Energy Saving Tips

Here are some energy saving tips!

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Office Tips

• Use the power saving option on your computer when available.


• Turn off your computers, monitors and lights when you leave the office. Unplugging them would be even better.


• Where appropriate, use ink-jet printers as they consume 90% less energy than laser printers.


• Don’t print unnecessary documents. When you have to print adjust the margins so you will get more print per page.


• Consider removing unnecessary fluorescent lights and replacing them with reflectors. Painting dark walls a lighter color can also maximize the lighting in your office.

Home Tips

• Turn your audio gear, TV, DVD and any other electrical equipment off at the plug. Most electronic gear is not completely off even when switched to “off”.


• Unplug your cell phone, iPod, and laptop when they are fully charged. This will reduce your energy bill and help prolong battery life.


• When you are in the market for an electrical product research it’s energy rating. How will the purchase affect your energy bill?


• Wash your clothes in cold water. Using less hot water will improve your energy bill. When possible, hang your clothes out to dry.


• Be aware of the temperature setting for your heating an cooling. Most people can handle a room being two degrees warmer or cooler. This could dramatically improve your energy bill. You may also be able to turn down the temperature of your water heater.

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Related Links

-http://www.carbon-neutral-website.org
-http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_conservation

Links to Sidebar

I added a couple useful links (in my opinion) to the side navigation.

Image/s of the Day

Three 'retro' images out there (without the bottom black header with text). Click the thumbnail to get to the image.

iGoogle

A Daily way to organize one's self. iGoogle (a google service) offers a home portal in which a user can implement services, feeds, and gadgets (based on preferences and interests). These could include news, weather, daily topics, games, and access to gmail inbox. It is also customizable with a specific theme to choose from.

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Reference

-Indulge your creativity: Select a visual theme to decorate your homepage and drag and drop individual sections to rearrange the page however you'd like

-Focus on your interests: Pick and choose from thousands of Google Gadgets to add games, news, pictures, weather and more to your homepage, all for free

-Change your mind: Switch back and forth between your iGoogle page and Google's "Classic Homepage" through the link in the upper right-hand corner

Google offers the ability to create a personalized iGoogle page that gives you at-a-glance access to information from Google and across the web. On this self-designed page, you can choose and organize content such as the following:

* Your latest Gmail messages

* Headlines from Google News and other top news sources

* Weather forecasts, stock quotes, and movie showtimes

* Bookmarks for quick access to your favorite sites from any computer

* Your own section with content you find from across the web

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Related Links

-http://www.google.com/ig
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGoogle
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IGoogle

Twitter

What is Twitter?

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Reference

Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?

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Related Links

-http://twitter.com/
-http://blog.twitter.com/
-http://twitter.pbwiki.com/
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter