It has been quite a while since I posted last. QUITE A WHILE. In that time, I’ve planted the garden, split up nearly 4 cord of free firewood, and generated nearly 1200 kWhs of power. In addition, I have been reading up on some new solar installations that have caught my eye. I’m one of [...]
Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
13 Feb
A new reason to hate the snow
So I’m sure you’ve all had it up to here with the snow and the like (ice dams, frozen pipes, fender benders, excessive snow days, etc.) but I have now found a new a unique reason to hate the snow. It’s killing the planet. At least since at my house, we didn’t generate any power [...]
22 Jan
Video Game Buying Guide
In a previous post there was an inquiry into the purchase of a video game system. It used to be that only geeks (myself) and children (myself) used to play video games. But they have now made their way into main stream American living rooms. No longer are they relegated to second TVs in the [...]
22 Jan
Video Games = Cheap
At the risk of sound juvenile and becoming a dork in the eyes of many, I want to put something out as a thought to the greater public in terms of pure entertainment value. Video games are actually cheap. I know this seems silly when you look at it on the surface. Let’s take my [...]
21 Jan
They’ve almost convinced me…almost
Here’s the problem with electric vehicles: access to free or accessible electricity to charge. It’s the only limiting factor. Everything else; power, cost, reliability, maintenance, etc are all not an issue. What keeps me on the sidelines is that I don’t have enough access to charging stations to make it a primary car. If I [...]
21 Jan
Rethinking TV
I’ll admit that I sound a bit like a Neanderthal when I concede that I just discovered the complete-and-utter-awesomeness of Netflix a month ago, but I’m hooked and it has me thinking: Just how necessary is a traditional cable/dish service? In full disclosure, I must admit that I have a basic cable plan and a [...]
3 Jan
2010 in review
So I got this cool email today from the folks at WordPress. All the information is below. I just thought that it was funny how my 6400 views was considered “wow” worthy. Well now I have a new goal. I just have to beat 6400 views. I guess I should start getting those draft posts [...]
10 Sep
Know the value of things
I am a technology geek. I love gadgets and know more than I should about most of what’s on the bleeding edge of tech. I am well acquainted with the likes of Brian Tong, Bonnie (Boom Boom) Cha, Molly Wood, Brian Cooley, and all the rest of the folks at Cnet.com. So with all the [...]
19 Aug
A new solar option
I may just explore this next fall. I could put a few in my back yard on a pedestal and get another 1000 kWhs. I’m very excited.
14 Aug
Here’s something to root for
I’m always complaining about how big companies and large building don’t put solar panels on their roofs. Well, Mr. Robert Kraft, you have just put me in my place. With an astounding 2,556 panels, he has installed a massive PV solar panel system at Gillette Stadium. I saw this at the game Thursday night. I [...]
