News Feed

Waterless Car Wash: A Great Way to Help the Environment

Help the Enivronment by Using a Different Method of Washing Your Car

Yes it is possible without water. With global warming on the rise and increased awareness about eco-system disturbing factors, one is bound to feel guilty when hundreds of liters of water are wasted in car washing. It is high time to revolutionize our car washing. Thanks to the untiring efforts of environmentalists and scientists, a new method and range of car washing products has been devised that actually is waterless.

Help the Enivronment by Using a Different Method of Washing Your Car

These products are more eco-friendly and readily biodegradable. The formula is all 100 percent natural, containing all organic substances. Usually they do not contain any harmful silicon and abrasive agents. These products not only clean and polish but also designed to protect the car. The technique uses a product that contains a mix of ingredients, including wetting agents, surfactants, lubricants and protect-ants.these wash and wax products also protect your car against dust, rain, bugs, tar, bird droppings and salt. If your neglect has caused your car paint to oxidize, we have good news for you. Use of these products can restore your paint finish by removing oxidation. These products can even remove stains from the interior of your car. Imagine the rugs, seats, headliners etc are all cleaned using a single product, and that too eco-friendly.

Using them is very simple and hassle free. Make sure your car surface is not excessively soiled, or caked with mud or sand. Spray the product on. Leave for a minute and then wipe off with a clean, dry towel. Some polishing or waxing agent may remain on the surface. Buff these agents with a second towel, and there you go. Your car is super clean in no time and without any mess that soap and water creates.

Though this is a relatively new method of washing cars, nevertheless there is a wide range of products available by different companies. Some of them are definitely suited best to your requirements and budget.

There are a few specific products that you can use. There is Freedom Waterless Car Wash, Aquanought, Eco touch, Dri Wash, and many more! Those are just a few reliable waterless car wash products, research and find the one that fits your needs and budgets.

So go waterless; go green. Contribute to a more Eco-friendly planet. Save money while you clean and while you help the environment. It’s the perfect combination! Tell all of your friends so we can aid our planet and save everyone money in the tough economic times that everyone seems to be going through. Enjoy the alternative and be proud of yourself that you are going the extra mile for the planet and for your pocket!

Restoring Old Floors with Home Cleanign Machines

If your floors are your pride and joy, then you really want to show them off. But, there’s nothing worse that floors that look dirty or just plain old. Home floor care machines not only clean your floors, but some even buff and polish them. This helps you bring your floors back to their former glory.

But, before you run out and simply buy a home floor care machine, you need to know what to look for. Some brands are better than others. And, you need to always purchase a machine that will do the job for which you are seeking.

Orbiter

Orbiter

The Oreck Orbiter is for bare floors and carpet. It scrubs your carpet to remove stains, oil and grease. It also polishes, waxes and refinishes wood or bare floors. Use this cleaner to bring marble floors back to their original state. Use this machine for deep carpet cleaning to remove built-in or ground-in dirt and stains. Refinish and polish stone flooring. The Oreck Orbiter features brushes that move in random rotations. It has a long shaft that ends in rubber-coated handles. The rubber coating increases comfort and control. This product is safe for wood floors, laminate, stone, tile and slate. Oreck offers a five year warranty on the motor. This machine is strictly for consumers looking to clean their floors.

Lo-Boy

The Mercury Lo-Boy comes with to 6 inch wheels, which makes it easy to across surfaces. The housing is made of aluminum, and it comes with a 66 frame, 1.5 horsepower motor. Rubber runs around the base of the machine to protect your baseboards from damage. This machine is for cleaning bare floors, especially laminate. It has two handles at the top, and all the controls are on the handles. The handles are adjustable and rubber coated. The maximum brush speed is 175 revolutions per minute (RPM). The Mercury Lo-Boy weighs between 96 and 105 pounds depending on the model. Lo-Boy has a variety of different models for different jobs, ranging from consumer to professional use.

TASKI

TASKI Swingo 150 by Diversey is ergonomically designed floor cleaning machines with adjustable speed settings. All the controls are color coded so that you don’t confuse them. This system comes with the Diversey Dry Foam Carpet Care System, which helps the floor dry faster than standard machines. In combination with the cleaner, it helps add shine to your floors. This is a corded machine, which means that you must keep it connected to a power supply while it is in operation. It comes with a squeegee to suck up additional water. TASKI Swingo 150 by Diversey is a compact machine designed for congested areas. This machine is designed for industry professionals, but it’s worth the investment if you have a large house or if you need to frequently clean your floors.

TASKI

Final Thoughts

While you have to order some of these machines from specialty companies or directly from the manufacturer, you can get others from your local hardware or home improvement store.

