Apple's Take on a Pad

Apple’s recent release of the iPad has the Internet world buzzing not only about the cool new device, but also about its questionable name. Now, here in the feminine care industry we have the tendency to think of only one thing when we hear the word “pad.” In case it wasn’t clear, we’re thinking about the maxi pad, or in our case, Maxim’s natural pads. Obviously our office was in stitches upon seeing this video clip from madTV about the iPad. Seems feminine hygiene isn’t only on our minds. Watch the video below:

Take advantage of those pollution induced sunsets

....to charge your dying cell phone that is. The sun has always been a clean source of energy...that's why when The Explorer was trekking through Israel she may have found use in Voltaic Systems solar paneled backpack. The solar panels on Voltaic's line of backpacks and messenger bags can produce 4 watts of power, so after an hour in the hot sun you can charge an extra 3 hours of playtime into your ipod. Their new Generator bag produces a whopping 14.5 watts of clean energy, giving you the ability to fully charge a dead laptop.
A built in battery ensures that all that energy you harnessed in the sunlight will be stored and available to you after dark as well. More importantly while you are conserving our environment you also look good! You can customize the color of your solar panels and choose from either orange, green or silver.

They bags may be pricey (ranging from $199-249 & 599 for the high energy output model) but you can't doubt how cool they are. Link below.

Voltaic Systems

Blogger Status

With my first entry complete, I can’t believe I actually did it! I actually set up a blog with the help of TechExplorer of course!! Can I officially call myself a blogger??? Wow, I feel so special but also exposed and kind of naked knowing that my thoughts are no longer mine and mine alone, but when it comes to my experiences here at Maxim the thoughts and experiences are too good to be left alone….Finally, a place to let it all free…I’m looking forward to developing our blog relationship!

Like most of my experiences here at Maxim I learned a lot about blogging just by diving in to it. With TechExplorer by my side this is what we found to be most helpful in getting our blog started:

1. Explore other blogs. I am so inspired by fellow bloggers. Here are some of my favorites:

• http://dooce.com/
• http://greenasathistle.com/
• http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/
• http://www.zefrank.com/

2. Be true to yourself and your blogging aspirations.

3. Take it one step at a time. There are a million websites and bloggers telling you what to do…don’t get overwhelmed.

Some Quick Technical Blog Improvement Tips:

1. Register your blog with a varity of blog directories (e.g. Technorati, BlogCatalog, Blog Hop etc...)
2. Link other blog sites and aim to have them link your site. The only way to achieve this is to interact with other blogs in a positive way. Spamming your web address on other blog sites can actually be counterproductive.
3. Update you blog frequently with posts, images and videos.
4. Create a site map. (Google's "webmaster tools" are integrated into blogger.com blogs...you can easily create a site map using Google's resources)

Happy Blogging!

Save Energy with the Help of Edison

Hey There. I am the "Tech Explorer" at the Maxim blog. My interests lies in technology and the environment. You will notice that my posts will mostly deal with those subjects..including this one that will introduce you to Edison's new PC Power Management Tool.

Many of us are inseparable from our computers...but while at work or even when we are just surfing the net, our computers are busy sucking down energy. What options do you have?..well you can put your computer to sleep every time you leave your desk...or...you can trust that Edison's PC Power Management Tool will save energy for you!

After installing the software you can customize the tool to turn off display, monitor and hard drive on a schedule. They have pre-sets for "work-Time" & "Non-work time". Ok..OK.. I know there are tools out there that do similar things, whats cool about this program is that it will estimate for you how much money you will save yearly/weekly using a particular setting, how many Kilowatts of energy you will save weekly. Lastly Edison's tool will pat you on the back by letting you know how many pounds of harmful CO2 you have prevented from being produced.

Try it for yourselves and let me know how it goes.

Link To Download