Efficiency in the Office

Posted on: 19 May, 2005

... in the ... ... every office, be it ... or ... may have areas of ... that can be improved upon. We are not talking sales figures or profit margins or Efficiency in the Office(435 words)Nearly every office, be it commercial or home-based, may have areas of inefficiency that can be improved upon. We are not talking sales figures or profit margins or budgets, but inefficient waste and resource management. For instance, let us look at some common aspects and consider how consumption can be reduced and how to make better use of resources.Not all paper work and receipts...

Garbage in its Place

Posted on: 19 May, 2005

Garbage in its ... ... is nothing worse than seeing garbage blowing down the street of your ... or finding broken shards of glass at the local swimming hole where children play Garbage in its Place(352 words)There is nothing worse than seeing garbage blowing down the street of your neighborhood, or finding broken shards of glass at the local swimming hole where children play. Wildlife is just as vulnerable to garbage and many have lost their lives after becoming tangled in waste or mistaking garbage for food. It is up to each of us to make an effort to minimize...

Saving Energy in the Kitchen

Posted on: 19 May, 2005

Saving Energy in the ... ... kitchen, with all its ... gadgets and heat, is a real hotspot for ... energy saving. As the oven uses the most energy and creates a vast amount Saving Energy in the Kitchen(312 words)The kitchen, with all its appliances, gadgets and heat, is a real hotspot for potential energy saving. As the oven uses the most energy and creates a vast amount of heat while cooking foods, it is a good place to start. For instance, when baking cookies use two trays. While one is in the oven baking, the other one is prepped...

Water Conservation at the Kitchen Sink

Posted on: 19 May, 2005

Water Conservation at the Kitchen Sink (577 words)It can sometimes be difficult to visualize the importance and direct effect that simple conservation efforts can have when we are bombarded with negat... Water Conservation at the Kitchen Sink (577 words)It can sometimes be difficult to visualize the importance and direct effect that simple conservation efforts can have when we are bombarded with negative information regularly. Lets take a look at what a few changes in the activities around the kitchen sink can do.Rather than running the tap when cleaning vegetables, use a bowl of water. Later, reuse it to water outdoor...

Mosquito Control: The Best Ways to Effectively Combat Mosquitoes

Posted on: 05 May, 2005

Mosquito-born diseases affect millions of people worldwide each year. The bite of a mosquito can result in anything from a skin irritation to contracting malaria. Clearly, mosquitoes are not just a nuisance, but also potentially harmful. By taking measures such as wearing long pants in wooded areas or disposing of standing water, you can minimize the chances of attracting mosquitoes. These measures, however, are often not enough, and specialty products used to combat mosquitoes are required. Each of the products used for mosquito control have varying degrees of effectiveness, and it is important to know that some may be better...

New Evidence Shows The Lasting Effects of Pesticide Exposure

Posted on: 02 May, 2005

Author: Dave Saunders

A new study suggests that moderate exposure to pesticides could yield long-term negative results to the people exposed to them. These findings should serve as warning to those who indiscriminately spray pesticides around the house, exposing their children, pets and other loved ones. This new research shows that farmers who used agricultural insecticides experienced increased neurological symptoms, even when they were no longer using the products. Data from 18,782 North Carolina and Iowa farmers linked use of insecticides, including organophosphates and organochlorines, to reports of reoccurring headaches, fatigue, insomnia, dizziness, nausea, hand tremors, numbness and other neurological symptoms. Some of...

Earth Friendly Products

Posted on: 30 April, 2005

Author: Aaron Pratt

Earth Friendly Products and technologies are not just for those who live in grass huts and run to Canada during times of war. There are many really cool high tech and earth friendly products on the market today that just need a little exposure to become the next biggest thing! Think of an expensive, fully applianced home on a pristine lake with a gleaming metal rooftop covered with solar panels. If you look closely the windows on this house are sensitive to light and turn in color like expensive sunglasses. You see rain barrels attached to downspout tubes that supply...

The Weather Forecast on Your Computer

Posted on: 10 April, 2005

Author: David Leonhardt

Sure, I could just stick my head out the window and call out, "Hello. What's the weather forecast today?" But if the response is "hurricanes, hail and meteor storms", I don't want my head to be on the... Sure, I could just stick my head out the window and call out, "Hello. What's the weather forecast today?" But if the response is "hurricanes, hail and meteor storms", I don't want my head to be on the wrong side of the window when the answer comes down. Plus, that won't help me fine-tune my last minute travel plans. So I turn...

Maguma has integrated support for the eBay Acellerator Toolkit for PHP (PHP-AT) in their PHP IDE Maguma Workbench

Posted on: 07 April, 2005

Author: Maguma

... will publish at the ... of April 2005 a new module, the PHP AT of eBay. This new module will be ... in the modular PHP IDE, Maguma ... ... Tooolkit (Bolzano/Italy)Maguma will publish at the beginning of April 2005 a new module, the PHP AT of eBay. This new module will be integrated in the modular PHP IDE, Maguma Workbench.The Accelerator Tooolkit for PHP (PHP-AT) allows the integration of data available on eBay via a set of custom PHP classes. The PHP-AT is written completely in PHP and only requires PHP version 4.3.x or higher compiled with the...

Okay Monkey Put Down The Fruit and Raise Your Arms

Posted on: 17 March, 2005

Author: S N James

“I’ll get you, ya varmin”! Vermin - the scourge, tramps & vagabonds of the animal kingdom. This is the stereotypical view of vermin who are inconsequently considered a menace. In South Africa (SA) vermin paints a more disturbing picture. It is not overly well known of the disgraceful neglect the endangered wildlife have in the 3rd largest biosphere. I was shockingly made aware of this during a recent trip to the country. The reason for the trip was to volunteer in the rehabilitation of the vervet monkey, indigenous to SA. This small, black faced, green skinned primate is one of...