Lose Weight with a Natural Snack That’s More Powerful Than Diet Pills

There is a natural snack that can help you lose weight, cut your hunger, is very cheap and more powerful than diet pills! I guess you can say it is a miracle of nature. So what could it possibly be you say? As unbelievable as it may seem it is simply apples. Stay with me because it may seem hard to believe that an apple can help that much but it really can. I will explain why and how.

The trick is to eat an apple 15 minutes before every meal. Just doing that is five times more effective than taking a diet pill. An apple “appetizer” will make you eat 200 fewer calories per meal. Compare this to the diet pill Alli that only blocks 34 calories per sitting. The money savings is great also, three apples a day will run you about $1.00. That is quite a bargain compared to the average $4.00 a day you could spend on some prescription appetite suppressants. And when you opt for the apples you can also forget the scary pill side effects like gastric distress, insomnia, and increased heart rate. Apples provide only health benefits, including better digestion, lower cholesterol and cancer protection.

Lose Weight with Natural Snack

So why does this work? It is not just because eating an apple before a meal takes away some of your hunger, there is more to it than that. Three apples will boost your fiber intake by about 15 grams. That is a great advantage because fiber expands in the body, enhancing your feeling of fullness and reducing the likelihood that you’ll over eat other higher calorie foods. Also apples contain pectin, a particularly powerful form of fiber used as a thickener in jams and sauces. Pectin helps keep food in your system longer and is proven to eliminate the urge to eat for up to four hours. Perhaps more important pectin also steadies blood sugar levels, reducing the release of fattening blood sugar hormones. There is no doubting pectins slimming effect on blood sugar and an added bonus is that pectin also helps destroy colon cancer cells.

So how much weight can apple eaters lose? A study took two groups of people who were dieting and had one group use the apple appetizer method. The group who had apples lost an average of 19 pounds of body fat in six weeks. The group that did not averaged only a 3 pound loss. That is an amazing difference.

So if you are ready to start on the apple appetizer plan I suggest that you buy a couple different types of apples so you can switch up if you like. For example if your in the mood for sweet, then gala, golden delicious, or red delicious are the way to go. Change it up to tart with a granny smith, idared, or McIntosh. There are lots of other types you can add, check more details here.

So the bottom line is that three apples a day can keep the fat pants away! If you have always associated dieting with hunger then this is a whole new approach and you may find it to be what finally works for you. Plus you are loading yourself up with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. It is just a great solution all around!

Linksys Port Forwarding: How to Port Forward Your Router for VNC

Port forwarding is a procedure in which you “forward” a request from an Internet computer to an internal network machine. There are several applications that require port forwarding such as web hosting, SQL connections, Remote Desktop, gaming, and VNC applications.

If you want to access any remote control software from the Internet, you must configure the router to allow the signal to pass through the firewall. Every router manufacturer has port forwarding options. Linksys has an easy-to-use interface to port forward for the VNC application, which is a free remote access computer control software.

How to Make a Linksys Connect to the Console

How to Make a Linksys Connect to the Console

The Linksys administrator console is a web-based application, so you connect to the Linksys router using your browser. To navigate to the Linksys console, use the following steps:

  1. Open your browser and enter “192.168.1.1” into the address bar. Type your user name and password. If this is a new Linksys router, the default user name is blank (no value) and the password is “admin.”
  2. Click the “Applications and Gaming” link at the top after the console loads. This screen lists any current configurations, and it is where you set up all your port forwarding configurations.

Set Up VNC Port Forward Configurations

Set Up VNC Port Forward Configurations

The Applications and Gaming section for the Linksys is a list of text boxes and drop-down boxes. To add a setup for your VNC remote desktop connection, follow these steps:

  1. Type “5900” into the external and internal port text boxes. This is the port on which the application runs. VNC also uses ports 5500 and 5800, but you must enter one port at a time for each line item.
  2. Select “Both” in the “Protocol” drop-down box. In the “Application Name” text box, enter a name that identifies your new setup.
  3. Enter your VNC server’s IP address in the “To IP Address” text box. This is where the Linksys router forwards your Internet requests to make a remote access connection, click here for more info.
  4. Check the “Enabled” box and click “Save” in the console.

You must repeat these steps for ports 5500 and 5800. This is all it takes to set up a port forward configuration on a Linksys router. The easiest way to test the configurations is to attempt remote computer access from an external computer at work or at a friend’s house. One warning is to make sure that the VNC software is set up with a user name and password. Any Internet user can access your internal network if the VNC software is set up with no password protection.

