Green Plugs

Saturday, March 14th, 2009 | Uncategorized | No Comments

The most popular portable electronic products don’t work for long without charging them, wouldn’t it be great if they all used the same electrical power adapter? You are most probably thinking: We are using standard AC plugs for 100 years… why is this taking so long? One of the main reasons is obviously the replacement power supplies. Customers who lose or break the original power supply in most of the cases have no choice but buy a replacement one at a steep markup price from the manufacturer.

Green Plug is a green solution that encourages reuse and prevents disposal of unused adapters. In the long term, both customers and manufacturers can benefit from this solution. Please go to iwantmygreenplug.com and list the brand name of devices you own for which you would like a universal power adapter and make your voice heard.

The Discoverers – Daniel J. Boorstin

Saturday, March 14th, 2009 | Book Review | No Comments

‘The Discoverers’ , authored by Daniel J. Boorstin and originally published at 1983, is an easy-to-read history book about human discoveries and their impact on the social and scientific areas. The 684 page book starts with the amusing history of clock and includes topics related geography, nature, medicine, and social sciences. The book doesn’t only define the process of discovery but also utilizes anecdotes to describe the public life and events that lead to the discoveries. It was interesting to read about the interaction between religion and science and how religion became a barrier against development and discoveries. This book is highly recommended to better understand the world around us.