Fun Environmental Gadgets

LINK TO SOLAR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES

Even though they’re still in the prototype stage and not terribly efficient at this point, I still think these solar powered rechargeable batteries are a brilliant idea. Designed by Knut Karlsen, the SunCats are basically a set of old NiMH rechargeable batteries wrapped in a flexible Photo Voltaic cell created by the Institute for Energy Technology. When the batteries are drained, you simply leave them sitting in a windowsill or anywhere with ample sunlight and they’ll recharge themselves.

LINK PHILIPS EVERLASTING LIGHTBULB

Philips’ Master LED bulb has the same form factor as the old-fashioned kind, making it “simple for people to use and feel good about using.” The bulb draws just 7 watts but gives off light equivalent to 40 watts’ worth, and lasts 45,000 hours, as opposed to the 1,500 of its incandescent predecessors. Already available in Europe, the Master LED should make its way to North American shores sometime before July.

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March 13, 2009 by Chris Fyvie - 416-992-9869 · View Comments

Web Tools I cannot live without as a online realtor

1) Xobni for Outlook. Best thing I have ever downloaded and that says a lot.

2) Google Reader – my top 5 blogs right now would be -
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Gizmodo and Engadget
Lifehacker
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Mashable

3) My social networks – LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter (In that order)

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4) Picpick – free screen capture software. I use this almost every post.

5) Animoto + YouTube – although there’s another player in town you should check out – Mashuparts.com -

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6) Issuu – the website I use to publish most of my listings – like this.

7) Google analytics – on it every day

8) Feedburner – lets me track who is following this blog by RSS feed.

Do you have any suggestions to add? Lets have some comments and suggestions on this one!

March 3, 2009 by Chris Fyvie - 416-992-9869 · View Comments

Productivity Online and Website Tools

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This website will help you and your team stay focused on the task at hand.

Why ProjectThingy? Because keeping project related communication and information in one place is vital for the success of your projects. It keeps your team and clients connected and up to date. So no time is wasted looking for current documents or tracking down communication spread out across multiple channels.

Eyes Relax is a little free Windows utility that reminds you about rest-time and save your eyesight. This software allows you to customize the duration of your work time and length of breaks. During the break you may exercise your eyes, look away or look at distant objects either in your office or outside, take a stroll outside your office.

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This service enables you to combine PDF documents into a single one, free of charge. All you need to do is select the PDF documents that you want to merge together on your computer and click a button, as instructed below.

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