We have launched the first volume in a new series of books opening up Low-tech Magazine’s archive by theme.
You’re looking at a completely rebuilt version of the solar powered website, which now allows you to turn off the dithering compression and see the original images.
As a freelance journalist – or an office worker if you wish – I have always believed that I should regularly buy a new laptop. But older machines offer more quality for much less money.
Our new website is designed to radically reduce the energy use associated with accessing our content.
More and more consumer products are controlled by networked software: what does this mean for energy demand, and exactly who is responsible for increasing consumption?
If we want the internet to keep working in circumstances where access to energy is more limited, we can learn important lessons from alternative network technologies.
The energy use of the internet can only stop growing when energy sources run out, unless we impose self-chosen limits.
Imagine you put a portable hard disk of 500 gigabytes in your backpack and start walking. In which cases are you faster than your internet connection?
You find them everywhere. Shops with used books, comics, compact discs - but where is the second hand market for digital products?