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Eco-Friendly Home Office Tips
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10 Ways to Green Your Workspace

Spring is the perfect time to toss out the old from your home office (responsibly!) and usher in a new era of organized and green living.
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Spring is the perfect time to toss out the old from your home office (responsibly!) and usher in a new era of organized and green living. If you don't have a home office, these tips can also be used in the workplace to ensure you're setting a good example for your co-workers and taking the right steps to a more eco-friendly lifestyle. Let's face it: you probably spend more time at work than you do anywhere else (only your bed may see more action), so why not make it a little easier on mother earth while you're there?


Source: Flickr user Fernanda Mancini

Kill the Power Vampires Go Solar! Rent Your Textbooks Repurpose Household Items For Cord Management Recycle Your Cell Make Sure Your Old Laptops Are Ready to Donate Properly Recycle Your Ink Cartridges
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Pictures of the Solar Tsunami
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Daily Tech: Solar Tsunami Produces Amazing Light Show

Last week's "solar tsunami" made for some great photography — Gizmodo Farmville-addicted bosses breathe easy: whiteboard quitter is a fake — TechCrunch Gundam robot time lapse video — Urlesque Ouch: computer glitch sends 2,500 erroneous college acceptance letters — Switched How to catch the Perseids meteor shower Thursday night — Lifehacker
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Home Office Design Ideas From the 2011 Ikea Catalog
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Top Design Ideas For Storing Your Tech From the 2011 Ikea Catalog

I live for the Ikea catalog like some men live for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.
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Home Office Design Ideas From the 2011 Ikea Catalog

I live for the Ikea catalog like some men live for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. It gets my creative juices flowing, and arrives at the perfect time — before the Fall semester starts — to get your digital life in order for the latter half of the year. I picked up the latest 2011 edition at my local Ikea store the other day (but you can check it out for yourself online now), and combed through it to bring you some of the best design ideas for storing your tech, getting organized, and keeping your gear neat and tidy in tiny spaces. Check out my favorites here!

Keep Your Remotes in Order Create Storage in a Small Space Entertainment Anywhere Create Sections Carve Out a Corner Keep Collectibles Safe and in Plain Sight Make an Office Anywhere
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Would You Upgrade to a Solar Water Heater?
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Would You Upgrade to a Solar Water Heater?

Last month, California approved rebates of up to $1500 for homeowners and businesses that install solar thermal water heaters.
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Last month, California approved rebates of up to $1500 for homeowners and businesses that install solar thermal water heaters.

These heaters use the warmth of the sun to heat water for use in the bathroom, kitchen, and laundry room. While a typical hot water system runs between $5000 - $7000, studies have shown that using a solar hot water heater can significantly cut your natural gas or electric bill. Would you switch to a solar water heater if you could take advantage of a $1500 rebate?

Source: Flickr User jhritz

Daily Tech: Is a Lime Green PSP-3000 in the Making?
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Daily Tech: Is a Lime Green PSP-3000 in the Making?

A bright lime green SPS-3000 was spotted in the wild at a Sony factory in China.
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  • A bright lime green SPS-3000 was spotted in the wild at a Sony factory in China. — Joystiq
  • Netflix is looking for an experienced engineer to lead the gaming platforms team, which means that Netflix might make its way to the Wii and PlayStation 3 . . . eventually. — CrunchGear
  • A new "solar city" is being planned near Charlotte County in Florida, and will include a 75-megawatt solar plant. — Switched
  • Planning on getting a new smartphone soon? You may just want to wait, because Palm, Apple, and RIM plan on releasing new phones by the end of June. — Silicon Alley Insider
  • Not everyone is happy with the second-gen Kindle screen. Many are taking to Amazon forums to talk about their Kindle font issues. — Wired
Cool Idea: Solar LED House Numbers
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Cool Idea: Solar LED House Numbers

Considering how plugged in and geeked out our homes are these days, sometimes it baffles me that the simplest, often most crucial things aren't well-lit.
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Considering how plugged in and geeked out our homes are these days, sometimes it baffles me that the simplest, often most crucial things aren't well-lit. Personally, I'm a big fan of motion-sensor lighting, so when you're walking toward your front (or back) door you won't trip and wind up falling flat on your back. But motion-sensor lighting doesn't help passersby who are trying to locate your crib. That's why I'm smitten with the Matter Inc. Solar LED House Numbers ($19.99). The solid aluminum fixture absorbs the sun's energy during the day to power two high output white LEDs for eight to 10 hours during the night, keeping your house numbers well-lit without draining the grid or your wallet. The laser-cut numbers are completely weather-resistant, too, which is a plus. Although I personally don't mind the modern, sans-serif shape of the numbers, I wish they were offered in a traditional serif to appeal to more homeowners. What do you think?