The Low-Tech Times previously recommended push reel lawn mowers in its lawnmower buying guide. Now, according to WHSV.com ABC Channel 3, local retailers are reporting an increase in push reel lawn mower sales: With gas prices on the rise, many people are looking for cheaper ways to save money at the pump, including how they [...]
Keith Knipling describes a new service people can use to find their lost cell phone or stage a call so they can get out of a bad date: Misplaced your cell phone around the house? Give your number to PhoneMyPhone and they’ll instantly ring you up. PhoneMyPhone can also schedule phone calls at specific times, [...]
Bob Bly, an old-school copywriter, wrote to hi-tech blogger Robert Scoble saying that he is a low-tech guy and does not understand all of the hullabaloo about the latest hi-tech gadgets and services: I don’t have any of it — for that matter, I don’t own a Blackberry, iPod, wireless laptop, or even a cell [...]
The Low-Tech Times has covered stories on the possible return of the steam engine in railroading and of horses and mules in farming. Now, amid continued rising fuel prices, Samatha Gross of the Associated Press reports that more people are trying to become self reliant in case a massive fuel crunch comes: Convinced the planet’s [...]
The Drudge Report featured some interesting links today, including one providing the title of this post. After The Low-Tech Times covered a story speculating that farmers may switch from tractors to horses if gas prices continue to rise, Breitbart.com reports that some farmers in Tennessee are now turning to mules: MCMINNVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – High [...]