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What is LEED?: "Going green" is becoming commonplace in the corporate world. Adam Grosser, general partner at Foundation Capital, explains LEED, the metrics used to certify the "green-ness" of a construction project.; Tags: Construction, Metrics, Green Technology, clean technology, Adam Grosser, Foundation Capital, LEED; Whiteboards 2008-03-31
Green Tech 101: Adam Grosser, general partner of Foundation Capital, describes the different categories of green technology and the challenges they face.; Tags: Green Technology, clean technology, Adam Grosser, Foundation Capital; Whiteboards 2007-11-21

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Zune of the future may come with copyright cop: Microsoft is "exploring" the possibility of building in copyright protection into the Zune player, Saul Hansell writes in the Times. The agreement is part of NBC Universal's deal to sell its programming for Zune. Microsoft is parsing this story very closely -- to Clintonian levels, in fact....; Tags: NBC, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., Saul Hansell, Content Management, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Leopard mauls podcaster (updated 2x): For weeks I've been bedeviled by an audio bug on my MacBook Pro. The symptoms include poor audio quality by recipients of a Skype call using a USB microphone. While that may sound like an obscure bug, it affects one particular vertical market the hardest – podcasters. ...; Tags: Microphone, Skype Technologies S.A., Bug, USB, Podcasts, Internet, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-24
Is it wise to loosen Entourage's attachment security policy?: Entourage 2008 is very strict in its blocking of attachments and some users may find its security rules restrictive. However, with a bit of effort, users can tell Entourage to loosen up on various Mac OS X files, Mime content and certain file name extensions. However, whether...; Tags: Security, Apple Macintosh, Extension, Entourage 2008, Default Rule, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, E-mail, Desktops, Operating Systems, Scripting Languages, Software, Online Communications, Hardware, Software/Web Development, Web Development, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-22

MSDict Oxford Dictionary of the Bible (30): As well as providing concise information about important places and personalities, this accessible dictionary clearly explains the themes and doctrines of the Bible. With entries ranging from earthquakes and mice to feminism and the Dead See Scrolls, it is a lively and absorbing reference work for students and all readers...; Tags: Bible, Scholar; Software downloads 2008-04-17
How to turn your iPod Touch into an iPhone (without breaking the bank): They might look the same, but word on the street says the iPhone is the real deal, while the iPod Touch is...an in-house phony. Ouch. Now that might not truly be the case, but there are plenty of iPod Touch users out there that...; Tags: Bank, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Try the New School approach to effective security spending: CIOs, IT managers, and security specialists all face difficult questions about security spending. This sample chapter from The New School of Information Security examines justifications for allocating resources for security, discusses ways to determine how much money you should spend, and explains how to decide where that money should be...; Tags: Apple Safari, Addison-Wesley, New School Of Information Security, Security; Book chapters 2008-04-10
Fox Interactive reshuffles: Social media and making money tough: Fox Interactive confirmed Friday that it has reshuffled its management and ad operations--a sign that problems monetizing Myspace persist. First, the generic headline from the statement that confirmed a lot of coverage. Fox Interactive named Adam Bain to be president of Fox Interactive Media Audience Network. Key...; Tags: Revenue, Fox Interactive Media, Social Media, Rupert Murdoch, News Corp., MySpace, FIM, PaidContent, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-04
Black Hat Europe, Day 2 (Revisited): An interview with an invisible hacker: If you haven't seen Day 1 or Day2/Day3 of my series on Black Hat Europe, feel free to have a look. As I mentioned in my Day 2/Day 3 posting, I didn't get a chance to meet up to interview Adam Laurie until late in the day on Thursday; therefore,...; Tags: Black Hat, Training, Satellite, Hacker, Nate, Workforce Management, Network Technology, Human Resources, Networking, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-03-31
