Archive for April, 2009
The Life-Changing Blog Entry
Hello. Welcome to my life-changing experience blog entry. Be prepared. You may decide to kick a bad habit in the next five minutes. Are you ready? Are you up to the challenge? Then go for it. Read the first two parts and watch the YouTube video. Let me know how it works out. Read the rest of this entry »
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Printers are the poster child for e-waste, aren’t they? Especially those cheapo inkjets that don’t even come with a full cartridge.
I have a Lexmark X2650 printer that was priced so low it cost less to buy the unit than to purchase the replacement cartridges–which are practically impossible to find. Nor can you refill the original ones. On the other hand, the printer cartridges for my trusty Canon S330 cost as little as $1.50 each. The secret? You don’t replace the print head with every cartridge.
Now, imagine that your cheap printer stops working. How strong is your motivation to spend money fixing it? I have seen plenty of people throw out printers simply because they stopped working and they were reluctant to take the first troubleshooting step, which is to replace the cartridge. In case replacing the cartridge didn’t fix the problem, they would then be stuck with an expensive new cartridge as well as a non-working printer. Read the rest of this entry »
Saving the Boston Globe
I’ve joined a dozen other bloggers in posting this message simultaneously:
We have all read recently about the threat of possible closure faced by the Boston Globe. A number of Boston-based bloggers who care about the continued existence of the Globe have banded together in conducting a blog rally. We are simultaneously posting this paragraph to solicit your ideas of steps the Globe could take to improve its financial picture.
We view the Globe as an important community resource, and we think that lots of people in the region agree and might have creative ideas that might help in this situation. So, here’s your chance. Please don’t write with nasty comments and sarcasm: Use this forum for thoughtful and interesting steps you would recommend to the management that would improve readership, enhance the Globe’s community presence, and make money. Who knows, someone here might come up with an idea that will work, or at least help. Thank you.