Sometimes you just need to see the bigger picture. Sometimes you need to think outside the box. Sometimes that big box in the middle of the picture is your refrigerator and there's just no way you're going to move it. Especially if it's just to find out how much juice it's drawing. The same goes for the washer and dryer, the dishwasher and especially for the central heating and air conditioning.

So how do you get a handle on just how much electricity your larger appliances are using? Black & Decker , long known for their power tools, have come up with a new definition of 'power tool'. They have released the first of several products that are designed to help the consumer reduce their power consumption; the Black & Decker Power Monitor Model # EM100B .

We all talk about energy efficiency, the high cost of fuel and electricity, inflation, recession, rising costs, stagnant incomes, the environment, along with an endless list of other related issues. The question is how many of us really do something about it? What can we do to actually save some money and energy? Sure we can make an effort to turn lights out after we leave the room or shut down the PC when not in use (or at least turn off the monitor). The big ones are easy to spot and easy to correct. No one has to explain that the new refrigerator is going to be more energy efficient than the 20 year old one it replaces. But what about the little stuff?

I'm in love with a keyboard. Is that wrong? Possibly, but it doesn't make me a bad person.

As someone who spends a lot of his time typing, my hands, fingers and wrists often have some choice comments to make regarding my work habits. Sure I've heard the standard complaints: "How do you expect me to work on this flat surface?!", "Wrists weren't made to function this way!", and of course my personal favorite, "You're working my fingers to the bone!!". 

Well fear not fair digits, Logitech has sent the Wave™  to the rescue!