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New Energy Star ratings for PCs on the way

New Energy Star ratings for PCs on the wayCheck That Math!From the article:Depending on the model, a 42-inch flat-screen TV consumes between 100 to 250 watts when turned on. Assuming it's on five hours a day, that's something like 200 to 470 kWh/year, or about $500 depending on where you...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, PC, cost calculation, power supply, ampere, effeciency, computer, rail

Discussion threads 2007-02-08

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NanoBlogger 3.4.1 (Mac)

pros: intuitive commandline interface highly configurable and script-able :) easy drafting, editing, and management of entries archiving by category, year, month, day, and entry pagination permanent and navigational links templates and CSS style sheets for full control over layout placeholders for easy template manipulation support for multiple weblogs support...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Blog, Plug-in, Syndication, RSS, Blogging, CSS, Internet, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2009-07-25

Clash of the Touch Titans: iPhone 3.0 3G vs RIM BlackBerry Storm

Clash of the Touch Titans: iPhone 3.0 3G vs RIM BlackBerry StormClash of the Titans?How could anyone consider the Storm to be a titan? A titan is a a person of exceptional importance and reputation the storm has neither. RE: Clash of the Touch Titans: iPhone 3.0 3G...

Tags: Handhelds, Cellular phones, Keyboards, Wireless and Mobility, I-phone, Omnia, Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry Storm, Touch Titans, Research In Motion Ltd., iPhone 3.0 3G, iPhone 3.0, RIM BlackBerry, 3G

Discussion threads 2009-04-07

AMD launches more energy efficient server chips

AMD launches more energy efficient server chipsMore Shanghai HE InfoCheck out this post (http://budurl.com/AMDpost) and video (http://budurl.com/HEvideo) for additional Shanghai HE information. 55 watts seems reasonable for a home server.What'd be nice is to have a TDP of 45 watts or less. :)Energy effeciency is my high priority for...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, server chip, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., chip, server

Discussion threads 2009-01-26

Transitioning NASA: Tensions high between Griffin, transition team

Transitioning NASA: Tensions high between Griffin, transition teamHe has always voted against anything NASAHis original plans were to cancel every mayor project at NASA.Then he changed his stand the same day he visited Florida to give a speech near Kennedy Space Center. Then and only then he was pro-NASA.His...

Tags: O'Keefe, NASA, Griffin, Transitioning, transition team, Space-X

Discussion threads 2008-12-12

AMD introduces 45nm quad-core "Shanghai" Opteron processors

AMD introduces 45nm quad-core "Shanghai" Opteron processorsAnd what's your opinion?In the past you have been harsh with AMD, and it might have been for good reasons. However, you do not tell us what's your opinion of Shanghai. Will it allow AMD to compete better with Intel or not? What's your...

Tags: Processors, quad-core, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., processor

Discussion threads 2008-11-13

sme.sap.com: be impressed

sme.sap.com: be impressedFollow upDennis,I wanted to add a little bit of clarity to your piece:1. the minimum monthly charge is $3,725. This included 25 "base" users.2. The $54 "effeciency" user cost includes (5) users. This is a block of user cost per month.3. There is a capital investment for the...

Tags: user cost, implmentation

Discussion threads 2008-11-06

Misys+and+open+source+medicine

Misys+and+open+source+medicineAdoption[i]Fact is only 10% of doctors use EMRs because they're afraid of technology dead-ends.[/i]Well, that and because they're a huge chunk of change that can't be passed on to payors.Yes and . . .Beside unreimbursed cost, which is one of the biggest impediments, vendors also have to make their systems...

Tags: EMR

Discussion threads 2008-02-08

BlackBerry patent app addresses "battery slump" monitoring, management issues

A new BlackBerry patent application published just yesterday would improve the ability of BlackBerry devices to read voltage levels. The patent app is entitled System and Method for Managing Battery Slump. As we often do when discussing patents, let's read the Abstract...

Tags: ADC Telecommunications Inc., Signal, Battery, Monitoring, Trigger, RIM BlackBerry, Transmission, Patent App, Abstract, PA, Battery Voltage, ADC 600, Engineering, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2008-01-18

Intel to respond to EU antitrust charges Monday

Intel to respond to EU antitrust charges MondayAll antitrust laws must die [nt].Has the EU been brought before the U.N. for antitrustwho let them merge, who's running the U.N., the world body. ltm.I support AMD, and will never buy Intel products.I really like AMD a lot, especially that Phenom processors...

