There’s a few simple things you can do to really drive your energy bill down. One, regularly change your furnace filter. If you don’t, it gets dirty and it makes your heating and cooling system work a lot harder to keep you comfortable. Another thing is why keep the temperature in your home nice and comfortable all the time when…
Don’t let all that rain run off the roof and down the storm sewer. Capture it with a rain barrel to use for watering ornamental gardens and containers. Use this century –old technique to help keep the water where it falls and reduce pollution. Start with a call to your local municipality. Some have restrictions on water harvesting but…
Do you need just the pic to make your business or product stand above the crowd? If you are a small business on a tight budget but you need beautiful photos for your social media marketing or website, Francie Black has a great solution. Try the website Unsplash. They offer free high–resolution, striking photos that you can use for almost any purpose…
If you find yourself doing repetitive tasks on your phone, you can automate them using the tool Workflow, which was recently acquired by Apple. Workflow allows you to get tasks done faster, with a single tap. Create Workflows for business or personal use then save them as icons on your homepage. The easiest way to get started is by experimenting…
Danny Lipford tells us about the environmental advantages of low-flow toilets, and shares a way to turn high-flow toilets into more environmentally-friendly fixtures. Categories: Morning – Features Tags: Danny Lipford, thinking green, Toilets
Do you ever turn the water on in your home and hear an odd banging sound? Have you ever wondered what it is? Danny Lipford shows us just what creates that strange noise, and what you need to do in order to fix it in this week’s Ask Danny. Categories: Morning – Features
We’re still a few weeks off from the last frost date in the region, so you probably want to hold off on getting your plants in the ground until then. In the meantime, consider starting some plants from seed. It’s an economical way to fill in your garden and get your green thumb working before the growing season starts for…
Meteorologist Scott Sincoff takes a look at what your soil needs in order to be healthy. This will help your garden grow to its fullest potential: Categories: Morning – Features, Weather Blog, Weather Notes Tags: Ag, Agriculture, air, crops, farming, fertilizer, garden, gardening, nutrients, soil, topsoil, water
We’ve all gotten that voicemail from a beloved person whose cute message you just can’t bear to let go of. But there doesn’t seem to be any good, standardized way of saving them. Let Francie Black take you to where the voicemails go to live forever in this week’s Tech Tip Today. Categories: Morning – Features
It’s time to get out into the yard and do some planting soon. But almost immediately thereafter, you’re headed for the lakes. And who’s going to water the plants while you’re gone? Danny Lipford won’t do your watering for you. But he’s got a plan to keep them green all season long that’s almost as easy, in this week’s Thinking…