Turtle Beach Gaming Headphones Offer PlayStation 3 Love

PlayStation 3 gamers, much like their Xbox 360 brethren, love to compete online against one another. Good headphones with a quality microphone are a must for competitive and co-op gaming and one company which tries to meet up to this standard is Turtle Beach.

Turtle Beach recently released its new Ear Force X1 headphones for PS3 gamers for around $80. The Ear Force X1 headphones are actually two components – an amplified headset and a sound card which plugs into the PlayStation 3. These two together are what Turtle Beach believes will deliver a solid online gaming experience.

Chat and Game Audio Brought Together

Chat and Game Audio Brought Together

The Ear Force X1 headphones bring together chat and game audio so gamers hear both at the same time while blowing something up or otherwise being involved in online gaming. A chat microphone connects to the PlayStation 3 via the included USB sound card. An in-line stereo amplifier attached to the headphones has gaming volume control, while the chat sound level is set through the gaming console, click over here.

The amplifier, which includes a built-in mute switch, has a pair of 3.5mm jacks for connecting to the sound card or another audio source. The amplifier is powered itself by a USB connection, made by plugging an attached cable into one of the PlayStation 3’s USB ports.

Other Features

Other Features

Both the headphones and the included USB sound card can be used with other devices besides the PlayStation 3 if desired. The headset works with either an Xbox 360 or PC, though to get the microphone feature to work an additional cable is required. The USB sound card, meanwhile, can be plugged into a PC to convert a headset to a USB headset, while also providing digital audio out to connect to a home theater system.

Other features of the Ear Force X1 headphones include a 16-foot headphone cable, bass boost, soft ear cushions, an adjustable headband and flexibility in the attached microphone boom. More details can be found on the Turtle Beach Web site.

Dollar Rent-A-Car: Not Well Maintained

They Sell Them Before the Problems Become Evident

I recently rented, via the on line site, a compact car for a few days in San Diego. I chose DOLLAR for two reasons, both of which seemed entirely reasonable to me as decision ‘breakers’ given the absolute plethora of rental car companies available at any major US airport. Firstly, I had had very reliable experience with DOLLAR over a period of a dozen years on annual trips to Hawaii. The cars were, for the most part, clean and ready to go when I got there to pick them up. Secondly, their prices were WAY better than the other major vendors; i.e., Hertz, Alamo, Avis, Enterprise etc. The price differential was still obvious on line and I presumed the quality would be up to snuff as well. Turns out that the assumption, based on my own experience, that the quality was and would continue to be reliable and dependable, was not earned. My family and I learned this the hard way, and with it, an important lesson about rental cars in general and, perhaps even a good reason to NEVER buy one of them used – no matter how good they may LOOK.

They Sell Them Before the Problems Become Evident

Our motel was about 25 miles north of the airport. After a brief stop for lunch on the beach, we got back into our shiny, one-year-old Chrysler compact car (15,000 miles on it) and went on our way. However, once we hit the freeway, we discovered that the car was not up-shifting and that at 45MPH the tachometer was running at over 5,000 RPM – enough to blow most engines after a bit. So, we drove slowly, emergency lights flashing, for the rest of the way. We called DOLLAR via cell phone while on the road and they agreed to send a tow truck to our motel and to deliver another car to us as soon as possible. The short version of a rather anguished and tense situation is that we were delivered another (and significantly upgraded, gratis), car within a couple of hours – the faulty one was towed away and we had no further problems, visit here.

The lessons are many. Firstly, as with most other things in life (including the performance of Mutual Finds or of specific equities!) past performance is no guarantee of future performance. When a Prospectus is published, those words are always included: On a rental car contract, they NEVER are. Secondly, it reminded us that many drivers often do not drive these rented vehicles as thought hey were their own – and the damage they may and actually do cause may remain invisible to the company which simply washes them and changes the oil every so often – rarely, as I was to discover, checking them out mechanically themselves beyond a quick drive around the block of the storage lot.

Their plan appears to be, generally, to sell them used within 12-18 months while they still look good and have relatively low mileage and before any developing problems become obvious. The problem is, of course, no one has really taken a good look under the hood or performed a meaningful diagnostic evaluation. Ergo, I would not buy one from ANY rental company. That is, admittedly, a tad off point, but important to mention as a logical inference none-the-less.

Rent-A-Car

The good news is that DOLLAR made a bad situation right. The bad news is that it can happen to anyone, anytime and – I suspect – with ANY rental company. It’s a crap shoot. I figure going for the lowest price makes sense since the higher priced rentals are not maintained any differently (as I discovered by corresponding with several of them.) So DOLLAR is, I believe no better nor any worse than the others, but it IS cheaper! Pay your money and take your chance – then hope that if something goes awry, the company you have rented from will make it right – quickly.

