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Just about everything in your home traveled on a wooden shipping pallet.
In our worldwide economy, the humble pine pallet is the way that goods move around the globe. Demand for pallets is so great that American manufacturers including many in Minnesota churn out nearly 1 billion of them every year.
And right now, it s not enough.
A worldwide shortage of pallets threatens to put a crimp in the flow of consumer goods, from tomatoes to toothpaste to toasters. Prices have doubled in the past year, and makers can t keep up with demand. I think it s a perfect storm, said Al Raushel, one of four brothers who own Savanna Pallets in McGregor, Minn. One of the Midwest s largest pallet manufacturers, Savanna turns out more than 10,000 pallets a day.
6 Command Prompt commands you should still be using
Old-school doesn’t mean obsolete. Credit: Rob Schultz / IDG
In the beginning, all we had was the command line. Then as Windows matured, the need to access that throwback interface waned.
That doesn’t mean the Command Prompt is completely useless. In fact, recent versions of Windows have introduced new commands. And while Windows 10’s graphical interface is generally straightforward to use, several features are still faster to execute through that last tie to MS-DOS. The same goes for accessing a few pieces of useful information, too.
We’ve listed our top Command Prompt commands below, but don’t take this list as the complete lineup of useful commands. If you like to kick it old-school, there are still plenty worth your time. For most people, though, these six will add efficiency to your regular routine without requiring excessive time in a command line interface.