tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22845809793594101342011-04-21T13:15:43.735-07:00Dylan Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15279474191927533988noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284580979359410134.post-72847441228869295762009-02-09T07:38:00.000-08:002009-02-09T07:40:03.839-08:00There's an <a href="http://www.nlcnet.org/article.php?id=613">interesting article</a> on the working conditions of a keyboard factory in China.<br /><br /><br />Where's your keyboard made? <a href="http://www.madeindb.com">madindb.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2284580979359410134-7284744122886929576?l=madeindb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dylan Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15279474191927533988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284580979359410134.post-51639818221048414102009-01-27T10:21:00.000-08:002009-01-27T10:24:55.368-08:00Who doesn't love honey? Well it seems it's a must to buy it local...<br /><a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/397445_honey26.html?source=mypi">"<br /></a><blockquote><p>Bill Allibone, <a class="tagautolink autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged SUE BEE" href="http://consumerist.com/tag/sue-bee/">Sue Bee</a>'s president, said the company has no intention of telling government regulators about the bad honey it finds.</p> <p>It's not really Sue Bee's honey, he said, "because technically, it's still (the importer's) property until we pay for it.</p> <p>"We have not notified the FDA in the past because we don't have title to that property," Allibone said.</p> <p>"We deal with a core group of suppliers that have long, established ties in the import business, and we're assuming that when we reject a load of honey, they'll return it to the people they purchased it from.""</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></blockquote><a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/397445_honey26.html?source=mypi">Full article</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.madeindb.com">madeindb.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2284580979359410134-5163981822104841410?l=madeindb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dylan Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15279474191927533988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284580979359410134.post-69700589369928223232009-01-21T08:10:00.000-08:002009-01-21T08:17:25.216-08:00A lot of products don't have the country of origin is a visible area. Well you can get an idea of where things are made via the UPC code...<br /><br />The first digits of the barcode refer to the country of origin.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">00-09</span> USA &amp; Canada<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">30-37</span> France<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">40-44</span> Germany<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">47</span> Taiwan<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">49</span> Japan<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">50</span> UK<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">69</span> China<br /><br /><br />Now start adding all those products you find to the <a href="http://www.madeindb.com">Made in Database</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2284580979359410134-6970058936992822323?l=madeindb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dylan Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15279474191927533988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284580979359410134.post-75725137848604256802009-01-11T08:35:00.000-08:002009-01-11T08:37:46.731-08:00<a href="http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1870162,00.html">Time has some photos</a> of the e-waste issue in China.<br /><br />Disgusting.<br /><br /><a href="http://madeindb.com">madeindb.com </a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2284580979359410134-7572513784860425680?l=madeindb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dylan Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15279474191927533988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284580979359410134.post-63763708538044439322008-12-18T19:18:00.000-08:002008-12-18T19:19:38.841-08:00Many of you will have seen this already. For those who haven't it's worth watching.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ljbI-363A2Q&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ljbI-363A2Q&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.madeindb.com">Madeindb.com</a><br />Find out where it's made.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2284580979359410134-6376370853804443932?l=madeindb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dylan Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15279474191927533988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284580979359410134.post-27394789052450825122008-12-13T17:47:00.000-08:002008-12-13T17:51:54.726-08:00This is just disgusting. Probably 80% of the computer where perfectly usable, yet we throw them out. Why can't we donate them to people who need them? Hardly anyone needs the latest and greatest machine on the market. <br /> <br /><embed src="http://www.cbs.com/thunder/swf/rcpHolderCbs-prod.swf" width="370" height="361"allowFullScreen="true" FlashVars="link=http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4586903n&releaseURL=http://release.theplatform.com/content.select?pid=SkZvVbNW9PXia_HN3ZjmGjifCatTkYOE&partner=newsembed&autoPlayVid=false&prevImg=http://thumbnails.cbsig.net/CBS_Production_News/882/98/60_EWASTE_1109_480x360.jpg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /> <br /> <br /> <br />Find out where the stuff you're buying is made <a href="http://www.madeindb.com">MADEINDB.COM</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2284580979359410134-2739478905245082512?l=madeindb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dylan Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15279474191927533988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284580979359410134.post-51690532805258961362008-12-10T17:14:00.000-08:002008-12-10T17:15:38.095-08:00Not everything meets the eye.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YFVzjLqZj7g&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YFVzjLqZj7g&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.madeindb.com">Madeindb.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2284580979359410134-5169053280525896136?l=madeindb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dylan Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15279474191927533988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284580979359410134.post-38150971841841744332008-11-29T20:38:00.000-08:002008-11-29T20:40:55.204-08:00<a href="http://madeindb.com">The Made In Database</a> is a resource for finding where products are made. Without your help this site will be nothing, register and start adding products. Start around your house, turn it into a game, see how many items you have are from China. And within a few months we can shop online and KNOW where the products we're buying are made.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2284580979359410134-3815097184184174433?l=madeindb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dylan Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15279474191927533988noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2284580979359410134.post-66404448628887609142008-11-28T20:16:00.000-08:002008-11-28T20:19:14.076-08:00Make sure when your product reaches its end of life you get rid of it in a safe manner.<br /><br /><br /><br /><object height="400" width="400"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://current.com/e/76355482/en_US"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://current.com/e/76355482/en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="400" width="400"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.madeindb.com">madeindb.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2284580979359410134-6640444862888760914?l=madeindb.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dylan Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15279474191927533988noreply@blogger.com0