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Blue Jeans, Not Green

NOw that many of us no longer wear white shirts and neckties, now that suits or even dress slacks are not often work-requirements, the uniform for many of us includes a pair of jeans. I am wearing a pair right now. One environmental group just asked "How Green...

Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Levi Strauss, Cotton, Retail, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-12-13

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Give us clotheslines

Darn those HOA'sDarn HOA nazi's in most cases will prevent you from hanging clothes outside. Apparently, it brings down a community's property value. Because you know, owning a washer/dryer is a sign of wealth or something...HOA and their bylaws along with the RIAA, two organizations that should be...

Tags: HOA

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

FiberNet 3.38 (Windows)

FiberNet is designed for MRP, warehouse, logistic, and distribution operation of cotton traders & spinning mill. For cotton, wool, or synthetic fiber whatever spun or filament. In view of the keep inflation of textile fiber around the world, material resources planning become an important issue for all spinner to keep...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Fiber, FiberNet, Network Technology, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Currency & Foreign Exchange, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance

Software downloads 2009-10-23

Uniloc will appeal loss of $388m verdict against Microsoft

people's voices must prevailand M$ must pay the piper.What if the Judge was right on the law?Should Microsoft (and stop the childish M$, will ya?) still pay because 12 jurors either didn't understand the subtle differences or hate MS (imagine 12 jurors like you Linux Geek)?If MS did due dilligence...

Tags: Linux, NOW IT, juror, Microsoft Corp., Linux Geek

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

Five stylish alternatives to the typical camera bag

If you carry around a typical-looking camera bag, especially when traveling abroad, you're almost asking to be robbed. While they are often built with decent interior padding for your equipment, they're often clunky and ugly. There are plenty of camera totes out there that will take care of your camera,...

Tags: Camera, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-08-25

Sony unveils cheaper, sleeker PS3 Slim

Now just wait a cotton pickin minute here !!!!!What good is a $299 paper weight if it is "lighter"?That's it??That's it? Just a slimmer console?*yawn*. Consoles are getting old.Wake me up when they start talking about the next gen.Uh oh, MS watch outThis new PS3 is slimmer with more disk...

Tags: Sony PlayStation 3, PS3 Slim, Sony Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

Olam International Boosts Database Performance by Up to 300%

Olam International is a leading global supply chain manager, diversified across 20 agricultural commodities, 60 countries, 6,500 customers, and more than 200,000 suppliers. The company supplies nuts, spices and beans; confectionary and beverage ingredients such as coffee and cocoa beans; rice, sugar, dairy products, packaged foods; and cotton and wood...

Tags: Supply Chain, Oracle Corp., Beverage, Olam International, Food & Beverage, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Databases, Storage, Enterprise Software, Manufacturing, Software, Data Management, Hardware

Case studies 2009-08-01

Can we engineer insect-free crops?

The promise of bio-engineering and genetically-modified crops is that we'll get better yields, more food or cotton for us, less for our six-legged opponents. Now comes research that insect evolve more quickly than expected and may rapidly overcome any pest-repelling chemicals in our genetically modified plants. Evolutionary escalation...

Tags: Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-07-07

One example of "smarter planet"

The smart grid for electricity has become so mainstream Congress wrote it into the stimulus law enacted earlier this year. IBM's marketing of "smarter planet" goes way beyond electricity and networked grid. I recently spoke with Drew Clark, director of strategy of IBM Venture Capital Group. And...

Tags: Sensor, Grid, IBM Corp., Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-06-21

Jobs recovering from liver transplant; re-ignites debate over privacy rights

Apple CEO Steve Jobs had a liver transplant in Tennessee about two months ago and is said to be recovering well, according to a Wall Street Journal report that cites unnamed sources. Jobs still is expected to return to work later this month, as expected, though he may come back...

Tags: Job, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Financial Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-19

WSJ: Jobs had liver transplant two months ago

A new Wall Street Journal report has just surfaced on the paper's website stating that Apple CEO Steve Jobs received a liver transplant in Tennessee "about two months ago." He has been on leave since January for "an undisclosed medical condition" and been rumored to return soon. ...

Tags: Job, Steve Jobs, Wall Street Journal, Apple Inc., Corporate Governance, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-19

NFL Forecaster 7.19 (Windows)

Using only scores, it ranks teams & predicts winners & spreads. Over the last 24 seasons it correctly predicted winners 65% of the time (71% for 1998) and spreads 57%. It also predicted 9 of the last 10 Super Bowl winners. View/print 8 reports and the schedule. Maintains 8 categories...

Tags: NFL, Winner, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Tools & Techniques, Team Management, Hardware, Management

Software downloads 2009-06-06

Earbud static: It's the heat, not the humidity

Earbud static: It's the heat, not the humidityIt does happenYou know it if when it happens - I get this regularly at university due to their air con and my iPhone use. Doesn't hurt - but is a nasty surprise that makes earthing something that's useful to do prior to...

Tags: static electricity, earbud/earphone

Discussion threads 2009-05-19

Earbud static: It's the heat, not the humidity

An Apple technical note appears to suggest that iPod users this summer should consider wearing cotton and avoiding hyper-air-conditioned rooms when exercising. If not, be prepared for a shock. by David Morgenstern

Tags: Heat, Shock, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2009-05-18

Forrester: Only one percent have negative experience with SOA

Forrester: Only one percent have negative experience with SOAForrester: Only one percent have negative experience with SOA[message removed by author]Thank youfor writing an article that conveys a remarkable fact. You probably can't get 99% of Americans to agree on the name of the first President. And yet, you...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, SOA, negative experience, Forrester Research Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-14

Talk about rotten infrastructure...

It is widely acknowledged that the most energy-efficient way to move a lot of people from point A to point B is by rail. Same goes for freight. Yet over the past half century the U.S. has made an art of dissing rail transit beyond a few major metro areas....

Tags: Train, Houston, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-04-30

Is dirt the new new thing?

Back to our roots? Literally and symbolically? I recently blogged about the White House kitchen garden. Turns out the MSM thinks this is part of a food revolution in America. Anything for a trend that has nothing directly to do with banking. Turns out even...

Tags: Food, Dirt, Mushroom Fan, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-03-22

Some minor criticisms of the Windows 7 beta

After using the finalised Windows 7 beta build (build 7000) for a good few days as my primary operating system, I'm exceptionally happy with it. I've tried to find bugs, as it is pre-release software, but so far have found none, which bodes well for the software giant. I do,...

Tags: Mouse, Microsoft Windows 7, Window, Beta, BitLocker, XPS, Size Option, Microsoft Windows, Mice, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-12-29

The one time that it's OK to buy an inkjet

The one time that it's OK to buy an inkjetCost per printI think this printer costs only like 1.5 cents per print. While still more than than larger copier/printer, is still much cheaper than older inkjets.Tip: use Ecofont, a font which saves inkThis font can help you save ink:http://www.ecofont.eu/ecofont_en.htmlInstallation...

Tags: Printers, cartridge, inkjet printer, printer, font

Discussion threads 2008-12-23

Shipping news: Globalization halted by credit crisis

DK Matai, chairman of the ATCA Open has written a very interesting article about global shipping of bulk cargo and how it has come to a halt because of the lack of letters of credit. Just five months ago it cost about $234,000 to rent a 170,000 tonne Capesize...

Tags: Cargo, Financial, Raw Material, Vessel, Globalization, Great Unwind, Reports, Financial Accounting, Finance, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-11-22