I was just about to write a blog post about compact fluorescent bulbs and how I put them all over my house to save energy. I WAS, until I took a look around my house and realized the job was only 1/2 done.
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Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Save money by switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs
Apple passes Wal-Mart, now #1 music retailer in US
Over the past few years, we have watched Apple climb the music sales chart courtesy of the iTunes. Last month we learned that Apple passed Best Buy to become the number two retailer in the the US. Now, Apple has ascended to the top of the charts, surpassing Wal-Mart for the first time ever, according to the NPD MusicWatch Survey.
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Redemption rate of TV converter box vouchers just OK
Have you switched over to digital TV yet? Well, you probably did, since you read tech blogs, but the average American? Not so much.
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
BitTorrent Sites Show Explosive Growth
BitTorrent’s popularity is growing every day. Despite efforts from anti-piracy outfits such as the MPAA and IFPI, torrent sites continue to grow traffic wise, and there is no sign that this trend will be brought to a halt anytime soon.
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"Power Shift" -How to Boost Your Memory
A recent study suggests that merely glancing from left to right (the traditional “shifty look” of spies and sneaks) can boost memory power and help people differentiate between real and imagined memories. Moving the eyes up and down had no such effect.
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Super Mario explains parallel universes
Quantum mechanics got you down? Let Mario guide you through one of physics' most tantalizing theories: parallel universes. In this video, you'll find a fairly succinct explanation of the many-worlds hypothesis, as illustrated by a modified version of that classic Nintendo game.
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Light From Halfway to the Beginning of the Univer
How far can you see with your own eyes on a clear night? Would you believe seven billion light years?
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Ball lightning bamboozles physicist
Scientific theories and experiments have failed to convince a physicist what's behind the mysterious natural phenomenon of ball lightning.
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Key to Happiness: Give Away Money
New research reveals that when individuals dole out money for gifts for friends or charitable donations, they get a boost in happiness while those who spend on themselves get no such cheery lift.
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Foreign Investors Systematically Dumping US Treasuries
As feared, foreign bond holders have begun to exercise a collective vote of no confidence in the devaluation policies of the US government. The Federal Reserve faces a potential veto of its rescue measures. Asian, Mid East and European investors stood aside at last week’s auction of 10-year US Treasury notes. “It was a disaster,” said Ray
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Michio Kaku: Mr Parallel Universe
Our universe is doomed, says Professor Michio Kaku. Fortunately, he's working on several escape routes: time travel, wormholes, and another universe entirely. There really is a childish wonder to his expressive face. And take this line he has on the future of the planet: it has no future. In five billion years' time the sun will
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The UFO Phenomena - Religion or Science?
Is the world’s fascination with the possibility of UFO's and more a religion or a natural intuitive sense that life is “out there,” based on current scientific research and recent planet-search discoveries? How do the belief's in UFO's clash with religious beliefs??
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The lightbulb of the future?
Luxim's tiny plasma lightbulb outshines LEDs. The plasma bulb uses 250 watts, and achieves around 140 lumens/watt, making it very bright and highly efficient. By comparison, conventional lightbulbs and high-end LEDs get around 15 and 70 lumens/watt, respectively.
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Gold, Silver, Oil at Record Highs as Dollar Hits Record Low
Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Gold rose to records in London and New York and silver gained to a 27-year high as the dollar's all- time low spurred demand for precious metals as a hedge against inflation. Palladium rose to the highest since 2001. Gold is up 15 percent this year as a US housing slump and turmoil in credit markets led the Federal Reserve
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Dollar Falls to Record Low of $1.50 per Euro
The dollar fell to an all-time low of $1.50 per euro on speculation Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke today will indicate the U.S. central bank is prepared to keep lowering interest rates. The currency is headed for its second straight monthly decline versus the euro on expectations a government report today will show a drop in U.S. home...
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Sprint Posts $29.5 Billion Loss on Nextel Writedown
eb. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Sprint Nextel Corp., the third- biggest U.S. wireless carrier, posted a $29.5 billion loss and scrapped its dividend after writing down the value of Nextel Communications Inc. and losing 683,000 customers.
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Economy Skids to Near Halt in Final Quarter of 2007
WASHINGTON — The economy skidded to a near halt in the final quarter of last year, clobbered by dual slumps in housing and credit that caused people and businesses to spend and invest more sparingly.
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New Data Show Rising Inflation and Slumping Home Values
The data provided fresh evidence that the housing market is mired in a prolonged slump even as the broader economy is squeezed by higher prices.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Why is Wal-Mart Thriving in an American Recession?
The nation's largest retailer, which caters to working-class customers, seems to have something of a sweet spot. The stock closed Tuesday at $51.40—its highest close since March 2005. Given the economic headwinds, one would think that a retailer catering to lower-end consumers would be doubly slammed.
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Friday, February 01, 2008
We have a broadband strategy? Bush administration says yes
A new report from the NTIA talks in glowing terms about the success of our national broadband strategy. Wait, we have one? That's news to the FCC.
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