DOLLAR did, and on that basis, I continue to recommend them.

My Snoring Pop

In the interest of full disclosure, I must admit that I have always been hyper-OCD about certain sounds causing me mental distress. For example, when someone has a cold, the sound of them sniffing obsessively makes me inwardly homicidal. Likewise, a running toilet puts me on the precipice of madness. So when my fiance suddenly became a snorer three years and eight months into our relationship, I couldn’t just call it a dealbreaker and bail-we live together and share a dog, so we can’t break up over the fact that his midnight sinus warbling are freaking killing me.

Sometimes I’ll take a melatonin before bed because it puts me in such a deep state of REM that the rumble of the truck laying next to me goes unnoticed; other times I’ll just gently roll the snorer onto his side, lessening the likelihood, for whatever biological reason, that it will last all night. A couple nights ago, I even put on his soundproof headset, but the vibrations still pummeled through so I moved out onto the couch and shivered through the night under a thin blanket like Oliver Twist. Occasionally, I’ll resort to meanness, implying during the light of day that last night’s music is probably related to his marginal weight gain. Oops. The snorer is out of town for a week on business, so I’m getting a full night’s rest, though it’s a lonely one. When he gets back, I’ll have Breathe Right strips waiting, but in the event they don’t work, I’ll need a Plan B. Got any ideas Frisky girls? I really am missing my uninterrupted dream life and don’t want to have to kill someone to get it back.

If you’re in search of a good night’s sleep, snoring ear plugs may be able to help. Unnecessary stress can be put on a marriage or a domestic partnership by noisy bedroom habits. Deep snorers unwittingly tighten the vice on their relationships night after night.

Hope is available in the form of tiny, pliable snoring ear plugs. Ear plugs are easy to find, and generally inexpensive. It is doubtful that you need the best hearing protection unless your partner snores like a shipyard, so even cheap earplugs should be able to deaden the sound they make.

You can most likely find earplugs for sale at your local corner store or drugstore. They are also available online, and usually cost no more than 10 dollars. It’s a great deal for the solace that they offer, you can try these out.

Snoring Ear Plugs Are Great for Adults and Kids

Snoring Ear Plugs Are Great for Adults and Kids

Ear plugs are generally available in many sizes, and are made of many kinds of materials. Softer earplugs made from cotton, lanolin, and/or wax may be the most comfortable for sleeping. Other designs made be fashioned out of plastic and may be a little longer, and not as easy to wear if you toss and turn during the night.

Review of the Lasko 758000 Ceramic Space Heater

A space heater can be life-saver if you have a home that isn’t particularly energy efficient, spend a lot of time in just one particular room of your home, or just need to heat a less or unheated area of your home. We purchased the Lasko 758000 Ceramic Heater to help heat our family room during the winter months. Here is our experience.

How well does it work? The biggest reason for owning a space heater such as the Lasko 758000 Ceramic Heater is so it will warm up an area of your home. We have a large family room that was an addition to our older home. It has vaulted ceilings and lots of windows. It is a lovely room but it gets very cold in the winter. We purchased the Lasko 758000 Ceramic Heater to try and warm this particular room. The heating ability of this space heater is excellent. We have French doors leading to this room so we are able to close it off from the rest of the house. This single space heater is able to heat our 25 by 26 foot family room without any trouble at all, see details.

Is it built to last? We went through two space heaters before purchasing the Lasko 758000 Ceramic Heater. Both space heaters burned up within months of owning them. Our Lasko 758000 is going on its third winter and it is still working just as well as the day we bought it. We use this space heater daily during the winter and it typically stays on for at least 5 hours at a time.

Ceramic Space Heater

Is it affordable? The Lasko 758000 Ceramic Heater is in the middle range for price when compared to other ceramic heaters of the same basic size and wattage. At around $69.99 you can certainly find space heaters that are less expensive and some that are more expensive. The excellent heating capability and the durability make the $69.99 price tag of the Lasko 758000 Ceramic Heater quite reasonable.

How energy efficient is it? The Lasko 758000 Ceramic Heater features a thermostat design so it will cycle on and off if you set it to do so. This should help with the energy efficiency of this space heater. Other than that feature I cannot really attest to the energy efficiency of this model. I did not notice a change in our heating bill.

What are the features? The Lasko 758000 Ceramic Heater is slim and sleek in design. It fits easily into smaller spaces and blends in nicely with most decors. The controls are easy to use and the electronic display is easy to read. Because the Lasko 758000 Ceramic Heater is cyclonic it does a better job of circulating heat around the room than heaters than utilize a fan. There is an overheat protection to keep your family safe built into this space heater as well. Overall I give the Lasko 758000 Ceramic Heater an “A” for its excellent heating ability, durability, affordability, and ease of use.

