Out of curiosity's sake and putting some real numbers to the "green" movement, I bought an electricity usage meter. I chose the P3 International P4460 Kill A Watt EZ Electricity Usage Monitor. It's pretty simple to use and just tells you how many KWH consumed over a certain time period and if you input a rate of cost (off of your electric bill, for example) it will then … [Read more...]
Archives for 2008-10-31
Simple Tip: Launch programs quicker
If you're like me, you find the Windows XP Start Menu clunky and slow to deal with. Not only do you switch from keyboard to mouse, but you're also browsing a listing that can be in any order if you don't have your Start Menu alphabetically sorted. This is one of the biggest improvements in Vista, in my opinion. With Vista, you enter the Start Menu (Hit the Windows key or … [Read more...]