Green Tech Archive

  • Using the fax machine is a method of communication that has been around for a long time and is still prominently used in the business world today. If you need to send a fax, you don’t necessarily have to use a traditional fax machine to get the job done. Instead of using a fax machine, you have the option of sending a fax online. This process is sometimes much more convenient than having to use a regular fax machine.  

    Are You Really Into Online Faxing?

    Posted on March 20, 2012 | No Comments
    Using the fax machine is a method of communication that has been around for a long time and is still prominently used in the business world today. If you need to send a fax, you don’t necessarily have to use a traditional fax machine to get the job done. Instead of using a fax machine, you have the option of sending a fax online. This process is sometimes much more convenient than having to use a regular fax machine.  

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  • I have never had a real opportunity to take advantage of doing an ink cartridge replacement with a refill. My early problems were because the early days of ink cartridge refills were pretty iffy, and in those days I had a Hewlett-Packard DeskJet printer and I think everyone understands that you have an ink cartridge printer I think gold is less expensive than the ink for your printer. But since I switched off of my Hewlett-Packard printer last year and moved to my new multifunction machine, it’s a Canon MX 320, and so far the performance of the unit has been very dependable. I haven’t had any problems with the unit not working or having problems with it or any difficulties in all, but I recently started running out of ink and considering that the bulk of my printing I use a laser printer, and I don’t print that much stuff in color; I decided to take a chance on an ink cartridge refill with a local provider.

    Saving money with ink cartridge refills

    Posted on February 20, 2012 | No Comments
    I have never had a real opportunity to take advantage of doing an ink cartridge replacement with a refill. My early problems were because the early days of ink cartridge refills were pretty iffy, and in those days I had a Hewlett-Packard DeskJet printer and I think everyone understands that you have an ink cartridge printer I think gold is less expensive than the ink for your printer. But since I switched off of my Hewlett-Packard printer last year and moved to my new multifunction machine, it’s a Canon MX 320, and so far the performance of the unit has been very dependable. I haven’t had any problems with the unit not working or having problems with it or any difficulties in all, but I recently started running out of ink and considering that the bulk of my printing I use a laser printer, and I don’t print that much stuff in color; I decided to take a chance on an ink cartridge refill with a local provider.

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  • I saw my first MFM device the other day that uses a camera to scan images in to your computer. I saw that there’s been discussions people using cameras to scan and OCR documents, but this was the first I have actually seen on the shelves. It was the Lexmark Genesis. Initially The Lexmark Genesis costs close to $400 at lexmark.com. The presentation of the unit was comical. It was massive in comparison and dumb looking in comparison to some other MFM devices. It was almost 20 inches tall and you can quickly tell, just by looking at it that the mass of the unit was to simply accommodate the tiny camera in the back of the unit. I believe using a camera to convert documents to images is a great idea, considering the level of digital quality and also that people have been doing this for years already, but it’s not possible right now I’m putting that monstrosity on my desk.

    Just Noticed: Lexmark Genesis s815 wi-fi MFM Device

    Posted on October 31, 2011 | 1 Comment
    I saw my first MFM device the other day that uses a camera to scan images in to your computer. I saw that there’s been discussions people using cameras to scan and OCR documents, but this was the first I have actually seen on the shelves. It was the Lexmark Genesis. Initially The Lexmark Genesis costs close to $400 at lexmark.com. The presentation of the unit was comical. It was massive in comparison and dumb looking in comparison to some other MFM devices. It was almost 20 inches tall and you can quickly tell, just by looking at it that the mass of the unit was to simply accommodate the tiny camera in the back of the unit. I believe using a camera to convert documents to images is a great idea, considering the level of digital quality and also that people have been doing this for years already, but it’s not possible right now I’m putting that monstrosity on my desk.

