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Solar Garden Lights
August 11th, 2009 | 
Author: Sensors
One of the biggest benefits of solar lighting today is sensors. Most outdoor solar garden lights on the market today have sensors to detect the dusk and the dawn. The sensors turn the lights off during the daytime and turn on automatically in the night. Solar Lights once installed are self efficient. Even in the midst of a power outage the lights will continue to work.
Security Another benefit of solar power garden lights is the security they provide. By illuminating your property it will not only look better but deter criminal activity. Low lit areas have proven time and again to be hotspots for criminals to conceal themselves from sight. Foundation plantings, shrubs, and densely wooded areas of your yard are frequent hiding spots for would-be burglars. Crime statistics show that if burglars are at risk of being seen in a bright light, they are not likely to hide anywhere in the area.
Installation
Installation no longer requires an expert technician, and there are no more high electrical bills with lights burning all night. A normally wired light fixture would need someone to come set it up, run the wires and then ground them properly. With solar lighting, all that is required to set it up is to place the light fixtures where you need them. These will be either mounted on a pole or wall or they could be simply staked into the ground. The video I have added below shows you just how easy it is to install solar garden lights.
Prevent Theft
One question I get asked frequently is how to prevent solar garden lights from getting stolen. I have heard many different ways from pouring cement to installing security cameras. The cheapest and best advice that I have received is to do as follows. Drill a hole through the base of each light. You want the hole to be just below ground level. Next string a plastic jacketed steel cable though all of them. Lastly, dig a shallow trench between the lights to place the cable. I have never had or heard of any lights being stolen with this method.
LED Technology
One of the main concerns that I hear is that solar lights are dimmer than regular lights. This may have been the case years ago but new LED (Led Emmiting Diodes) technology has changed this belief. Depending on the model some solar lights are just as bright as conventional lights. Another thing to consider is that LED’s lasts longer than conventional lights because there is no filament in them and they do not waste energy by giving off heat. Most of these lights have multiple LED’s and have a reflector inside to give off maximum light that is distributed evenly.LED solar lights are powerful enough to provide great lighting for your garden.
Shopping for Solar Garden Lights
In one way or another, we all want to save some money. Why not start with the solar garden lights? They will save money on the energy consumption, are environmentally friendly, and will not require expensive installation or a technician to work on maintenance fees. There are a wide variety of solar lights to choose from depending on what you are looking for. Some of these factors include the layout of your garden, its size and the effect that you want created. With so many options here are a few sites that have the best options for you. For more information on solar lights visit www.mysolarlightssite.com
Top Sellers
www.solarlightstoday.com
www.mysolarshop.com
www.solarlightstore.com
About the Author
I am a 23 old college graduate of the University of Texas at Austin who added solar lighting to my yard two years ago and belief everybody should reap the benefits.
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Use Outdoor Solar Lighting to Save Money and Enhance Your Yard
Large Selection of Outdoor Solar Lighting to Fit your Needs
Outdoor Solar lighting has come a long way. There are many options to choose from when deciding what solar lighting is right for your home. Solar fence lighting, also known as solar fence post lighting, provides an easy way to add renewable-energy-powered lighting to your fence and perimeter of your yard or deck, and comes in a number of styles and sizes to work with your existing fence and deck style. Solar torch or tiki lights also provide great lighting for your yard, and can be easily placed to best highlight and accent your home. You will also find a large selection of solar garden and pathway lighting available, from decorative display lighting, to spotlights and brighter lighting to add a great effect to your yard and garden. You may be surprised at the large selection of options available for outdoor solar lighting solutions.
Installation and Setup is Easy
Most garden, tiki and torch solar lights are very easy to install–simply decide where to place the fixture, and push it into the ground to secure it, and your are done. Fence post and fence post lighting require a little more work to install, but not too much. Make sure your lights are made for the correct size of your fencing post (usally 4×4 or 6×6, but the dimensions may differ), and then place the fixture on the post and secure it with the included fasteners.
Outdoor Solar Lights Provide Many Benefits
Without any wires, these lights let you avoid the problem of running wires to the light, and trying to hide the wires in your yard setup. This alone is a great convenience when trying to place lighting for the best effect in your yard or garden. These lights work by using solar energy to charge a set of rechargeable batteries located in the light.
You can usually find these solar lights and light kits for about $40-$60, which is comparable with quality outdoor wired fixtures of good quality. With the energy savings and benefits provided by these outdoor solar lights, they provide a effective, economical choice when looking to add or replace outdoor lighting, and enhance the beauty of your home and garden.
About the Author
Jeff Cooper owns http://www.SolarFenceLight.com, a one-stop source for solar fence light information and products, including solar garden lights, solar torch lights and other solar lighting products. Visit the SolarFenceLight Online Store for great deals and bargains on outdoor solar light products.
UK: consumers prefer to cut back on dining out than buying broadband, mobile telephony
Customers are looking to save money on communications and media deals but are still willing to pay up for services that enhance the experience, such as digital video recorders and mobile broadband.
Britons are shopping around more, signing long-term contracts in exchange for cheaper payments, and bundling services such as TV, phone and telephony, Ofcom’s Communications Market Report said.
“Despite the recession, people are spending more time watching TV, using their mobile phone or accessing the Internet,” said Ofcom partner Peter Phillips.
“Meanwhile, we are becoming more canny about the way we pay for these services (and) as well as getting better deals we are demanding more control.”
In the first quarter of 2009, 46 percent of consumers took a bundle with two or more services from one operator, such as pay TV groups BSkyB and Virgin Media, up from 39 percent a year earlier.
