Archive for the ‘Helpful stuff’ Category

Do you suck energy?

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Kids playing video gameAs we mentioned on KMLE Country 108, when you shop for video games, there’s one factor you might not have thought about - how much electricity you’ll be using.  It’s staggering that one console, if you leave it “on”, can suck as much energy in a year as two refrigerators.  That’s not good.  Here’s the report from Yahoo.  Just curious, have you really noticed a spike in your APS or SRP bill after buying one of these consoles?  Let us know.

I’m voting, or at least trying to - HELP!

Friday, October 31st, 2008

These are the links I told you about on the air. 

For all kinds of general election stuff, click here.  You should be able to get any answers you need for Maricopa County Elections.  At least you”ll be close to the right web pages.  And if you can’t find it here, don’t ask me.  I have a hard time drawing straight black lines on my ballot. - Stu

It’s gonna cost us $700,000,000,000 - but what’s it all mean?

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

If you’re like me, you’ve been scratching your head about this big plan to “bailout” our whole economy.  It’s scary, sure. It’s confusing, definitely.  And unless you play with money for a living, it’s very hard to explain, let alone understand.  We found this article from the New York Times, and it should help you.  I think even I almost get it now. - stu  Click here!

Don’t get scammed on vacation!

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

I came across this very helpful article.  Click here! Some of this stuff is pretty obvious, but there are a few surprises - hope we can save you a hassle on your next trip.