In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: The power in watts is the rate at which energy is generated or used. Many utility companies will bill you based on how many watts of energy you used. The watt is basically how much energy an appliance uses. Rated watts are the amount of watts needed to keep an appliance running. For example, refrigerators usually require 500 watts to keep running. You may need to know the watts in your home if you are trying to become more energy efficient, add solar panels, or use a generator. Electrical power comes in AC and DC currents. AC means alternating current; the electrical current constantly reverses direction and is used often in homes and offices. DC means direct current, and it means the current only travels in one direction. You will find it in things like battery packs. Surge watts means the amount of watts needed to get an appliance started by igniting its motor or compressor. For example, it might take 2,000 watts to start the motor and compressor of a refrigerator. Watts are a basic unit of power (electric, mechanical, or thermal). The reason watts matter is because you can improve energy efficiency if you understand them. Lower your watts, and you will improve energy efficiency and save money. Here's an example. Let's say you are buying a light bulb, and one is 100 watts and the other is 23 watts. If the 100 Watt bulb is cheaper, you might assume it's the better purchase. However, over time, the 23 Watt bulb will save you money. Do simple subtraction to determine the watt difference. In this case, that is 77 watts (100-23). Utility companies will often charge you using kilowatts. To find out the number of kilowatts, take the number of watts divided by 1,000. Then take the number of kilowatts multiplied by your hours of usage. This is the kilowatt/hr. Then, take kilowatt/hr and multiply that number by the cost of your energy. This is your annual cost. For example, let's say you have 10 lights. They are each 100 watts. 10 X 100 = 1,000 watts. 1,000 Watts divided by 1,000 = 1 kW. Let's say you've used 2,000 hours of energy. Thus, 1kW X 2,000 hours per year = 2,000 kwh. Let's say your utility company charges you 10 cents for every kilowatt hour. You would take 2,000 kwh X .10 = $200, That's what it would cost you to use those bulbs for the year.
Summary: Understand why watts matter. Become more energy efficient.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: You'll need to know in order to download the correct version of MPC-HC. Press Win+Pause or right-click on "Computer" in the Start menu and select "Properties." Look at the "System type" entry in the window that appears. If it says "64-bit" or "x64," you have a 64-bit system. If it says "32-bit," "x86," or nothing about bits at all, then you're running 32-bit. MPC-HC is a free, open-source media player that can play VOB files as well as most other video formats. You can download it for free from mpc-hc.org/downloads/ MPC-HC is only available for Windows. This will download the installer program from MPC-HC. The download is small and should only take a few moments to complete. Run it after downloading and follow the prompts to install MPC-HC. You can leave the settings at their default. You're given the option to launch it from the installer, or you can find a shortcut for it on your desktop. This will open the file browser. When you rip a DVD to VOB format, you typically will have a VIDEO_TS folder that contains all of the VOB files. Navigate to and open this folder in the file browser. This file loads the contents of the DVD in order so that you can play the menus and all of the special features. You can select individual VOB files, but this will only play that portion of the DVD. This will begin playing from the beginning of the DVD, loading the proper VOD files when necessary.
Summary: Determine if you are running 32-bit or 64-bit Windows. Visit the MPC-HC website. Click the "Installer" link for your version of Windows. Run the installer and follow the prompts. Start MPC-HC after installing it. Click the "File" menu and select "Quick Open File." Browse for the folder containing your VOB files. Select the "VIDEO_TS.ifo" file. Open the file.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Ideally, a bunch should contain no more than 5 - 10 stems to facilitate ventilation. The ideal temperature for drying is around 68F/20C. If you do not have a dark spot in the house, you can try tying paper lunch bags over each bunch and piercing airholes in the bag. This has the added bonus of also keeping the dust off. Check them every now and then to see how they are drying - thicker stemmed herbs will take longer. Check to see if their consistency has become crumbly by rubbing a leaf between two fingers. If they crumble, they are ready to be taken down. Pick out any fluff, woody pieces and other foreign material as you remove the leaves. You can keep the leaves whole, crush them in your fingers to make a really fine ground mix for cooking (but use this quickly to retain flavour) or leave them in leaf shape for tea, garnishes on soups, etc. (these should not be too crumbly). Seeds should be left whole and crushed only when needed for cooking. Store the herbs for up to one year.
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Hang herbs to dry them for a quick preserving method that doesn't require too much effort. Remove lower leaves from the stems and tie the bunch of herbs together close to the top of the stems. Find a dry, warm (not humid), dark and well ventilated place that is out of the way of pedestrian traffic or constant rummaging. Leave the herbs to dry for 1 - 3 weeks. Remove the leaves and bottle them in airtight glass herb jars (or other jars you have around). Label the jar and date it.