Comments on: Shutdownday – Can you survive for 24 hours without your computer? http://imagineblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/23/shutdownday-can-you-survive-for-24-hours-without-your-computer/ AIESEC Imagine community weblog Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:34:18 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: aiesecimagine http://imagineblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/23/shutdownday-can-you-survive-for-24-hours-without-your-computer/#comment-296 aiesecimagine Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:53:57 +0000 http://imagineblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/23/shutdownday-can-you-survive-for-24-hours-without-your-computer/#comment-296 And it is also Downshifting Week this week: Downshifting Week runs from Saturday 21st - Friday 27th April 2007, and aims to inspire individuals, companies, children and schools to live simpler, happier lives and be kinder to the environment at the same time. Suggestions include very practical ideas such as eliminating non-essential purchases, cook a meal from local and seasonal ingredients, or finding alternatives to the TV for an evening. Find out more at http://www.downshiftingweek.com/ And it is also Downshifting Week this week:

Downshifting Week runs from Saturday 21st – Friday 27th April 2007, and aims to inspire individuals, companies, children and schools to live simpler, happier lives and be kinder to the environment at the same time. Suggestions include very practical ideas such as eliminating non-essential purchases, cook a meal from local and seasonal ingredients, or finding alternatives to the TV for an evening. Find out more at http://www.downshiftingweek.com/

]]> By: aiesecimagine http://imagineblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/23/shutdownday-can-you-survive-for-24-hours-without-your-computer/#comment-293 aiesecimagine Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:53:28 +0000 http://imagineblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/23/shutdownday-can-you-survive-for-24-hours-without-your-computer/#comment-293 I am really grateful as well that our TV contract expired a year ago and we did not bother to renew it ;-) I remember my student times when my TV was running pretty much all day. When I will move back to Berlin in June, I am planning not to buy another TV. Kirsten, thanks for that link: since it is related to We Are What We Do Action 17: http://www.wearewhatwedo.org/do_something/actiondetails.php?pid=17 I have put up your idea on the message boards of all We Are What We Do websites! FRAUKE I am really grateful as well that our TV contract expired a year ago and we did not bother to renew it ;-) I remember my student times when my TV was running pretty much all day. When I will move back to Berlin in June, I am planning not to buy another TV.

Kirsten, thanks for that link: since it is related to We Are What We Do Action 17: http://www.wearewhatwedo.org/do_something/actiondetails.php?pid=17 I have put up your idea on the message boards of all We Are What We Do websites!
FRAUKE

]]> By: Kirsten http://imagineblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/23/shutdownday-can-you-survive-for-24-hours-without-your-computer/#comment-291 Kirsten Sun, 22 Apr 2007 16:05:27 +0000 http://imagineblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/23/shutdownday-can-you-survive-for-24-hours-without-your-computer/#comment-291 Hi Alex, well, I have to admit that the TV-turnoff-week won't be that challenging for me either. I have a TV, but no reception (as cable TV is not available in my flat and I haven't managed to buy the whatever-receiver I would need yet), so I reduced my TV consumption to lending video from the video store from time to time. And it's not too bad! (no more zapping ;-) ) But sometimes I have still have the feeling to miss something (some movie, some TV series) so thanks for the link to the online TV recorder! Viele Grüße, Kirsten Hi Alex,
well, I have to admit that the TV-turnoff-week won’t be that challenging for me either. I have a TV, but no reception (as cable TV is not available in my flat and I haven’t managed to buy the whatever-receiver I would need yet), so I reduced my TV consumption to lending video from the video store from time to time. And it’s not too bad! (no more zapping ;-) ) But sometimes I have still have the feeling to miss something (some movie, some TV series) so thanks for the link to the online TV recorder!
Viele Grüße, Kirsten

]]> By: Alex http://imagineblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/23/shutdownday-can-you-survive-for-24-hours-without-your-computer/#comment-275 Alex Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:19:55 +0000 http://imagineblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/23/shutdownday-can-you-survive-for-24-hours-without-your-computer/#comment-275 Hi Kerstin, the next challenge is an easy one for me: I don't have a tv. Ours broke down last November and I must admit: I feel much better without one. So, instead of just a one-week-off why not complete tv-off? OK, I must admit, I use an online TV recorder to record some favourite movies. Yet, this makes watching TV much more efffective. You want to try it? It's for free: www.onlinetvrecorder.com Best, Alex Hi Kerstin,

the next challenge is an easy one for me: I don’t have a tv. Ours broke down last November and I must admit: I feel much better without one. So, instead of just a one-week-off why not complete tv-off?

OK, I must admit, I use an online TV recorder to record some favourite movies. Yet, this makes watching TV much more efffective. You want to try it? It’s for free: http://www.onlinetvrecorder.com

Best, Alex

]]> By: Kirsten http://imagineblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/23/shutdownday-can-you-survive-for-24-hours-without-your-computer/#comment-274 Kirsten Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:07:49 +0000 http://imagineblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/23/shutdownday-can-you-survive-for-24-hours-without-your-computer/#comment-274 And the next Shutdownday will take place on March 22nd 2008 :-) http://www.shutdownday.org/ And the next Shutdownday will take place on March 22nd 2008 :-) http://www.shutdownday.org/

]]> By: Kirsten http://imagineblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/23/shutdownday-can-you-survive-for-24-hours-without-your-computer/#comment-273 Kirsten Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:02:33 +0000 http://imagineblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/23/shutdownday-can-you-survive-for-24-hours-without-your-computer/#comment-273 After the one-day-"no computer"-survival-training (it was tough, but I made it ;-) )here comes the next challenge: the TV-Turnoff-Week from April 23rd-29th: http://www.tvturnoff.org/index.html After the one-day-”no computer”-survival-training (it was tough, but I made it ;-) )here comes the next challenge: the TV-Turnoff-Week from April 23rd-29th: http://www.tvturnoff.org/index.html

]]> By: Kirsten http://imagineblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/23/shutdownday-can-you-survive-for-24-hours-without-your-computer/#comment-73 Kirsten Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:29:24 +0000 http://imagineblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/23/shutdownday-can-you-survive-for-24-hours-without-your-computer/#comment-73 Today I received a reminder of tommorow's Shutdown Day - luckily, because I really want to try to spend a day without being connected to the www, and to be honest I almost forgot about it... "Hello, Don't forget Shutdown Day this Saturday, March 24th We appreciate everyone who takes part and we ask you to come back and tell us, on Sunday or early next week, what you did on Shutdown Day and whether you found it an enriching experience or a maybe just waste of time! We want your comments... You'll be able to give us your thoughts, comments and send us videos/photos here: http://www.shutdownday.org Many thanks for taking part in the experiment, we hope you have a very enjoyable Shutdown Day. Regards, The Shutdown Day Team" Today I received a reminder of tommorow’s Shutdown Day – luckily, because I really want to try to spend a day without being connected to the www, and to be honest I almost forgot about it…

“Hello,

Don’t forget Shutdown Day this Saturday, March 24th

We appreciate everyone who takes part and we ask you to come back and tell us, on Sunday or early next week, what you did on Shutdown Day and whether you found it an enriching experience or a maybe just waste of time! We want your comments…

You’ll be able to give us your thoughts, comments and send us videos/photos here:

http://www.shutdownday.org

Many thanks for taking part in the experiment, we hope you have a very enjoyable Shutdown Day.

Regards,

The Shutdown Day Team”

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