::Instructables Difficulty level: Advanced + READ MORE

Avoid Hazardous Materials, Buy an EPEAT-Registered PC By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Tech & Transport Jan 23 2008 Although computer makers have made strides in reducing toxic components in their desktops, laptops, and monitors, most PCs are still chockfull of hazardous substances. Purchases of EPEAT-registered PCs and monitors over the next five years, according to the EPA, can potentially reduce hazardous waste by more than 4... + READ MORE

Buy a Bigger Envelope By Lloyd Alter IN Tech & Transport Jan 22 2008 All of us who toil over computers were in love with the shiny new MacBook Air last week, even those of us who can n't find the on switch on a Mac. + READ MORE

Work on a Laptop By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Tech & Transport Jan 17 2008 A laptop consumes up to four times less energy than a similarly equipped desktop PC does, according to PC World. Thanks to their petite size and reliance on energy-efficient notebook components, SFFs tend to guzzle less power than full-size towers.Just one downside: SFFs offer limited expandability, because many... + READ MORE

Find a Green PC for Your Home, Office By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Tech & Transport Jan 4 2008 If it's a greener computing setup you're after, the Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) has you covered with an online catalog showcasing 300 desktop PCs, laptops, servers, power supplies, motherboards, and power-management tools that meet standards the non-profit set with the aim of halving computer power... + READ MORE

Best of 2007: Do It On A Bike By Lloyd Alter IN Tech & Transport Dec 28 2007 We are big on bikes, all year round; it is quick, easy, healthy and low on carbon. I thought from personal experience that a few suggestions were missing in our earlier post, so I've added them in a whole other post.If you are not going to take our advice and use your bike outside all winter, at least put it to use by... + READ MORE

Encourage E-waste Recycling in Your Workplace By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Work & Connect Dec 21 2007 While our computers, cellphones, iPods, and other techno gadgetry are perfectly innocuous on their own, they can release toxins such as lead, mercury, and cadmium into the air and water when burned or dumped. You can also purchase a collection box from GreenDisk for rounding up wayward laptops, CDs, diskettes, DVDs,... + READ MORE

Make a Wallet Out of a Used PC Keyboard By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Dec 20 2007 If it's time to set your battered keyboard out to pasture, one Instructables enthusiast suggests ripping out the circuit sheet beneath the keys and fabricating a dapper wallet that will have the Grinchiest geek in your life blubbering with yuletide joy this Christmas. + READ MORE

Slip Your Laptop into a Tyvek Sleeve By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Tech & Transport Nov 29 2007 Tyvek mailing envelopes, such as those used by Fedex and the U.S. Postal Service, can make a sturdy (and more important, waterproof) laptop sleeve, with a bit of crafty ingenuity. You'll need roughly three to four used envelopes-this Instructable commandeered three Fedex Large Paks-some quilt batting, and the ability... + 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

Buy Yourself a Laptop, Give a Laptop to a Child in Need By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Work & Connect Nov 14 2007 You might remember the much-hyped about "00 Laptop," an effort by One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) to develop a low-cost, energy-efficient, and tough-as-nails machine for the more than two billion school-age children living in developing countries, without access to education. + READ MORE

Commute to Work by Bike By Lloyd Alter IN Work & Connect Nov 8 2007 It really isn't that hard, will save you a lot of money and you will get very fit.Find a safe and pleasant route: Don't just assume that the route you drive to work is the best route for biking.Often the best bike route includes back streets and side roads which may make your trip slightly longer but much safer and more + 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