Tags: Corporate law, Processors, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., EU Antitrust

Discussion threads 2008-01-04

Zend Optimizer 3.3.0 (Windows)

The Zend Optimizer is a free application that runs the files encoded by the Zend Encoder while enhancing the running speed of PHP applications. For enterprise-class performance enhancement with speed-up factors approximately 10 times greater than that of the Zend Optimizer, try the Zend Accelerator, the industry's premiere PHP...

Tags: Zend Technologies Ltd., Microsoft Windows, Zend Optimizer, Zend Accelerator, Scripting Languages, Performance Management, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2007-08-29

Nanotechnology boosts solar cells performance

Nanotechnology boosts solar cells performanceParticle sizeThe size of the particles contributes to the particular color that is emitted when it is excited by light. Particles on a nano-scale cause this effect, but as you increase the size of the particles, the color emission no longer persists. This may...

Tags: Semiconductors, nanotechnology, silicon nanoparticle, particle, Silicon Nanoparticles

Discussion threads 2007-08-21

New graphics chips enable next-generation games

New graphics chips enable next-generation gamesnVidia suckswhile i'm throwing gas on the fire... OSX and Linux sucks too!Let the flame wars begin!nVidia sucksCopper - Kettle - BlackNuff said!"sharp" and "smooth" aren't the right words . . ."albeit with images that are less sharp and motions less smooth than pricier cards...

Tags: Games, Video cards, chip, graphics, graphics chip, budget card, NVidia Corp., card, game, DirectX, DirectX 10, video card

Discussion threads 2007-06-29

How did software end up bloated with so many unused features? Here's how

How did software end up bloated with so many unused features? Here's howDon't think that's whyI don't believe that feature bloat resulted from the "review wars." There have been a lot of studies that show that, yes, most users utilize perhaps 15% of the functionality of a typical suite, for...

Tags: Word processors, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, software, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-04-23

What's behind AMD's earnings warning?

What's behind AMD's earnings warning?Pricing and brands.Both Intel and AMD are brands, names consumers choose.Not all competition is about cheapest.The problem for AMD might be that Intel's product line is now bringing back customers who or which had left.Does AMD track the market for each chip type? Some are...

Tags: Semiconductors, Processors, earnings warning, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-01-12

iPod sweatshops alleged

iPod sweatshops allegedApple should triple the cost and build in the US.And not one person should say boo about the cost...China IpodsI am a bit surprised Apple uses Taiwan companies for manufacturing on the mainland and I would guess this bad publicity may cause Apple to start going direct.Chinese sweatshopsPicture...

Tags: Apple iPod, Apple Inc., electronics

Discussion threads 2006-06-15

Zend Optimizer 2.6.2 (Mac)

The Zend Optimizer is a free application that runs the files encoded by the Zend Encoder while enhancing the running speed of PHP applications. For enterprise-class performance enhancement with speed-up factors approximately 10 times greater than that of the Zend Optimizer, try the Zend Accelerator, the industry's premiere PHP...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Zend Technologies Ltd., Zend Optimizer, Zend Accelerator, Scripting Languages, Performance Management, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2006-04-04

How open source gets into your life

How open source gets into your lifeBravo!Wow, I almost shed a tear. :)Sarah Lacy's article was basically saying that she believes that open source and Linux in general seem to be invisible to most consumers yet it's popping up out of left field.And I know you agree, that's a GOOD...

Tags: open source, PRweb, Web, operating system

Discussion threads 2006-01-25

What if other things were open source?

What if other things were open source?Give the points?Hey, the Lions beat Atlanta last year - in Atlanta! I'll just be glad if no one drops DEAD during the game seems to happen in Detroit sports.Open source methodology in the paper industry has given us "standard" and "legal" paper sizes,...

Tags: open source

Discussion threads 2005-11-23

Bill: Give us the new Office 12 interface now

Bill: Give us the new Office 12 interface nowGive away a reason to buy the software...... as soon as possible. Use it to make people more comfortable with using older versions of the software. New versions need have only massive changes that require long preparation to...

Tags: Business structures, OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org 2.0, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, partnership, Office 12

Discussion threads 2005-09-13