Lose Weight Faster by Ignoring Your Cravings

Cravings don’t usually last too long. If you can get past a craving without giving in to it you will usually find that skipping a craving is easy to do. Follow these tips and see how they work for you.

Drink some water: Sometimes something as simple as a drinking a glass of nice cold water is all it takes to get past a craving. Many times when we think we are hungry or we are craving a certain food all we are is a bit dehydrated. So hydrate and that craving might quickly go away!

Lose Weight

Drink a diet soda: Grabbing a can of soda is also a good way to beat a craving. Not only will it hydrate you but the carbonation is filling. And you also get some sweetness to help your sweet tooth!

Drink milk: Most people don’t realize that milk is very filling. Especially whole milk. A nice glass of whole milk provides you with protein and vitamins and is just as refreshing as any of the expensive protein drinks only milk is much cheaper. A little milk goes a long way!

Call someone: Get on the phone with one of your friends or a family member you have been meaning to call. And sip on a soda or a glass of water while you are chatting. The distraction of the phone call can stop a craving dead in its tracks!

Get some air: Go outside for a few minutes. Just walk around the house or pull a few weeds or water your lawn. Not that energetic? Go get the mail! Just go outside for a few minutes and get some fresh air. Still got the craving? Try one of the other tips!

Take a nap: Even if you don’t fall asleep, just try laying down on the couch or better yet, in a hammock outside. Just lay down and relax. Give yourself a little face massage while your at it. To know more about the lose weight, read here: https://apnews.com/bf0212741ce942d0c7abdc164ccfe220.

Wait a few minutes: Set a timer for 15 minutes and just go on with whatever you are doing. Tell yourself you can indulge a bit when the timer rings if you are still in the mood. While waiting you can drink some water or go outside for some air. Chances are when the timer rings your craving will not be a strong.

Take a ride: Jump in the car and go for a ride! Get the dogs out of the house or get an errand done. Just ride around the block if that’s all you feel up to. Just get out and enjoy a change of scenery. Riding is good if it’s raining and you don’t want to walk. So ride instead!

Take a bite: If you are craving something sweet, try eating just one piece of candy. Drink a nice glass of milk with it. Then go outside for a few minutes. Or call someone! Mix and match the tips and you will for sure get past that craving without pigging out!

How to Lose Weight If You Are Fat, Lazy and Hate Exercising with a Passion

Let us be honest. Not everyone loves exercising, in fact the majority of the people who are overweight hate exercising. If you go to any gym you will not find heavy people sweating on the treadmill, mostly they will be thin people who look like they need to gain weight. It is therefore very intelligent for us to ask the question how to lose weight if you are fat and lazy and hate exercising.

You already know the cliche, if you want to lose weight, then change your diet, eat healthy more fruits and vegetables and exercise at least thirty minutes a day four to six days a week. However, here is case where you want to lose the pounds but you want the exercise part out.

Lose Weight

If you want to leave the exercise out then you have to find something that will keep you moving just do not call it exercise. Find a job that will make you be on your feet, like working in big clothes stores. Avoid working in a fast food place and restaurant. You can leave the exercise part out but being mobile is essential for survival, click this over here now.

Make window shopping a hobby, just make sure you carry a small amount of cash and you leave your credit card at home. Window shopping is fun and can even lift your spirits looking at all the things displayed. If you walk around shops for one hour everyday for six days a week for six months,you will lose weight.

Walk around shopping malls daily in the morning. Trust me this works, I know a couple who wakes up early and drive to a nearby shopping mall, then, they walk around for one hour up and down the stairs everyday and that way they stay healthy. They do not go to the gym, they do not run or exercise this is their hobby and their way of keeping fit.

Get a pet, a dog is perfect. Now make sure you walk the dog, daily, three times a day. You are not exercising you are walking the dog. Now, if you will not wake up to walk the dog, then do not even try to have a dog, it is crime on your part to make the dog obese too.

To keep you motivated, print a photo of the most obese person on the earth, yes there is one. Put it next to your bed and one next to your TV, you got to see it. This is what will happen if you do not go to work or you do not walk out of the house. Visualization is powerful and it can help you lose weight.

So there you have it if you really are serious and want to know how to lose weight when you are lazy and fat and hate exercising with a passion, do the things mentioned and you will be on your way to staying healthy In addition do not buy junk, just do not do it, eat healthy more vegetables on your menu and be happy, life is not a rehearsal. If you believe you can lose weight and try to lose weight guess what will happen, you will lose weight.