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|  | Conveyance: a literary review of Maus I & Maus II
| 09/10/2007, 08:49 AM
| |  | There is no single word in the English Language to convey the meaning ‘to die of thirst.’ While dehydration can be a cause of death, it has other meanings and other outcomes. Its meaning does not elicited the proper understanding. While other languages have specific words for this phenomena, I find this gap in our vocabulary to be an excellent example of our inability to communicate the...
Read More | | Tags: entertainment, Book, |  |  | Energy Harvesting- Powering the Phones of the Future
| 09/09/2007, 04:22 PM
| |  | As cell phone technology becomes increasingly complex, the amount of energy needed to operate them increases as well. This may soon become a problem of the past though. The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems is in the process of developing self charging cell phones. These phones will be able to convert not only solar energy, but also energy from heat and motion. When energy i...
Read More | | Tags: tech, Mobile, |  |  | Solar Phone Solutions
| 09/09/2007, 03:04 PM
| |  | What if energy was free? What if we could charge our cell phones without having to plug them into a socket, or charge our iPods without having to power up the whole computer?
While self-charging, energy harvesting cell phones aren’t operational yet, solar powered chargers are. Solio (www.solio.com) has created a hybrid charger which will give your electrics an environmentally frien...
Read More | | Tags: tech, Gadge, |  |  | The Power of Complaining
| 09/04/2007, 01:36 PM
| |  | If you find yourself wondering if Customer Service has completely flown out the window, you’re not alone. Inspired by skinner, I make it a point to complain whenever service is unusually poor and compliment when service goes beyond my expectations.
When I call that 1-800 number on the back of a product or off a corporate website specifically designed for comments and questions, I ...
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