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Wondering how you can have instant access to multiple DS games without the fuss of having to carry them all around with you? A DS Fire Card can solve your problem with an easy and convenient way for you to store your entire collection of games. With this handy card, you can download as many games as you want. If you decide you want to add or delete games, this can be done quickly as well.

Whether you're looking to store only your favorite games or every single game you own, a Fire Card will work for you. What you'll need to decide on is the amount of storage capacity you're looking for. If you only play one or two games, then all you need is a card with a small capacity. If you have several games that you enjoy playing, then you'll definitely need to invest in a card with a larger capacity, especially a 16Gbit one. This will enable you to store as many games as you want. If you only have a few games now, but know you'll be getting quite a few more games in the future, then the more storage space you have, the better.

Is it really as simple as inserting the Fire Card into your DS? Yes, after you have downloaded and transferred your games using a DS Fire Link. The Fire Link is what enables you to store your games. When you have this taken care of, then all you do is put the Fire Card into Slot 1 on your DS for immediate access to all your games. You don't need anything else, such as an external memory system, to be able to play your games.

If you're wondering how you can select the game you want, it's very straightforward with a Fire Card. A touch menu allows you to pick the game you want to play. You can add more games or delete some at any time, if you want a fresh selection to choose from. You can even download skins to add a personal touch to your menu screen. This feature isn't offered on just any storage device, so if you like being able to customize your DS, then you have another reason to buy a Fire Card.

Gone are the days when you had to deal with lugging around all the games you want to play or spend time digging through your DS stack for the one you're in the mood to play. Thanks to technology like the Fire Card, it's never been easier or faster to get to the game you want.

Do you want the convenience of being able to access all your games in the blink of an eye? Then a DS Fire Card is the best gaming investment you can make, especially when you get one from the best source available - http://www.sydneygadgets.com.au - at a great price and with the fastest service around!

Big Fish Studios has brought back the magical land of Azada for puzzle-loving video gamers with a bent for fantasy and magical stuff. In Azada: Ancient Magic, hapless, young and formerly magical book-trapped magician Titus calls upon your amazing puzzle solving powers to help him with a magical dilemma once again.

In Azada: Ancient Magic, Titus is too afraid to enter the library and thus calls upon your courageous self to disarm the magical menace that plagues him this time. And fortunately for you, Titus has given you a magic medallion with which you can call upon him when you have need. In Azada: Ancient Magic, you can enter the lives of storybook characters in over 20 magic puzzle books. King Arthur, Rapunzel, Henry Jekyll, Buffalo Bill, and many more legends come alive for you as you attempt to uncover and put together the clues.

Many players of the award-winning Azada have been looking forward to this release for a while. However, reactions to the new game are mixed. Some players are finding the new game to be all too easy and too quick to be completed, whereas Azada could really be a mind-bender (and therefore make the game last longer and, thus, extend the fun). Azada: Ancient Magic is a lot about finding the right puzzle pieces and placing them in the right place, whereas the original Azada was about solving puzzles so that you could move through the book pages to free Titus.

On the other hand, other gamers who have downloaded the new game have been challenged by such things as the encrypted message, how to use the Secret Garden Book, how to guide the Tin Man through the World of Oz maze (hint: you gotta use a magnet!), and even finding the wood to put on the fireplace. There seem to be as many players of the new game who are excited and challenged by the new game as there are those who finding it to be mere child's play. Indeed, there are some players of the new game who feel it is better than the original Azada precisely because it is less frustrating.

Some people who have bought the new game are also finding it difficult to download, and grow frustrated as the game's downloading gets interrupted, often causing them to have to start the process over again. However, this may have more to do with problems inherent in Windows Vista or XP than it does with the game software. And most people don't seem to be having that problem with downloading, which one would think would be there much more frequently if it were a flaw on Big Fish's end.

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Right now, the best solar panels can reach a peak efficiency of about 15-20%. This is due to the fact that our current solar technology does not allow the panels to use all available wavelengths of light. For example, in a ray of sunlight, there are many different wavelengths. Many of these we can't even see with our naked eye. The same goes for solar panels.

Sunrgi, an Israeli based solar panel company, has developed a "concentrated" solar cell that can multiply the wavelengths of light to produce much more solar power on a smaller system. While the company is keeping a tight hold on the technology that allows this advanced solar energy, they predict their new panels will produce a kWh for a mere 7 cents. For the average household, this equates to an electric bill of around $80 per month! This beats what most Americans pay now- well over $200 a month for electricity. Better yet, Sunrgi's new panels convert a whopping 37% of sunlight to usable solar energy! This is more than double the industry standard. Sunrgi is expecting their first panels out by mid-2009.

