Usb Bundle Can I use my wireless mouse with other usb dongle, same brand but different model/type?
I Have a HP wireless elite desktop keyboard and mouse bundle (using only 1 usb dongle to drive both device). I don't like the mouse, so I plan to buy another wireless mouse (also from HP, but different model/type). So can I still pair/connect the new mouse with my existing usb dongle (no need to install another usb dongle that came with the new mouse) ?
It could easily be the wrong frequency or code. I've got half dozen logitech mice and none of them are compatible with each others dongle.
Mercury Bundle Are the new light bulbs really better?
They contain mercury requiring major decontamination if they break. They cost a bundle. They do not work well when cold. Don't work on a dimmer switch. They are not as bright as thier counterparts. Why am I supposed to buy this product again?
No one has addressed the problem with these lights containing mercury.
According to the EPA you need to call in specialists to decontaminate the area affected when one breaks.
You are talking about fluorescent lights, right?
First of all, the minuscule amount of mercury is practically negligible; besides, how many times have you ever broken a bulb (while you were an adult that is)? I find the only times that bulbs really break is when you're changing them, which brings me to my second point: you don't have to change them as often. In fact, CFL (compact fluorescent) bulbs last as much as ten-times longer than old incandescent bulbs; so you won't be changing these new bulbs nearly as much as you would with old ones. And last but not least, these new CFLs will save electricity (and therefore, money). A 13-Watt CFL is equivalent to a 60-Watt incandescent bulb, which means that they use less than one sixth the energy (which also means they cost one sixth the amount of the old ones).
As far as brightness is concerned, they are substantially brighter. They are so bright and white that companies coat the glass tubes with a film to lower the brightness and mimic different lighting conditions (such as plain white, sunlight, candlelight, and the old style lighting). And what are you talking about with them not working in the cold? I have five in my garage and they work just fine in the dead of winter, though I think they take an extra second to illuminate.
If you are not going to be persuaded by the environmental reasons for switching, at least think of the financial ones.
On a last note, when it does come time to dispose of these revolutionary bulbs, dispose of them properly. I think I just heard that Home Depot will now be a place for deposition of burnt out CFLs (for free of course) as a service to not only their customers, but the earth too.
