National Cut Your Energy Costs Day, In the News, and Enjoy

National Cut Your Energy Costs Day - Todayh is National Cut Your Energy Costs Day.

Here are some tips for celebrating this day by cutting your energy costs:

Turn down the heat!

Upgrade to an Energy Star programmable thermostat if you can.

Weatherproof the house. Adding simple things like caulk and weather-stripping around doors and windows that are not adequately sealed can really make a difference.

If possible, add more insulation to your home.

Switch out those old light bulbs and replace them with the energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs.

Turn off the television, radio and/or computer when not in use.

Close the window blinds/curtains when it is very warm or extremely windy/cold.

When it is time to purchase a new appliance, make sure it is ENERGY STAR rated.

Wait until the dishwasher or washing machine/dryer is completely full before you start a new load.

Install low-flow shower heads to help save water.

Fix those leaky/dripping faucets and running toilets.

Landscaping with shade trees can help block wind and the sun and reduce those energy bills.

Learn how you can save hundreds or thousands of dollars by using the free onlineHome Energy Saver.

In the News - They walk among us!

Man Stole 12 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer from Hospital to Make Cocktails

Mystery: Dead Cows Wash up on Beaches

Russian Men Cut Off Own Ears After Arm Wrestling Match

Arizona Inmates Exposed to Hepatitis by Healthcare Contractor

1,000 People Mistakenly Listed As Dead by Social Security Each Month

Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!

This is "light showers?" - Each weekday morning, I slither into the dining room and watch the news on a small LCD HDTV that sits on the dining room table. I watch the news generally from 5 AM until 8 AM. The local news has the time slot of 5:30 AM until 7 AM. This morning, the weatherperson—Rob Blair—forecast "light showers" for today. I was fully prepared for light showers when I exited my house and encountered heavy rain!

When I reached my office at 7:45 AM, this is the view I saw when I peered at the CATCam preview on my desktop. It is wet out there, and it is getting wetter!



While changing the configuration of one of my domain (calif-tech.com) email accounts, I discovered an email account that I had set up around five years ago on my domain server and did not subsequently configure in Outlook 2010! I added this account to Outlook 2010 and was presented with the notification that 13,xxx messages were downloading!!!

Since I had never used this account, I felt it safe to assume the messages there were of no concern.

I immediately closed Outlook 2010 and engaged Mail2Web. I used this free service to delete all 13,xxx messages. Whew! Now, I

If you are not familiar with Mail2Web, allow me to introduce you to it. It is a free resource that can be very useful.

Mail2Web (www.mail2web.com) will access any email account by simply supplying the username and password for the account. It requires no configuration whatever, and it is fast and free! Mail2Web can be very useful if one wishes to access an email account from a borrowed or public computer.



Mail2Web also offers paid services that provide a variety of email solutions. It is a resource that I highly recommend.