Author: The GU team
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Hybrid
Cecile, her husband and I went to California last week. He rented a Toyota Prius Hybrid. Apart from the initial confusion as to how to work the seemingly space-age dashboard, it was a good experience. Pluses? Low fuel consumption, the hatchback design, the dashboard that displays information, quiet cabin and a quiet engine (it shuts…
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How draining
If you can stand unclogging drains yourself without using chemical decloggers, I read about the Cobra wire drain Auger. For shallower clogs, Zip-It might just do the job. Here’s how.
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Less taxing
Finished your taxes yet? File your taxes electronically and save not just time but also paper and postage. You’ll get your refund faster, and with direct deposit, save even more paper.
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Going green in Brighton and Hove
I used to be wildly obsessed with the idea of going to Brighton and Hove. That interest has pretty much gone away, but I was still pleased to see that they’re pushing for greener initiatives. Check out Transition Brighton and Hove.
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Roomba-like green grass cutter announced
When I first saw the Roomba on TV, I thought it would be loads of fun to have a little cleaning machine just zipping around the house on its own. Husqvarna has come out with something similar to this concept, except theirs is a solar-hybrid lawnmower. The mower can cut grass unsupervised, which, according to…
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Drugs in the water
Antibiotics, hormones and other drugs have been found in the water supply, supposedly because they pass through our bodies and gets flushed down the toilet. Water treatment plants do not remove all of the residue. One more reason not to dispose of medications down the drains.
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The Green Vatican
Catholics out there, read Reuters‘ “Vatican lists ‘new sins’, including pollution”. According to the article, “ecological” offences are included as modern evils. Who also knew they were using photovoltaic cells in their buildings?
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A quote from Henry David Thoreau
If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen.
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A bite of the green Apple the Classic way
I bought myself an iPod Classic after not finding my old MP3 player. I admit, I am very pleased with it. Two words: streamlined packaging. The box had the iPod classic, earphones and USB cable only. No unnecessary promotional materials. No iTunes installation CD either. You go online and get it from the Apple.com website….
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Hurray, downloadable installers!
So my router went wonky earlier, which meant I had to find the installation CD and reconfigure the darn thing all over again. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the CD anywhere and thought things were starting to look bleak when I thought of searching for the setup wizard online. Thankfully, it was available on the LinkSys…