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  • I was surfing through my RSS feeds the other day and found this article about PrintEco. It’s a service/application that reduced your environmental footprint and makes you more aware of the carbon footprint you are placing on the environment. The service and the application that they offer is quite ingenious. I think everyone has run into the situation where the printing documents and they find out that they have a whole bunch of basically blank pages with a print webpages or documents, and right now PrintEco has a pretty good idea of how to fix that problem; or at least how to make you more aware of how you’re affecting the environment. The limitation with PrintEco; it’s only servicing Internet Explorer, Firefox and Microsoft Office.

    PrintEco has a great idea, but it should be global…

    Posted on September 17, 2011 | No Comments
    I was surfing through my RSS feeds the other day and found this article about PrintEco. It’s a service/application that reduced your environmental footprint and makes you more aware of the carbon footprint you are placing on the environment. The service and the application that they offer is quite ingenious. I think everyone has run into the situation where the printing documents and they find out that they have a whole bunch of basically blank pages with a print webpages or documents, and right now PrintEco has a pretty good idea of how to fix that problem; or at least how to make you more aware of how you’re affecting the environment. The limitation with PrintEco; it’s only servicing Internet Explorer, Firefox and Microsoft Office.

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  • If you are in enthusiast that’s driven on productivity and being organized; and doing things the smart way— document imaging is the way to go. Whether you’re applying document imaging at home or at work, it’s going to be of benefit to you at some point. As an individual who has been using document imaging since roughly around 1998, I can truthfully say that having documents in an electronic form, being able to search them very fast, or just being able to locate an e-mail information to various destinations is a huge bonus. But even more so is being able to convert printed textual documents into an electronic form that can be edited— this is where Nuance‘s OmniPage really shines. It’s an absolute must-have for office environments.

    Techie Review: OmniPage Professional 18

    Posted on May 26, 2011 | 33 Comments
    If you are in enthusiast that’s driven on productivity and being organized; and doing things the smart way— document imaging is the way to go. Whether you’re applying document imaging at home or at work, it’s going to be of benefit to you at some point. As an individual who has been using document imaging since roughly around 1998, I can truthfully say that having documents in an electronic form, being able to search them very fast, or just being able to locate an e-mail information to various destinations is a huge bonus. But even more so is being able to convert printed textual documents into an electronic form that can be edited— this is where Nuance‘s OmniPage really shines. It’s an absolute must-have for office environments.

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  • My vision of the a Star Trek universe and a flying world of the Jetson’s is very, very slowly coming around; at a snails pace, but there’s thing right now that I’d like to use for going GREEN right now that I think would make a big difference in how everyone gets there power. I do realize that based on where you live, you need to be giving attention to what resources you have around you. Obviously, you can’t live in a place that has little or no wind and expect to put up a wind turbine; it’s not going to work. But you live in a sunny place, with lots of wind— you could’ve lots of possibilities. Here’s a few of the option that I’d like to start using in the future…

    Energy Saving: Green things I’d like to use

    Posted on April 3, 2011 | No Comments
    My vision of the a Star Trek universe and a flying world of the Jetson’s is very, very slowly coming around; at a snails pace, but there’s thing right now that I’d like to use for going GREEN right now that I think would make a big difference in how everyone gets there power. I do realize that based on where you live, you need to be giving attention to what resources you have around you. Obviously, you can’t live in a place that has little or no wind and expect to put up a wind turbine; it’s not going to work. But you live in a sunny place, with lots of wind— you could’ve lots of possibilities. Here’s a few of the option that I’d like to start using in the future…

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  • It seems that everyday the utility companies are asking more for electricity and the water companies want more for their services; and we keep paying them. So which one is it keep paying them or live in something that’s more efficient. I have lived in many different places/homes and realized that ‘homes’ aren’t built that well. They don’t have your best interests in mind; when the house is built, it’s built with money in mind- money now, not your money later. If you take in to account all the heat or cold air that escapes your home, money that’s bought and paid for… yeah, cause you paid to heat or cool that air. Same with electricity and water- there’s got to be a better way… something that’s fair. It’s not that difficult to believe that a home can be made to be completely self sufficient, or highly efficient. Here’s some things that I’m keeping an eye on for when I build a new home.

