Electronics
Earthquake Detectors and Alarms
Earthquakes are unpredictable natural disasters that can cause great destruction and loss of life. In Canada, we experience a moderate
We’ve Got the (Solar) Power! Do you?
Electricity is King in most households, whether we notice it or not. You’re reading this on a screen powered by
Are You Prepared to See The Light?
To see, or not to see? That is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the stubbed
How to Prepare for Daylight Savings Darkness
If you live in British Columbia as we do, you know the soul-sucking jet lag-type confusion that is Daylight Savings.
How to Prepare for Darker Days
With fall officially here the days are getting noticeably shorter and darker. For many Canadians, daylight savings will take effect
How to Prepare for Power Outages
Summer storms can crop up, unexpectedly, out of the bluest of skies, and lead to power outages. While a storm
How to Prepare for the Winter Darkness
As we sink from autumn into winter, sometimes the length of daylight can change noticeably even between one day and
Efficient Use of Your Cell Phone During an Emergency
Efficient Use of Your Cell Phone During an Emergency Technology being what it is today, we rely so much on
What Were You Missing When the Power Went Out?
Now that most of us have had a little time to recover from the recent winter storms that hit much