Is there an add-on or application for Twitter where i can save top friends?

I keep forgetting my friends usernames on Twitter.
Are there any applications or add-on where i can save a list of top friends so there’s always a ready list of usernames for me to look at?

Is there anyway for Windows to let you save files onto a digital camera, as if it’s a flash drive?

I need to send some files onto an SD card for my Wii, but I don’t want to buy one of thoose card readers for my PC. Do you know if there’s someway to ‘trick’ windows into allowing you to save files on a digital camera?

Storm Windows: Insulate and Save

The argument for storm windows is simple.  The heat losses can be reduced by up to 50% if you take the help of better insulation of your home as per the US department of Energy.

Storm windows are an additional layer of windows.  They reduce the circulation of air out of your windows.  They offer an additional barrier that shut out wind and cold in winter and high temperatures in summer.

Which do you prefer among these various choices available to you?

Triple track combination The screen of storm windows must fit in as snugly as possible. storm windows should be installed ideally over the double hung windows. They are all permanent.  Let the fresh breeze come into the room any time just by opening the storm windows. 

A cheaper version of the storm windows, including a customized double-track combination units, is also available.   You can avail of these two varieties of the storm window in almost every houseware depots and hardware stores.  You can get these with installation or without it. Put them in yourself to save about 15% to 20% of the purchase price.  Some tools you have to have are a caulking gun, and drill and a screw driver.  Getting a good fit and seal are critical. In most cases it will be easier and wiser, although more expensive, to have your windows installed by a pro sent by your supplier.

All the windows where you would like to install storm windows will be measured by your supplier. It then typically takes from several days to a few weeks to assemble your order before the supplier returns and installs them. It will take less than a day to install, based on how many windows are to be covered.

How to Check Installation

Two very important items should be checked to make sure the installation is properly done.

1 – Once you have installed the window and screen sash, it is important to make sure they move easily and seal tightly. Misalignment can happen is it is installated incorrectly.

2 – Be sure there is a tightly caulked seal around the edge of the storm windows. You can be sure that both your savings and the performance of your storm windows will erode if there are leaks.

Save Time and Earn Money on Watch Repair

Save Time and Earn Money on Watch Repair
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Save Up to 50% on Gasoline

Yes – I know that headline might provoke you a little bit.  

That’s OK.

This article will show you how to cut your gas bill right now – TODAY – if you’ll simply pay attention to these tips and now begin using them.

Of course, you’ll probably see a few tips you might have heard before.  

Why?  

Because they still work, always work, and are even more important now that gas is approaching $3.50 a gallon (or more) in many places.

In fact, you might have at some point heard most of these tips before now.  The real issue is “Are you faithfully doing every one of these?”

The average person is probably not doing 1/3 of them.  Remember – even though some of these have a direct associated cost savings – how much ‘associated cost’ is filling your gas tank these days?

OK – let’s get started … and these tips are in no particular order …

1. Get your car tuned –
Sure – everyone tells you to do this.  But have you done it?  Poor tuning wastes gas.  This can improve your gas mileage by 10% or more.

2. Regularly check the air pressure in your tires –
Another one you’ve probably heard before.  The fellow who sold me my new tires told me that tires lose 2 or 3 pounds of air per month by themselves.  Low air pressure wastes gas.  Look on the door in your car for proper tire pressures, and keep it to the ‘high’ side of the range you’re given.  This can be another 10% savings.

3. Regularly change your oil -
Another one you’ve probably heard.  Whatever your manufacturer recommends, pay attention to it.  Personally, I used to change my car’s oil every 3,000 miles.  Once I switched to synthetic oil, I was told to increase the frequency between changes.

Also try to use synthetic oil.  Rarely will your auto manufacturer say not to use synthetic oil, but be sure you understand before you begin.  Synthetic oil costs more, but lasts longer, and reduces friction in your engine better.  You’ll treat your engine better while getting higher gas mileage.  In my car, now I go 6,000 miles between oil changes instead of 3,000, and enjoy all the other benefits for basically the same cost.

4. Carefully plan your errands -
This is one tip lots of people miss, and it ties into another tip below.  Basically, don’t run any errands that aren’t mandatory today.  Put them off till you need to do them.  

Use the phone when you can, instead of driving somewhere.  Avoid high-traffic hours, days, and other times of congestion (see below.)  Add in errands when they are part of your regular daily commute to and from work.

5. Try to avoid rush hour -
I’ll get some heat on this one.  If your employer allows flex time, investigate that.  Otherwise, if it helps you to go to work 15 minutes early and/or leave 15 minutes ‘later’ – do it, even if you don’t get paid for the time.  

Why?  

You can either sit in traffic, get frustrated, use your gas for nothing, and maybe even overheat your car … or you can sit like a ‘dedicated employee’ at work and be comfortable.  This one can save you perhaps 25-50% of your gasoline by itself.

6. Always turn right when possible -
I hadn’t thought of this one before I read it somewhere.  Consider that when you turn left, you sit in the turn lane and wait for a break in the traffic or the light to change.  In many places you can turn right on red, and you’re not turning ‘against’ the traffic when you turn right.  This tip takes some thought, but can make a significant difference in time and gas savings.

