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The Altair 837016 LED outdoor fixture from Costco

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 18 May 2015 11:00:31 +0000

My front porch lights sustained damage in a storm, so that gave me an excuse to modernize to an Altair 837016 from Costco. Priced at about $38, it has two energy-saving features: It turns itself off if it’s light outside,

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The Feit Electric G25 LED globe from Costco

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 11:00:09 +0000

I spied a 3-pack of LED globe bulbs at Costco last week, priced at $20. This is a ridiculously good price on LED globe bulbs–typically I see them at $15 apiece at the home improvement stores. After verifying that, I

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How to treat nerve issues with vitamins

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 19:59:34 +0000

In church this morning, the woman sitting behind me told me she was having a nerve issue that was affecting her hearing. She was the second person this month to come to me with a nerve issue, so I wanted

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Better than the shirt off my back

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 11:00:16 +0000

My oldest just started kindergarten, and he needed some school supplies, of course. Among those supplies was a paint shirt, and the instructions said an old adult-sized shirt would be fine. We sent him with something, but he wanted a

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Goodbye Amazon Affiliates, hello Viglink

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 14:52:17 +0000

I’ve been an Amazon affiliate for more than a decade, which meant that if I mentioned a product, posted a link to Amazon and someone clicked the link and bought it, I got a little bit of money. It didn’t

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Another month, another go-to LED bulb

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 28 May 2013 11:00:29 +0000

LED lighting seems to change constantly. I read about Cree’s LED bulbs a good 12-18 months ago and they sounded too good to be true. In a way, they were, because you couldn’t buy them anywhere. The wait is finally

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The 4W Lights of America Power LED from Costco: Finally a good LED lamp for bathrooms

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:19:40 +0000

Costco sells a 4W LED lamp by Lights of America. They briefly sold LEDs a few years ago from that company that weren’t highly regarded, and I think a lot of people are scared of the brand because of that

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If you have wooden trains, you need Suretrack

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:41:30 +0000

I finally bought my boys a box of Suretrack, after thinking about it for a mere two years. Wait. Make that a long two years. A long two years of the most destructive forces known to humanity (two young boys)

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The lightbulb reinvented

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:10:13 +0000

Timothy Hunt asked me (via Twitter) if I’ve seen the lightbulb reinvented, an LED bulb that screws into a standard socket but has wi-fi capability so you can tune its light temperature and otherwise control it with a smartphone. I

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My household’s energy usage dropped 19% in 2011

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:48:51 +0000

I got a letter from my utility company Saturday morning. Inside was a chart, comparing our household’s energy usage from 2010 and 2011. It dropped 19 percent. Considering our total bill for 2011 was over $900, that’s hardly chump change.

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