    Thinking Green: Solar and Wind Power

    Posted on January 21, 2011 | No Comments
    It seems that everyday the utility companies are asking more for electricity and the water companies want more for their services; and we keep paying them. So which one is it keep paying them or live in something that’s more efficient. I have lived in many different places/homes and realized that ‘homes’ aren’t built that well. They don’t have your best interests in mind; when the house is built, it’s built with money in mind- money now, not your money later. If you take in to account all the heat or cold air that escapes your home, money that’s bought and paid for… yeah, cause you paid to heat or cool that air. Same with electricity and water- there’s got to be a better way… something that’s fair. It’s not that difficult to believe that a home can be made to be completely self sufficient, or highly efficient. Here’s some things that I’m keeping an eye on for when I build a new home.

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  • This time last year I was wrestling with a warranty issue from Epson. I had the Artisan 800 that I paid $300 [basically] for and I had already had to pay $200 for ink cartridges. I believe everyone is aware that the printer makers aren’t making their money on the printers so much, but more on the ink they sell you, for you to be able to use the darned things. From that I was completely frustrated, feeling betrayed and robbed for a basic service of just printing; I was resolute on getting away from an ink jet printer— and I did [for the most part]. And having done this I saved myself about $300 this year alone.

    Leaving Ink Jet Printers: How I saved $300 this year

    Posted on December 19, 2010 | No Comments
    This time last year I was wrestling with a warranty issue from Epson. I had the Artisan 800 that I paid $300 [basically] for and I had already had to pay $200 for ink cartridges. I believe everyone is aware that the printer makers aren’t making their money on the printers so much, but more on the ink they sell you, for you to be able to use the darned things. From that I was completely frustrated, feeling betrayed and robbed for a basic service of just printing; I was resolute on getting away from an ink jet printer— and I did [for the most part]. And having done this I saved myself about $300 this year alone.

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  • In what seems to be a reaction to some data that was presented a few weeks ago, I think that Google has tired of dealing with the ISP’s of the U.S. and have decided to challenge them by going head-to-head, creating their own ISP. Google continues to push forward with their aggressive position and option of what they think the Internet should be and what it should offer. The push of Google in to this arena shows that it can be done and that the other ISP’s are just ISP HOG’s.

    Google Joins Competitive ISP Arena

    Posted on February 11, 2010 | No Comments
    In what seems to be a reaction to some data that was presented a few weeks ago, I think that Google has tired of dealing with the ISP’s of the U.S. and have decided to challenge them by going head-to-head, creating their own ISP. Google continues to push forward with their aggressive position and option of what they think the Internet should be and what it should offer. The push of Google in to this arena shows that it can be done and that the other ISP’s are just ISP HOG’s.

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  • The idea of having a world without having to buy gas for your car is outstanding; speaking solely of electric cars- the direction we’re going in now. But what if you could make fuel out of thin air… that would spark your interest; it sparks mine. Here’s some extracts…

    Free Fuel; 2 Gallons Daily

    Posted on November 26, 2009 | 1 Comment
    The idea of having a world without having to buy gas for your car is outstanding; speaking solely of electric cars- the direction we’re going in now. But what if you could make fuel out of thin air… that would spark your interest; it sparks mine. Here’s some extracts…

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  • I guess I’m a ‘dummy’… I guess I just don’t get the problem. The argument is not so much can a car be self-sufficient, but can you really get away from a GAS fuel; I want to say yes- [to coin a phrase] yes we can. These are some things, technologies and some people that need to sit down and talk and then create something that is absolutely amazing-  a self sufficient car. A car that requires no fuel; it just works.

    The self-sustaining vehicle – why can’t there be?

    Posted on November 20, 2009 | 2 Comments
    I guess I’m a ‘dummy’… I guess I just don’t get the problem. The argument is not so much can a car be self-sufficient, but can you really get away from a GAS fuel; I want to say yes- [to coin a phrase] yes we can. These are some things, technologies and some people that need to sit down and talk and then create something that is absolutely amazing-  a self sufficient car. A car that requires no fuel; it just works.

