Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Recycling Old Computers To Save The Environment
Many cities, towns and townships are now thinking about computer recycling as well as TV recycling methods to protect the environment and avoid possible soil contamination. Because computers contain many parts that could release toxins into the soil, city governments are seeking alternative ways to dispose of your old computers as well as all your old electronic equipment. This eventually will become a normal practice as more city governments become aware of the potential danger of dumping computers and all electronic products into a landfill. Many groups are also spreading the word about computer recycling and want to find better ways to dispose of the equipment.
In many cities, there are local electronic stores or recycling centers that will take your old computers and other electronics, dismantle them, and place the right parts in the right containers for disposal. This method of disposal will soon become a necessity because of the computer industries continued upgrading and making more computers that are newer more affordable for the average person to buy. If the computers make it into landfills as they have in the past, it could eventually cause environmental issues that would then need to be addressed by the federal government.
The issue of recycling computers and other electronics has become a hot computer topic and will continue to be addressed by conservatives and government officials in order to protect the land. Because the monitors as well as televisions have gases and other toxins that if placed in landfill sites could sooner or later release these gases into the atmosphere as well. This is a concern for all who have the ozone and air quality in mind. The gases inside a monitor need to be released safely as you do with a refrigerator or air-conditioner. Without proper release, the air can become filled with these toxic gases.
When recycling computers, monitors and any printers, people need to take the equipment to a place that is accredited for safely disposing of the equipment in a safe and proper way rather than dumping the equipment in a pile somewhere and hope for the best. It is vital that everyone disposes of their computer equipment properly and take it to a participating recycler in the area. You may have to pay a small fee to drop off your old electronic equipment, but you will also be spending the money wisely to protect the environment.
One of the issues surrounding computer disposal is the already thousands if not millions of computers, printers and monitors as well as other electronics that are already in landfills all over the world. Many people express concern about ways to clean up landfill sites that already have the electronics dumped there, but the cost would be in the millions to do such a huge project of this sort. Besides the fact that electronics that have been in landfills for some time now have probably already done what harm they could do already.
Printers just need the ink cartridges and toner cartridges removed before dismantling them. Many stores such as Office Max and other retail electronic stores have barrels for disposing of your old cartridges. Many ink and toner manufactures that sell to stores, supply pre-paid envelopes for sending the old cartridges back for recycling. These practices have been around for quite a while now. This has cut down on ink cartridges and toner cartridges from being pull in landfills. If everyone would learn to recycle computer and electronic equipment, then it will save millions of dollars for future clean up of these landfill sites.
Recycling old computers to save the environment is necessary and everyone has a responsibility to abide by this practice to protect and preserve land and air quality. With the newer computer systems becoming available for an affordable price and the way technology changes daily, people are going to need new computers and other electronic equipment to keep up with the changing world. Recycling is needed to accommodate all the old equipment that will double if not triple over the next few years.
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Bart D. Ebinger
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Saturday, March 24, 2012
Common Home Theater Mistakes to Avoid
A home theater is no small investment, particularly if you are going for a good quality home theater. With that in mind there are many mistakes that people make along the way when it comes to their home theaters. What you want to do is learn from the mistakes of others rather than dooming yourself to repeat those that have been made so many times before. Below you will find information on some of the most often made mistakes when it comes to creating a great home theater for you and your family.
- Windows
I'm not talking Microsoft either. One thing that is a killer for your home theater is a room full of windows. At night, every car passing by will prove distracting and during the day little can be enjoyed on your television from the sunlight pouring in. Even normal curtains allow some degree of light into the room, which will provide a distracting glare on you television screen. If you have no windowless rooms in your home you will at the very least want to install some heavy duty blackout drapes or curtains in order to prevent the glare and distraction that windows provide.
- Cheap Speakers
Sound is one of the most important factors in imitating a theater quality movie viewing experience. If you have cheap speakers you will not receive the quality of sound that you will need in order to achieve that experience. The first five or ten minutes of the movie Top Gun provides one of the best sound tests I've ever seen. Grab a copy of the DVD and take it with you to the stores, compare speakers using that DVD and go with the set that provides the best quality of sound. It's a good litmus test and you will be glad you did if you ever listen to a favorite movie on a friends inferior speakers.
- Poor Installation
It makes no sense to invest thousands of dollars in a home theater system only to bring it home and do a poor job of installing it because you didn't want to spring for the extra two hundred dollars for installation. Improper installation of your home theater will result in much less quality than you paid for, which makes a good quality system a complete waste of money. Pay the price now for professional installation if you have any doubts at all about your ability to properly install your system.
- Not Reading Directions
On the other hand if you decide to do your own installation the number one problem is the result of not reading the instructions for not only installation but also the operation of your home theater. We may feel that we are intuitive by nature but sometimes it helps to have a roadmap to follow. Instructions for installation and operating manuals are our road maps and reading them first will not only save a great deal of time but also increase your enjoyment of your home theater.
Avoiding these common mistakes can go along way towards helping you get the most possible enjoyment from your home theater. It's amazing how much of a difference little things can make along the way. Good luck with the selection, purchase, and installation of your home theater. I hope you enjoy many wonderful hours of movie, television, and game watching on your new system.
I Hope This Helps.
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Bart D. Ebinger
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Friday, March 16, 2012
Controversies concerning cellular phones
We are all aware of the benefits of the
cellular phones. They make lives more convenient; lines of
communication become more open due to them but there are
controversies that could not be overcome. These are controversies
from different
angles. We have to be aware of these controversies;
they could be factors to
consider in the use of your cellular phone.
