Archive for August 20th, 2007
Tiny Choices Q&A: Computer “Sleep” vs. “Off”?
Monday, August 20th, 2007Welcome to Tiny Choices Q&A, where we open the floor for discussion on questions which ya’ll have submitted (read the first list of questions here).
Lorelei asks:
What is the amount of energy wasted by people putting their computers to sleep instead of shutting them down?
The good news is that computer technology is constantly becoming more energy […]
Washing clothes by “hand”
Monday, August 20th, 2007In April, I learned about a manual washing machine called the Wonder Wash . After thinking about it for a while, I decided to go ahead and give it a try. The Wonder Wash is a pressurized cylinder that you fill with your clothes and soapy water and then crank for 2 minutes. The […]