For mobile phones, some 70 percent of users said they would rather retain their existing handset than upgrade if it meant a cheaper deal.
But the report showed that despite the pressure on spending, consumers were still prepared to pay for services that enhanced the experience, such as digital video recorders, high definition television and mobile broadband.
According to the report, more than a quarter of UK homes had a digital video recorder, while consumers with faster broadband access were also catching up on programs via online catch-up sites.
More than 2 million households had access to a high definition service, according to the report, and 17.6 million HD-ready sets, in nearly 9 million households, have been sold in the UK.
Almost 70 percent of homes took broadband by the end of the first quarter of 2009, up from 58 percent a year ago, while more than one in 10 households had access to mobile broadband.
Of those taking mobile broadband, three quarters also had access to fixed-line broadband, showing the two services can complement each other.
While online, some 19 million Internet users visit Facebook, spending an average of nearly 6 hours per month on the site, although those in the 15 to 24 age group were spending less time on social networking sites in general, down from 55 per cent in the first quarter of 2008 to 50 per cent in 2009.
There were 2.6 million Twitter users by May 2009 — up from 0.1 million on the previous year.
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UK: leading retailer Tesco has launched a STG 30 per month SIM-only service with unlimited minutes, texts and browsing
The SIM only, pay monthly deal gives people unlimited minutes, texts and browsing for just £30 a month. With everyone watching their wallets, people need not worry about going over their free minutes and getting a large, unexpected bill at the end of the month.
Research from Tesco Mobile showed that in the current financial climate, worry over the cost of monthly phone bills has led to people spending less time on the phone to friends and relatives.
59% of Brits said they would spend more time on their mobiles if they had unlimited minutes and over half of all respondents (52%) claimed they had friends or relatives who cut short phone calls to keep costs down. Nearly half admitted doing this themselves (49%) despite it being voted one of the most annoying breaches of ‘mobile phone etiquette’.
With over 85% of the population now owning a mobile phone, mobile use has developed its own ‘rules’ for behaviour. Asked to name the most unacceptable and annoying mobile phone habits, the majority of people surveyed cited habits such as calling someone and then hanging up so they have to return the call, texting people to ask them to call back and not picking up voicemails to save money as the most irritating.
Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer of Tesco Mobile and Tesco Telecoms said: “Ours is the only pay monthly deal that gives consumers truly unlimited calling and texting. You don’t have to choose if you’re a chatterbox or a texter, you can use your mobile as much as you want without having to worry about the cost.
“We believe that this will change the way people use their mobile phones. The new tariff aims to give people a simple, guaranteed way to have unlimited calls, texts and browsing. It takes away the concern and uncertainty about your monthly bill as it’s fixed at £30, meaning you can talk, text and browse freely, and avoid the annoying habits revealed by our research.”
Notes:
Unlimited tariff is subject to a fair use limit of £500
Research undertaken by YouGov for Tesco Mobile, July 2009
Tesco Mobile Gets People Talking with Unlimited Mobile Deal
see also Tesco Mobile network
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USA: the stimulus of $7billion for broadband will be too little to achieve its goals
The economic stimulus package, officially known as the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, directs the Federal Communications Commission to construct a “national broadband plan” and provides $7.2 billion to the Agriculture Dept. and Commerce Dept. for grants and loans for broadband deployment and related projects.
In doing so, Congress kicked off a race for government broadband money and a debate over how to achieve universal broadband access. Ironically, the money will likely be gone before the broadband policy is in place.
Part of what’s slowing the process of rolling out broadband networks to remote rural and unwired urban areas are debates over how fast the networks should be, how much it will cost to provide universal broadband service, and who will pay for it.
A Leap in Data Capacity
Broadband connections allow the fast flow of information that permits people to send e-mail, shop online, and retrieve information from the Web at high speeds. Broadband Internet access also lets PC users exchange videos, music, and other large digital files. To get an idea of the leap in data capacity we’re talking about, standard phone system voice calls transmit data at the rate of about 10,000 bits per second. But digital videos require bandwidths of about 2 million bits per second. Applications such as online “distance learning” classes need even more.
Some companies and consumer groups have advised the FCC to set a goal for national broadband speeds of 10 million to 20 million bits per second. Meeting that goal will require network speeds 20 to 100 times faster than is typical in today’s networks, which were designed for voice or one-way video distribution. Upgrading, extending, and adding to today’s networks will require enormous capital expenditures.
The problem is, nobody really knows how much capital will be needed. The broadband goal isn’t yet defined, and the U.S. doesn’t have an accurate count of how many households lack Internet connections or are “underserved” by slower networks.
Part of the government’s stimulus money will go toward defining this “broadband gap.” Closing the gap could be more expensive than the country expects, however, and will depend on several technical and geographic factors.
A More Realistic Estimate
Many estimates say that about 40 million U.S. households may be unserved or underserved by broadband networks and that providing those homes with broadband connections will cost about $1,500 per household. That comes to $60 billion at minimum, since this math excludes the money consumers will need to spend to acquire PCs and other computer gear.
The $60 billion estimate also excludes the cost of bringing users who are in areas served by slow broadband connections up to the emerging national standard. Our best estimate of the minimum capital requirement is about $120 billion. This assumes substantial provision of wireless Internet service to rural homes and elsewhere, which is contingent on making available more radio spectrum.
It’s clear the $7.2 billion stimulus package funding won’t go very far, even if all the money is used for network investment. And that won’t likely happen, since the Recovery Act says the money also needs to be used for things such as consumer education and maps that show which areas are least served.
Some public interest groups urge more government funding and call attention to efforts of state, local, and foreign governments to build networks with tax funds. But the fiscal realities are discouraging.
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