- Use of cellular phone while driving
According to studies in the US, there
are more incidences of road accidents caused by the use of cellular
phones while driving. They equate the instance to driving while
drunk. In some parts of the world, it is totally prohibited to use.
There are even further studies that show that “hands-free” phones
is not that much safer as well. In other European countries,
hand-held phones are highly discouraged.
- Use of cellular phones threats security
In most cases, cellular phones are
media for identity theft. As mentioned in Wikipedia, it is due to
"scanning" whereby third parties in the local area could
intercept and eavesdrop in on calls. Another point is that Analogue
phones could also be listened to on some radio scanners. This must be
a warning to all cellular phone users; we have to be very careful in
our use of our cellular phones. We could enjoy all the services these
innovations offer but we have to see to it that we protect ourselves
from untoward outcomes as well.
- Use of cellular phones in aircrafts
It is a general knowledge that the use
of cellular phones while one is in an aircraft is impossible. This
all rooted from an incident way back in 2000 when it was aired that
an aircraft crashed due to a passenger’s cellular phone use.
Studies tell that Cellular phones and other mobile devices could be
used to detonate remote Improvised Explosive Devices. Though there is
not much proof about it yet, it has been an internationally-known
policy not to use cell phones in flight.
These are really important points to
take note of. Though some of them do not have concrete proofs, it
must still be taken with importance and caution. There is no harm in
doing so.
Cellular phones are helpful but in one
way, be careful.
Always Be - Your Best!
Bart D. Ebinger
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Benefits of Text Messaging in Cellular Phones
“pls. let’s meet nw.
wana c u coz I mis u so mch… tc.” This is just one typical line
of what is a text message or SMS (short message service).
These days, it is one of
the most liked features of the mobile phones. People from all ages
especially the teenagers really like it. They consider it as the most
convenient and the cheapest form of keeping in touch with the people
around them. Mobile phone networks have been taking advantage of the
tremendous support and patronage shown by the SMS population.
This SMS culture is not
only true in a corner of the world but worldwide. It is these 160
characters that could be sent and received from one mobile phone to
another which makes the world seem smaller these days. Text messaging
keep family ties firm, cross distances, save friendships, deliver
emergencies, campaign information… and the list goes on.
These benefits are not
everything. Text messaging is also valuable to our disabled brothers
and sisters around the globe. There are claims about the negative
effects of text messaging like the erroneous spelling it uses. In
text messaging, people use a very rare “lingo”. This is to save
the number of characters. Despite these negative effects, the
benefits are still undeniable.
Generally, it keeps a
person updated and informed since you can carry a light device
anywhere you go. For the deaf, it gives them that sense of
independence and freedom. It provides them a way from the linguistic
and geographic barriers. They are able to be like the common people
when it comes to communicating with the people they want to keep in
touch with.
As for the Birmingham
Institute for the Deaf in UK, “text
messaging provides them with a potentially life-saving tool to report
crimes. Since 98% of the hearing impaired in the United Kingdom uses
text messaging. A British police department adopted text messaging as
a method of reporting crimes for the deaf community. Stations in the
United States are now beginning to adopt similar practices.”
With
these reasons, SMS appears to be a very beneficial innovation in
these modern times. We just hope that it will not be use for abusive
practices that may be a threat to the world. These benefits are
things we must be thankful for.
With
man’s power of the mind, innovative ideas turn out to be solutions
that lead to a better, more convenient life. We do not have to run
miles at all, wait for weeks, venture on messages in bottles, we have
the messages right on our fingertips. In the future, SMS would grow
into a more complex level but let us keep its objectives neat.
Always Be - Your Best!
Bart D. Ebinger
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
Be Organized And Never Forget A Thing Again
Forgetfulness pertaining to little things isn't a good sign of leading a healthy mind or good memory. These things are important in terms of allowing your mind to create its own association with the things in the past that you have been used to and the just the thought of you being in this state creates an even bigger conflict with upcoming tasks.
But, let us not forget the people with commendable memory. They may have nothing in particular to worry about especially, when it comes to memorization tasks, but these people still and will experience a slip of thought time and again. It may be just little things, like saying you have misplaced your keys because you have forgotten where you last put it in the first place. For you it may just be a simple “misplacement” of important objects, but if you try to think about it at a different level, it is actually a memory problem. The bad news is that, it could even become worse than how it is today.
Again, these things may be simple. Other than forgetting where you have placed your car keys this morning, things like important events and deadlines can slip off of your mind, as well and this could become a bad habit. Good news is, you can take control of these things. You can stop yourself from developing absentmindedness because, when it takes over you, your natural instinct of organizing things properly also slips away.
When you try to think about it, there is actually a great significance as to how a person organizes his thoughts and in turn, the things that matters around him. Improving your memory can be done in so many ways but, destroying it can also happen in a snap and there are still more factors that contribute to memory failure.
This time, it's simple. Try your best to be organized. If, remembering where you placed your car keys is a problem, use a container you can easily spot and place it where it can easily be seen. If, remembering names is too much, ask more information about the person, his whereabouts, achievements and acquaintances. The things that they say are going to imprint memory anchors to your brain which holds on to their name. There are many ideas how you can simply prevent forgetfulness but, it is up to you apply it.
One way to organize yourself, is to eliminate tedious things to remember with an Organizing Device, such as an iPhone or any other Smart Phone. The capabilities of these devices, is mind-boggling. so, help yourself keep organized and shop for great deals on Smart Phones here.
I Hope This Helps!
Be - Your Best!
Bart D. Ebinger
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