http://lowtechtimes.com Publicizing hi-tech problems and sharing low tech solutions Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:08:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheLow-techTimes/~3/h4zKhS6A35c/ http://lowtechtimes.com/2009/11/06/weekend-links-2/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:08:46 +0000 admin http://lowtechtimes.com/?p=654 CELLPHONE USE IS LINKED TO CANCER Rise of the stealthy traffic camera fuels drivers&#8217; disgust Computer meltdown creates traffic-light chaos Computer Glitch Affects DC Metro <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2_nt95h4GUx87rcmRjosHwC-9JA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2_nt95h4GUx87rcmRjosHwC-9JA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2_nt95h4GUx87rcmRjosHwC-9JA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2_nt95h4GUx87rcmRjosHwC-9JA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheLow-techTimes/~4/h4zKhS6A35c" height="1" width="1"/> http://lowtechtimes.com/2009/11/06/weekend-links-2/feed/ 0 http://lowtechtimes.com/2009/11/06/weekend-links-2/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheLow-techTimes/~3/_b3BjCB0ug8/ http://lowtechtimes.com/2009/11/05/low-tech-raking-vs-hi-tech-leaf-blowing/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:21:12 +0000 admin http://lowtechtimes.com/?p=648 [Updated post. Originally published last year] After some October snow in Virginia, it is time to rake up the fallen leaves. It surprises me how popular leaf blowers are when a simple rake works so well. Four Reasons Leaf Blowers Are Inferior to Rakes I&#8217;m not convinced that using a machine to blow leaves into a pile [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r7AhVR1ITQ3PMRb4mWMCk_rx5_k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r7AhVR1ITQ3PMRb4mWMCk_rx5_k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r7AhVR1ITQ3PMRb4mWMCk_rx5_k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/r7AhVR1ITQ3PMRb4mWMCk_rx5_k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheLow-techTimes/~4/_b3BjCB0ug8" height="1" width="1"/> http://lowtechtimes.com/2009/11/05/low-tech-raking-vs-hi-tech-leaf-blowing/feed/ 0 http://lowtechtimes.com/2009/11/05/low-tech-raking-vs-hi-tech-leaf-blowing/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheLow-techTimes/~3/_7KBVFGOqQs/ http://lowtechtimes.com/2009/11/05/virginia-voting-and-h1n1/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:59:01 +0000 admin http://lowtechtimes.com/?p=645 2009 Virginia Election Earlier this week, I went to the local fire department to vote in the gubernatorial election in Virginia. Hi-tech touch-screen voting machines can potentially spreading germs, but I was I was pleased to see a low-tech method of swine flu prevention. Staff passed on wooden sticks to voters so they did [...] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/q-GUf08iJipv2C4mleb9vt0LM5s/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/q-GUf08iJipv2C4mleb9vt0LM5s/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/q-GUf08iJipv2C4mleb9vt0LM5s/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/q-GUf08iJipv2C4mleb9vt0LM5s/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheLow-techTimes/~4/_7KBVFGOqQs" height="1" width="1"/> http://lowtechtimes.com/2009/11/05/virginia-voting-and-h1n1/feed/ 0 http://lowtechtimes.com/2009/11/05/virginia-voting-and-h1n1/