The University at Tel Aviv is also making huge advancements in solar panel technology. Researchers there have scrapped the idea of using semiconductors within their solar cells. Instead, they have genetically engineered "proteins using photosynthesis for production of electrical energy". Commercial production of such a technology is several years down the road, but these panels would cost 100x less than conventional silicone and could produce an efficiency around 25%. This makes these panels very attractive to poorer countries that want to go solar but cannot afford conventional silicone panels.

Another promising technological advancement is the increase in efficiency of thin-film solar panels. These thin film panels use 40% less silicone than conventional polycrystalline panels, and are much less expensive. Unfortunately, they also have less efficiency- around 6%. By the end of 2009, some researchers are estimating they will be able to produce thin film solar cells with efficiency between 8-10%. This makes then more comparable to conventional solar panels. Plus, more people will be able to buy these less inexpensive panels.

Further developments in solar panel technology are in the battery systems you can use alongside your panels. Every year, new batteries come out that last longer and store more energy than ever before. This increases the environmental friendliness of solar technology so that batteries don't have to be thrown out or recycled as often.

Solar energy may seem expensive, but the long-term benefits are priceless. Where else can you get 25 years of reliable energy costs around $80 a month? Certainly not from your utility company. Solar energy is reliable, has zero carbon emissions and easily pays for itself within 8-10 years of purchasing. For the future of the world's electric supply, residential solar power systems may be the best answer to a limitless resource: the Sun.

Philip Richards is a solar power expert. Check out his blog about how to build solar power. Think solar power is too expensive? Think again. Create your own electricity with homemade solar power.

With the rising price of fuel oil, and the rising costs of energy in general, there is increasing demand for home generated power, be it from solar-electric, solar thermal heating, or wind generated power. Of those three options, wind generated power is by far and away the most mature option, with the best odds for getting a reasonable payback in a typical home owning time frame.

With wind power generators, there are two general types to consider: Horizontal blade generators, and vertical wind generators. Horizontal generators are the type most people associate with a windmill or wind generator - they have blades that rotate perpendicular to the ground, with the axis of rotation being horizontal. They have significant advantages in efficiency, but work best when put on a tower, where they can catch the upper contrail winds, and they're more mechanically complex. On top of this, they're also a hazard to birds, and can be quite noisy.

For rural applications, horizontal generators reign supreme. When attached to someone's home for net metered power generation, they run afoul of local zoning ordinances and home owners associations, because, bluntly, there's no real way to make a 35 tall wind turbine look like it's part of a Victorian deco home plot. Couple this with dead birds, loud noises, and people afraid they'll blow over in a storm, and there's a lot of barriers to installation.

The best choice for a homeowner is a vertical wind generator, which rotates on a vertical axis. There are drawbacks - they're about half as efficient as the more traditional wind turbine, and they may need a small "boost" from an electric motor to get their initial rotation going; their minimum threshold for usable wind is a bit lower.

On the other hand, vertical wind generators have the advantage of being suitable for a ground level installation. They can be put out in the middle of the back yard, or on top of the roof of your garage. They're much quieter in general than horizontal generators, and because they operate at a lower altitude, they're less likely to kill birds. They also don't need a yaw element (the "tail" of a conventional turbine blade) to steer them into the wind direction, as they can generate energy from any wind direction the breeze is blowing in from.

Another benefit of vertical wind generators is the range of vendors supplying them; horizontal generators are good for industrial applications, but they're often $12,000 or more to install. Vertical wind generators are often under $5,000. With most electrical prices set the way they are, a vertical wind generator can pay for itself in home use in around 20 to 25 years. (A horizontal generator will be more efficient, and generate power at a lower baseline wind speed, making its higher up front cost make more sense).

Vertical wind generators are also (generally) more aesthetic. They're less likely to be noticed as being an odd addition than a 36' tall tower would be. Some of the more aerodynamic ones tend to look like short rotating sculptures, and there are even bladeless or rotorless turbines.

The most common type of home deployed vertical wind generator is the Savonius type, which uses airfoils and wide variable pitch blades to generate power. Built more or less like large anemometers, they run into problems with generated drag; more efficient ones use variable formations on the blade to minimize drag when they're being swing through the incoming breeze.

The other type of wind generator is the so-called 'egg beater' windmill - they can scale up to the full industrial size installation, though they're also suitable for small home installations. They're much more efficient, but also noisier, and a bit more effort is required to maintain them.

Depending on where you're setting your vertical wind generator up, your local utility company may offer credits for doing so, and nearly 90% of the utility companies in the US offer some form of net metering, where excess electricity you produce from your vertical wind generator is sold back to them and credited against your bill. Look seriously into the options your utility company provides before investing in a vertical wind generator, and consider it an investment in cheaper power down the road.

Find out more about wind power at Wind Power Savings.