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  • An article was published on BBC about Nuclear Batteries the size of a dime and a MILLION time the charge of a normal battery- A million – that’s 1,000,000. But this is not a new concept, Nuclear Batteries have been used for military and aerospace applications, but historically been much bigger. But this version is much smaller.  

    The ‘Battery’ Answer for Electronic Devices – Go Nuclear

    Posted on October 10, 2009 | 1 Comment
    An article was published on BBC about Nuclear Batteries the size of a dime and a MILLION time the charge of a normal battery- A million – that’s 1,000,000. But this is not a new concept, Nuclear Batteries have been used for military and aerospace applications, but historically been much bigger. But this version is much smaller.  

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  • When kids go back to school/college, and typically have to pay a fee for the use of textbooks, or purchase textbooks altogether. I don’t quite understand why kids are still taking textbooks to school. The school systems purchase textbooks for the kids to utilize, but the problem is that they’re doing this 6-12 times, if not more. Textbooks are typically overpriced, typically obsolete by 2-3 years. Printing a single book by itself has got to be extremely expensive. I don’t know the exact dollar amount, but it’s got to be a couple hundred dollars, per book. It’s no wonder why the educational systems are broke. They’re spending all their money on textbooks that are going to be outdated in five years. Spending a couple hundred dollars for single textbook over the course of one year of classes with hopes of reselling it for a fraction of the cost; this is a sad dream at best.  

    Replacing Textbooks with eBooks and Kindles

    Posted on September 23, 2009 | No Comments
    When kids go back to school/college, and typically have to pay a fee for the use of textbooks, or purchase textbooks altogether. I don’t quite understand why kids are still taking textbooks to school. The school systems purchase textbooks for the kids to utilize, but the problem is that they’re doing this 6-12 times, if not more. Textbooks are typically overpriced, typically obsolete by 2-3 years. Printing a single book by itself has got to be extremely expensive. I don’t know the exact dollar amount, but it’s got to be a couple hundred dollars, per book. It’s no wonder why the educational systems are broke. They’re spending all their money on textbooks that are going to be outdated in five years. Spending a couple hundred dollars for single textbook over the course of one year of classes with hopes of reselling it for a fraction of the cost; this is a sad dream at best.  

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  • I really like the concept of free energy, getting off the grid and being more efficient in general.I found this video and I thought it was just so cool. Most HOA [Home Owner Associations] have rules against wind turbines and/or solar panels because they make the other neighbors look stupid for not thinking of it first. But what if you could mount something to your house, perhaps in the top of the house, some thing that doesn’t spin in the wind and doesn’t weigh a ton… Enter non-turbine wind alternative.

    Free Power, not from solar and not from wind turbines…

    Posted on August 19, 2009 | 1 Comment
    I really like the concept of free energy, getting off the grid and being more efficient in general.I found this video and I thought it was just so cool. Most HOA [Home Owner Associations] have rules against wind turbines and/or solar panels because they make the other neighbors look stupid for not thinking of it first. But what if you could mount something to your house, perhaps in the top of the house, some thing that doesn’t spin in the wind and doesn’t weigh a ton… Enter non-turbine wind alternative.

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  • If you’re not keeping track of which lights are being left on and still haven’t started using florescent lights, you probably didn’t realize we’re in bad economic times. Right now saving money is a cool/hip thing to do. It’s the smart thing to do… But if your just the slightest bit savvy this is a good program to cure the curious cats out there who want to find out what it costs to live civil like [using electricity and water].

    Energy Cost Calculator: power consumption in to perspective

    Posted on August 5, 2009 | No Comments
    If you’re not keeping track of which lights are being left on and still haven’t started using florescent lights, you probably didn’t realize we’re in bad economic times. Right now saving money is a cool/hip thing to do. It’s the smart thing to do… But if your just the slightest bit savvy this is a good program to cure the curious cats out there who want to find out what it costs to live civil like [using electricity and water].

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