7. Try to keep your car clean -
It’s more fun to drive when it’s clean, and removing all the caked on dirt makes your car ‘slicker’ – which reduces drag by a little bit.  This tip is better for appearance than big gas savings.

8. Change all your car’s fluids -
Go to a local oil change place and tell them to change every fluid in your car – not just your oil.  This includes all engine fluids, radiator, transmission, axle grease, etc.

9. Read popular car magazines for even more tips -
Most of the popular car magazines offer gas-saving tips these days.  Read the front covers and tables of contents to find the best articles for you.

10. Try to drive downhill -
As silly as this sounds, when possible drive downhill instead of uphill so gravity powers your car instead of gas.  I tried it, and within reason you can at times make this happen.  A small tip, but a tip nonetheless.

11. Don’t race up to stop lights and turns -
I’m amazed every day as people who blaze past me just in time to slam on their brakes at the red light up to which I’m coasting or the turn I’m approaching.  Why in the world would you speed up to a place that requires a full stop?  Baffles me …

12. Don’t blast off the line -
Smart people say to act like there is an egg between your foot and the gas pedal.  Don’t race away from a stop, and don’t stomp on the gas pedal except to avoid an emergency situation (only if safety permits.)

13. No lead foot -
This goes with #12 above.  In general, be easy on your gas pedal.  Use the least amount of pressure to attain and maintain your desired speed.  And try to keep a steady pressure instead pushing in, pulling back, etc.

14. Time the red lights -
Pay attention to traffic lights from as far away as your eyes permit, and try to adjust your approach speed so you get there when it’s green and you don’t have to stop.

15. Don’t speed -
For all the reasons you already know, as well as for safety and gas usage, don’t speed. Ever.  Obey all the speed limits.  In general, the slower your speed, the less gas you use.

16. Don’t burn your clutch on hills -
Your clutch is not designed to be your brake.  When you burn your clutch on a hill, you trash your clutch and burn extra gas.  Also, don’t sit at red lights with your clutch pedal in, as that also toasts your clutch, shortening its life.

17. Don’t block intersections -
This is mostly just decent manners, but you also create a traffic jam for everyone, wasting everyone’s gas – not just yours.

18. Don’t drive 10 miles out of your way to save a penny a gallon -
Think about this … if your gas tank holds 12 gallons, is empty, and you drive all over the place looking for the best deal on gas, you save twelve cents if you find it for a penny cheaper per gallon.  It costs you more than that just to find the cheaper gas.

19. Stay in the right (slow) lane -
To keep the speeders off your tail – and keep yourself safer – stay in the right (outer) lane on 4-lane roads so the speeders can have the faster (left inside) lane.

20. Use your imagination -
If you’ll give these tips some thought – and put forth a little effort – you’ll not only cut your gasoline bill by as much as half … you’ll also come up with your own ways to further reduce your costs to operate your car.

These tips WILL reduce the amount of gas you burn.  Period.  The rest is up to you.  If you want it bad enough – it’s here for you, and you’ll be able to discover other ways to save even more money once you start paying attention to these tips.

Chip  Tarver

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How can I reduce of my Windows 7 installation to save harddisk space?

Is there any tool to minimize the hdd footprint of Windows 7. I don’t want all the drivers offline on my expensive SSD harddisk. How can I make the OS installation more space efficient?

Egress Window Wells Save Lives if Properly Protected

Unfortunately, home emergencies do occur, and there is no time for complicated egress from a basement in an urgent situation.  Basement egress is the ability for occupants to exit from the basement by a means other than the inside stairway.  Lives have been lost, and injuries have occurred under these circumstances because of the lack of suitable egress or improper window well coverage.

Egress window wells must meet IRC (International Residential Code) requirements for the safety of the inhabitants of a house.  The code states that basements with livable space, and every sleeping room should have an emergency escape; a door or accessible window.  An egress window well should have an area of nine square feet with a horizontal projection of thirty-six inches.  It is not only necessary for the safe escape of occupants, but it allows for emergency crews to enter the basement easily if needed.  The opening of the egress window well to the outside must have a window well cover that is easily opened without the use of special tools.

Having a well fitted and strong cover over the basement window well is as important as having a proper egress from the basement.  In addition to keeping out debris, dirt, and rain, a professionally fitted window well cover can prevent dangerous falls from above.  Wildlife, domestic animals, children and even adults have been reported to have fallen into unprotected basement window wells.   These covers also keep out snow which can build up in the wells and prevent windows from opening. Here is a photo of window well covers installed in Minnesota. The wells are 7′ deep and 12 and 13 feet long. As you can see by the photos, his wells are now covered, yet remain protected by the window well covers. The two right domes are hinged with hydraulic lifters.

Now there are many companies provide window covers. Window Covers by these Companies custom fits basement window well covers for metal, wood, and masonry window wells.  They protect from the elements, as well as being strong enough to protect from falls from above.  These companies also have a lifetime guarantee for their window well covers, and they adhere to all egress safety standards.

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