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CFL Bulbs and Savings

My friend and business partner, Thomas Carlson, and I were catching up after a week or so of intense work. It was just a friendly chat that made me smile when he said “I lowered my electric bill by $100!”

I was of course extremely curious because $100 a month is quite a savings. So I asked what he did and I was surprised at his reply. “I replaced all my old light bulbs with CFL bulbs.”

My parents had changed to these bulbs a few years ago but hadn’t said anything about that kind of savings. Of course, it may be that they changed theirs out gradually.

He explained that he used the 75 watt bulbs and had gotten them for quite a deal as they used to be very expensive. Now he was finding them on sale for about half what they used to be. He also told me the CFL bulb only used 15% of the energy a regular bulb used.

This was of great interest to me as the CFL bulb would deplete my solar battery banks much more slowly and allow for other appliances to be used for longer if needed. I really only worry about this when the sun has been hiding for days. There is plenty of battery power and with a solar generator there is even more. I just don’t want to waste any energy I don’t have to. It’s simple, the old saying “waste not, want not” is true in this case.

Solar Powered Keyboard by Logitech

Happy April 1st! I have been busy readying my garden and finding more solar toys to keep our budget in great shape!

How about you? Have you found something outstanding?

The Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 became one of my new “must have” items in 2011. Logitech introduced a solar powered wireless keyboard that can be charged with most regular room lighting. I waited because even though I may be a gadget junkie, I wanted to see the reviews after a few months. They are spectacular!

Connecting the laptop or PC to the big screen TV let’s me rest my eyes from looking at a very small screen whether on my laptop or smartphone.

Another thing is being able to sit back and see the big screen to watch movies, answer emails, or chat from the lounger is great. It has also become the new way of saying “let me show you pictures of my grandchildren” for many grandparents.

The solar powered wireless keyboard is very thin at only 1/3-inch and comfortable for typing with the Logitech-only concave key cap design. Logitech is a well known and respected name and I really love that it comes with a 3-year warranty.

It is available for either PC or MAC. Please also note there is a K760 Model

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From reading the reviews on this 4.5/5 star product, you can see this solar powered keyboard does exactly what it should. There is even an app that lets you see if your keyboard is getting enough light to keep the battery charged.

I love having a wireless keyboard and if I don’t have to purchase batteries once a month for it because it’s solar powered, even better. It also comes with a unifying receiver allowing a wireless mouse to connect also.

Now to get a solar powered mouse