http://joeygadget.com "Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gadget in your hand?" Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:01:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What a bummer when I discovered I couldn't run the over-clocking utility eeectl on my new ASUS Eee PC 1005PE to increase the netbook's display brightness level beyond the limited (and way too-dim) maximum brightness level ASUS enables. ASUS purposely locks out maximum brightness in order to make super-long battery life claims ... http://joeygadget.com/2010/02/27/update-boosts-asus-1005pe-1001p-netbook-display-brightness/ Talking about "green-er gadgets" on Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane | WHYY.org Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 | Hour 2 What do you do with your old cell phone when you’ve bought your upgrade? Are you using your home computer in the most energy-efficient way? Technology enthusiast JOE HUTSKO explains how to use our home ... http://joeygadget.com/2010/01/20/green-gadgets-radio-times-whyy/ Links to green gadget-related websites Some handy links to green gadget-related websites: Green Gadgets For Dummies. via gGadget.org. http://joeygadget.com/2010/01/19/links-to-green-gadget-related-websites-ggadget-org/ From Radio Netherlands Worldwide: With the future of digital reading undeniable, we decided to speak to someone who knows gadgets. Joe Hutsko joins Marnie to talk about e-readers vs. books, the advantages, disadvantages, and which of the two is greener. Listen to interview via gGadget.org via Mud graffiti and book pulp | Radio Netherlands ... http://joeygadget.com/2010/01/17/interview-e-readers-are-they-greener-than-books-radio-netherlands-worldwide-ggadget/ From Green Gadgets For Dummies, by Joe Hutsko: Ten Green Gadget Money Savings Tips Here are some quick tips that can help you save money by using gadgets the green way: Replace single-use disposable batteries in your gadgets with rechargeable ones - then properly dispose of all of those dead single-use cells at ... http://joeygadget.com/2009/10/15/ten-green-gadget-money-savings-tips-green-gadgets-for-dummies/ The Fun Times Guide to Living Green reviews my new book, Green Gadgets For Dummies: Green Gadgets For Dummies: THE Book Every Tech Geek Should Own Wake up! Your beloved electronics are sucking the life out of your budget...not to mention the enormous environmental impact they have! Luckily Green Gadgets for Dummies is ... http://joeygadget.com/2009/10/08/green-gadgets-for-dummies-the-book-every-tech-geek-should-own-the-fun-times-guide-to-living-green/ September 30, 2009, 9:30 AM NYTimes.com | Green Inc.: Apple Expands Environmental Disclosures By JOE HUTSKO Apple last week updated its Apple and the Environment Web site to include a life cycle impact section that, the company says, accounts for its total carbon footprint of 10.2 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. The emissions, ... http://joeygadget.com/2009/09/30/ggadget-%c2%bb-apple-expands-environmental-disclosures-%e2%80%93-green-inc-blog-%e2%80%93-nytimes-com/ While everyone's following the blogs covering Apple's announcements today, I checked iTunes to see if there might be an iPhone update available before the show's over. Low and behold, I'm downloading the iPhone OS 3.1 Software Update and installing it on my iPhone 3G as I write this. Here is what appears ... http://joeygadget.com/2009/09/09/iphone-os-3-1-update-available-organize-apps-in-itunes-download-ringtones-remotely-lock-via-mobileme-and-anti-phishing-among-new-features/ Green Inc.: Are E-Readers Greener Than Books? By Joe Hutsko Published: August 31, 2009 A new study analyzing the Amazon Kindle electronic book reader’s impact on the environment suggests that, on average, the carbon emitted over the life of the device is offset after the first year of use. Via: gGadget » Blog Archive ... http://joeygadget.com/2009/08/31/ggadget-%c2%bb-green-inc-are-e-readers-greener-than-books/ It happens all the time: You're using an iPhone app and you accidentally press the Home button, which takes you home whether you like it or not. Here's an easy trick to undo an accidental Home key press: Keep the Home button held down, then touch and hold on the screen ... http://joeygadget.com/2009/08/27/undo-accidental-iphone-home-button-press/