Category Archives: office

how to get extra life from a printer toner cartridge: black tape

Posted on July 30, 2009 by

Don’t you hate having to replace the toner cartridge, especially when the printing seems to be fine? Surely, there must be more life in the toner. Well, here’s a workaround in the spirit of responsible consumption: use up what you … Continue reading →

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home green home (house cleaning)

Posted on May 28, 2009 by

The Seventh Generation newsletter recently shared this news about a new healthy house-cleaning service: We recently launched a new and innovative partnership to help you maintain a clean and healthy home called Home Green Home. We are working with our … Continue reading →

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print only what you want: PrintWhatYouLike.com

Posted on March 2, 2009 by

I just checked out PrintWhatYouLike.com, which is another tool to help with “smart” printing. This web-based tool focuses on helping you print only what you want and need on websites, which helps the environment by minimizing waste of paper, printer … Continue reading →

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print only what you want: GreenPrint

Posted on February 19, 2009 by

A couple of years ago, I worked at an office where EVERY print job printed a wasteful “cover page.” It drove me nuts. The IT guy told me there was nothing to be done about it. They need GreenPrint. We … Continue reading →

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