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SYDNEY, June 20 (Xinhua) — As CIA whistle-blower Edward Snowden hides out in Hong Kong over his expose of U.S. government data mining, we must prepare for...
Student saves thousands boat-dwelling
When Joe Pearce broke up from his girlfriend he couldn’t afford rent and he was ready to broaden his horizons. So he saved himself £5,600 by buying a run-...
Renzo Piano designs tiny, off-grid home
Renzo piano has designed some of the world’s most iconic buildings from the giant glass shard in London to the Los Angeles Motion Picture Academy. Ever si...
Satphone for under $500
Satellite telephones were the stuff of off-gridders’ fantasies – until now. The new SPOT Global Phone is a portable sat phone that will retail for $499 (solar c...
Trailersteading – book review
How many of you would like (love?) to to have your own place and live for just what you’d pay in taxes? Assuming you already have a piece of land (hint, l...
Cell phone dead zones
Once you depend on your cellphone or Smartphone, finding yourself in a phone dead zone can be pretty traumatic. The first thing you need to do is establish whet...
Apple products are wrong choice for energy-savers
Thinking of buying a new Apple laptop? Treat yourself to a ThinkPad instead. And save hundreds on energy as well as up to $1500 on the cost of the computer. Eve...
Gridless Gizmos at CES
Solar chargers, speakers, weather radios, wireless accessories, medical devices, toys and other trinkets were on display at the Consumer Electronics Show 2013 a...
Microsoft off-grid cloud computing system
The giant software company has worked out a way to deliver cheap high-speed Internet to remote locations where there are no power or phone lines. Their new pate...
Living on a school bus
With a $12,000 budget, a San Fransisco couple decided to turn a 39-foot school bus into a dream home – that sleeps ten people. To create their totally off...
Stops Along the Way: Part 2
Five o’clock quickly arrived at my desk on my first night as a full-time RVer. I left my office and walked into the dark parking lot knowing I would be home in...
Best way to get Internet off the grid
What do you have do to get Internet access when you don’t have a fixed phone line? Which service do you use and why? – We are trying to find out wha...