Can Silicon Valley Break The Chinese Code?
Silicon Valley would like to break the Chinese code, because of the expanding internet market in China. However, there’s one major problem. Silicon Valley is currently being blocked in China. While Google and Facebook currently dominate the global market, the [...]
Electric Prices By State 2014
By State, August 2014 and 2013 Residential State….. 2014….. 2013 (Cents per Kilowatthour) New England…..18.02…..16.27 Connecticut…..19.67…..17.57 Maine…..15.35…..14.37 Massachusetts…..17.69…..15.90 New Hampshire…..17.18…..15.93 Rhode Island…..18.38…..15.73 Vermont…..17.87…..17.08 Middle Atlantic…..16.59…..16.32 New Jersey…..16.00…..16.23 New York…..19.49…..19.15 Pennsylvania…..13.91…..13.25 East North Central…..13.08…..12.37 Illinois…..11.95…..10.31 Indiana…..11.56…..11.06 Michigan…..14.88…..14.98 Ohio…..13.50…..12.72 Wisconsin…..14.26…..14.41 West North [...]
Keep iPhone Dry With This Waterproof Case
Our smartphones endure a lot during the day. We take them out in the pouring rain. They’re close by our side while we’re sipping on our morning coffee. Liquid is always nearby, and a big enough spill will wipe your [...]
The SATCOM Pirates Are At It Again
I have been having fun on my NooElec dongle, using it as my software defined radio. I was monitoring the 250 MHz portion and I wasn’t sure what I had witnessed. Is this UHF Pirates on a 250 MHz SATCOM? [...]
SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Can Transfer More Data Faster
What’s new in technology? The new USB cable 3.0, also called SuperSpeed (SS), can transfer more data and will be 10 times faster than the current 2.0 USB cable. The cable will be blue and it will have the SS [...]
Making Salsa Has Never Been Easier
I really like salsa and what’s even better is homemade salsa. Grow your own tomatoes, pick them fresh out of the garden, and you have great salsa at a great price. The thing is…the extras to get rid of: the [...]
New Gadget Creates Electricity From Captured Microwave Signals
Just imagine all of the radio frequencies that surround us as we step into our backyards. What if there was a way to capture those signals and turn them into electricity? Some scientists have designed a new gadget that proposes [...]
A G3 (Strong) Geomagnetic Storm Is Predicted
If you were listening to HF radio on September 10, 2014, you would have discovered that the bands dropped out completely for several minutes. At 1:45 p.m. EDT (1745 GMT) on Wednesday, a major solar flare disrupted radio communications. Aurora [...]
A Graphic Equalizer That Works With Linux
How hard is it to enhance the audio before listening to those favorite tunes? How to find a graphic equalizer that works with Linux? PulseAudio is what you are looking for. What is PulseAudio and what does it do? PulseAudio [...]
How To Text Off-The-Grid
Is it possible to text or chat off-the-grid? The short answer is yes. Open Garden has launched FireChat for iOS. The FireChat app will work with Apple products and you do not need an internet connection in order for it [...]
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