Your Green Gadgets

Speaking of green, do you have any idea how much energy you consume via your gadgets?  Your home theater system, TVs, DVRs, Tivos, telephones, PCs, laptops, Macs, monitors?
When a beloved gadget dies, as they all eventually do, how do you dispose of it?  Are you green enough to find a recycling site?
The Consumer Electronics Association [...]

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Breaking Down the Best Companies to Work For

Shouldn’t it be “The Best Companies For Whom to Work?”
Whatever. Let’s take a look at the companies making this highly-publicized list for 2008:

Number of publishers: Zero.  That’s unfortunate now, isn’t it?

Number of retailers: 11.  Wegman’s, Starbucks, Whole Foods, Nugget Markets, eBay, The Container Store, Stew Leonard’s, Recreational Equipment, Nordstrom, CarMax and Publix.  (Six grocery store chains?  Well OK then.)  Wegman’s [...]

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Firsties

Here’s a word I learned recently: Firsties.  The meaning I’m referring to is someone who is ”first” to buy a new gadget.  This could apply in recent times to the iPhone, Wii, PS3, Kindle, etc.  And it usually entails unique individuals lining up on a cold sidewalk overnight(s) in order to be the first to buy.  Camping equipment [...]

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