Black Hat Europe, Day 2: The day that wasn't and Black Hat Europe, Day 3: Begin the presentations: If you haven't seen it yet, you can check out Day 1 of my coverage of Black Hat Europe 2008 here. So, for those of you looking forward to a Black Hat Day 2 update with some more from the training sessions... I'm afraid it didn't happen. I had...; Tags: Black Hat, Antivirus, Buffer-overflow, Attack, Breese, Security, Viruses And Worms, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-03-29
VR game to help burn patients: The Loyola University Medical Center in Illinois will be one of the first hospitals in the U.S. to use a virtual reality game to help burn patients. By using SnowWorld, developed at the University of Washington, patients recovering from severe burns will enter a virtual 'polar landscape of gently falling...; Tags: Game, Patient, Loyola University, University Of Washington, Snowball, SnowWorld, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-03-25
Do you have a plan to safeguard the critical data in your SharePoint environment?: When you've got critical data in your Microsoft SharePoint environment, it's vital to have a plan to recover accidental data loss. In the Quest white paper "The Big Picture You've Never Seen: Enterprise SharePoint Recovery," Adam Woodruff and Ilia Sotnikov discuss the importance of a solid SharePoint recovery plan. Topics...; Tags: Environment, Microsoft SharePoint, Quest Software Inc., Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software; White papers 2008-03-25
Jump Point: Data-control, day-parting and success in any age: Tom Hayes has written a new book, Jump Point, that will get you thinking. Jump Point combines the freeconomics ideas recently covered by Wired's Chris Anderson with a globe-spanning perspective on competitiveness, but, most importantly, suggests that the impact of technology is a trailing phenomenon. In other words, when it...; Tags: Hayes Corp., Jump Point, Internet, Supply Chain, Leadership, Strategy, Business Operations, Management, Mitch Ratcliffe; Blog posts 2008-03-17
Wal-Mart "snub" no big deal, says ThinkGOS: Wal-Mart "snub" no big deal, says ThinkGOSHow could you!There you go. You've just destroyed a wonderful example of Linux failing miserably. The wandering souls of Microsoft's devoted legions were just getting warmed up. They were salivating at this grand opportunity to rub salt in this "gaping" wound...; Tags: Games, Desktops, game, PC, Linux, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-03-11
MindMentor, the first robot psychologist: MindMentor, the first robot psychologistFirst? robot psychologist?The claim of "first" in the headline in patently false. Everyone knows that Joe Weizenbaum built the first one -- "ELIZA" in 1966. You should do some fact checking...RE: MindMentor, the first robot psychologistWhy would you do a whole article on this...; Tags: Robots, robot, MindMentor, first robot; Discussion threads 2008-03-11
No Government rules on packet throttling, blocking, colleague says on Capitol Hill: No Government rules on packet throttling, blocking, colleague says on Capitol HillHe's rightPacket throttling should only be regulated where the service in question enjoys some form of protected monopoly, such as when cable companies have municipal charters.Oh, wait ...RE: No Government rules on packet throttling, blocking, colleague says on Capitol...; Tags: NETWORKING, Telecom & Utilities, network, Russell, government worker, phone; Discussion threads 2008-03-03
"Vista Capable" logo - what went wrong?: "Vista Capable" logo - what went wrong?What went wrong was simple....... MS proved once again that they are a marketing company and not a technology company. Marketing takes precedence. It doesn't matter if the customer gets scr3wed because they're a monoply and the customer's only purpose is to fill the...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), No_Ax, marketing, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Vista Capable; Discussion threads 2008-02-28
Sametime vs. OCS Act II: Apparently my post comparing Sametime and OCS raised a few hairs. IBM PR dashed off an e-mail listing a bunch of points where they disagreed with the piece and the offering manager for IBM Lotus Real-Time Collaboration blogged about it as well. Thanks folk. Now here's where they were...; Tags: IBM Lotus SameTime, SUT, Exchange, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2008-02-27
Pakistan+on+the+YouTube+black+hole%3A+Never+mind: Pakistan+on+the+YouTube+black+hole%3A+Never+mindWhen will people live and let live?If these Pakistanis are really sorry, they should cut a check for their mess up, for all those folk's time out there. If they are not that sorry, fine them or put them in isolation for awhile.Soooo...So essentially what you're saying is Pakistan is...; Tags: Government, YouTube Inc., invisible friend, religion, Internet; Discussion threads 2008-02-26