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Grandma has no computer? Still send her e-mail
Posted on 30. Nov, 2009 by admin.
A mailbox containing real mail with real family pictures is about as rare these days as a day without e-mail. But for those who don’t use e-mail — like many of our non-wired grandparents — there’s now a service that sends family news and digital pictures from your e-mail account to someone’s snail mailbox for $9.95 a month.
Sunnygram offers one free month trial, so my uncle and I tried it out with my e-mail-free grandmother. It was simple: I just wrote an e-mail to her, attached some photos and hit “send.”
Sunnygram collects all of the e-mails addressed to her and mails out a weekly, cheery compilation of our messages (large font is an option) with embedded pictures. She could have responded to us through a Sunnygram prepaid letter (which would be scanned and e-mailed to us) or a toll-free number (the audio file then would be e-mailed to us), but she found that it was easier to call us on the phone directly, as usual.
For more information visit www.sunnygram.com
Source: USA Weekend
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5 Steps to an Eco Black Friday
Posted on 23. Nov, 2009 by admin.
Black Friday: A day where millions of shoppers, still weary and full from the previous night’s Thanksgiving feast, flock to retail stores across the country at pre-dawn hours to fill their carts and bags with deals aplenty as the holiday shopping season officially kicks off.
Phew. Are you tired from that description? We are too, but as wearisome as that might have been, it’s nothing compared to the drain that can be Black Friday. While deals abound, crowds, traffic, early hours and the like can make the day after Thanksgiving a drain on your energy and the environment.
But don’t fret. Follow our easy guide to a greener Black Friday, and we promise you’ll not only reduce your environmental impact, but perhaps your stress level as well.
Read the entire article at Earth911.com
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Get a clean, green shave
Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by admin.
We all know to turn off the faucet while brushing our teeth, but the other morning ritual — shaving –doesn’t get as much eco-attention. Still, there are ways to help the environment while getting a close shave, says beauty expert Lina Hanson, author of “Eco-Beautiful: The Ultimate Guide to Natural Beauty and Wellness.”
Go electric. About 2 billion disposable razors end up in landfills per year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. An electric razor can be reused and won’t waste water.
As always, recycle. If you must have the close shave of disposable razors, use ones made of recycled plastic. They work just as well as normal razors at a comparable price, Hanson says. The Preserve Triple Razor from Recycline (recycline.com, $7.49) is made partly from recycled yogurt cups.
Dip, don’t drip. Instead of leaving the water running so you can rinse off your razor, put a bowl full of water on the counter. Then, dip your razor in the bowl between strokes to save water.
Avoid aerosols. Propellants in today’s aerosol shaving cream cans could harm the environment as well as your skin. Switch to an all-natural cream packaged in a pump bottle, such as Kiss My Face Fragrance-Free Moisture Shave.
