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Footprint: The amount of geographic space covered by an object. A computer footprint is the desk or floor surface it occupies. A satellite's footprint is the earth area covered...; Full Footprint Definition >>

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Turns out it's harder to be green when you have a lot of green: Turns out there's some truth to that phrase "filthy rich," at least when it comes to your environmental footprint. Web site TGDaily reports today about a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that proves (surprise, surprise) that your typical billionaire like tech titan Bill Gates...; Tags: Footprint, Ton, Carbon Footprint, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Advertising & Promotion, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-04-28
TimeKeeper (exe): TimeKeeper will make the time you spend working at the computer worth more. Start, pause, and stop your work and then save every second to file for later use and printing. Enter a description of the tasks performed and TimeKeeper enters the elapsed session time. With its small footprint and...; Tags: Ability, Footprint, TimeKeeper, Productivity, Document Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting; Software downloads 2007-11-27
Getting to a zero-carbon footprint: At the 4th Annual Energy Tech Investor Forum in San Jose, Calif., panel moderator John Balbach, of Cleantech Venture Network, leads a discussion with executives on strategies companies are deploying to offset their carbon footprints. The panelists are: Rob McAndrew, VP business development with Chicago Climate Exchange; Peter Fusaro, chairman...; Tags: Footprint, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Management, Emerging Technologies, Green; Videos 2007-10-04
EasyCharts (zip): EasyCharts is a complete library of Java charting components, applets, and servlets, that enable programmers to add charts and graphs in Java and Web applications with just a few lines of code. The library includes bar charts, line charts, and pie charts that are highly configurable. The library supports charts...; Tags: Footprint, Library, EasyCharts, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2005-06-17
BarChartApplet (zip): This java based bar chart applet enables you to add flexible and great looking bar and column charts to your web applications with just a few lines of html code. The chart supports 2D and 3D bars, multiple data series with stacked bars, horizontal or vertical bars, and drilldown functionallity....; Tags: Bar, Footprint, Applet; Software downloads 2005-06-15

LineChartApplet (zip): This java based line chart applet enables you to add flexible and great looking line and plotter charts to your web applications with just a few lines of html code. The chart supports 2D and 3D lines, stacked and filled lines, interactive range adjuster, and drilldown functionallity. The footprint is...; Tags: Footprint, Applet, Plotters, Hardware, Peripherals; Software downloads 2005-06-15
Microsoft Windows XP Embedded: Reducing the footprint: This webcast will discuss how to reduce the footprint of the image. It will also show the viewer how to remove unnecessary hardware drivers to reduce the Microsoft Windows XP Embedded operating system footprint.; Tags: Footprint, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software; Webcasts

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Will Microsoft kill Linux on ULPCs?: Obviously, Microsoft has a significant interest in making sure that users of the new breed of netbooks and MIDs hitting the market don't get too comfortable using Linux. Many manufacturers have taken to installing various flavors of Linux on these devices to minimize footprint, improve performance, and reduce costs...; Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Corp., ULPC, Negroponte, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-11
JBL On Stage 200iD iPod speaker: JBL Audio has been churning out iPod speakers since the first ones hit the market years ago, and this experience shows. The company's latest offering, the JBL On Stage 200iD iPod speaker, features solid sound quality and a funky, futuristic design with a relatively small footprint. JBL succeeds in improving...; Tags: JBL, speaker; Product reviews 2008-05-08
Kodak ESP 3: Kodak's ESP 3 is an entry-level all-in-one (AIO) inkjet printer, copier, and scanner. Kodak keeps the cost low at $130, which makes this one of the cheapest multifunctional printers, but the output quality just isn't up to par with that of the other inkjet printers currently available in the same...; Tags: Scanners, Printers, ESP 3, ESP, Eastman Kodak Co., AIO Home Center Software, printer, photograph; Product reviews 2008-05-08
HP Officejet J6480: The Officejet J6480 is Hewlett-Packard's newest all-in-one printer with a host of features designed to appeal to small-to-midsize businesses that want a low-cost, feature-rich device capable of handling projects across the board. This $200 multifunction printer certainly delivers everything you want in an AIO: Autoduplexing, photo finishing, one-touch faxing, a...; Tags: Printers, Fax, Officejet J6480, printer, Hewlett-Packard Co.; Product reviews 2008-05-08
TerraPass gets more granular with its carbon-crunching calculator: Popular carbon offset Web site TerraPass has updated the online calculator you can use to keep track of your carbon footprint. The update now includes options for tracking the differences between many different hybrid fuels from biodiesel to flex fuel ethanol to compressed natural gas. So, if you select some...; Tags: TerraPass, Web Site Development, Telecom & Utilities, Internet, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Prince backs 'green' thin clients: Prince backs 'green' thin clientsPrincely savingsPrince Charles is on the right track. There are many benefits in addition to energy savings that will accrue to the company that moves from PCs to thin clients. Symbio Technologies offers a stateless (zero) thin client that uses just 4 watts of energy. This...; Tags: Thin clients, Symbio Technologies, Prince Charles, HRH, thin client, PC; Discussion threads 2008-05-08
JavaFX's day in the Sun: Dan Farber has some information about JavaFX from the JavaOne keynote today. It sounds like it wasn't a great day for demos but that we're starting to get a better picture of JavaFX and what the plans are. Michael Coté has some additional information about Sun's plans around Java as...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Rich Internet Application, JavaOne, JavaFX, Dan Farber, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Apotheker goes for theatrics; Kagermann the details: SAP co-CEO Leo Apotheker had a simple message in his keynote Tuesday: It's all about the business network, which consists of companies, suppliers, customers and all the data that flows between them. And to be in that network you need SAP. Sound...; Tags: SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, Apotheker, Coca-Cola Enterprise, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Software, Sales, Web Services, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-06
BLADE Networks and Network Virtualization: I don't often get the opportunity to speak with companies offering a different take on network virtualization, a blade networking approach. A week ago, I had a chance to speak with Dan Tuchler, VP of Strategy and Product Management, for BLADE Network Technologies (BLADE) about network virtualization for blade servers....; Tags: Network, Blade, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Microsoft walks: Five reasons why it's a good move: Microsoft walks: Five reasons why it's a good moveEC hating MIcrosoft?Nah, bureaucracies don't hate, they just use their system to grind people into compliance with their expectations. It's not their fault Microsoft chose to fight the system.Microsoft fails to embrace and extinguish Yahoo!.. now that's good news.Historic news?In the last...; Tags: Mainframes, Financial accounting, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-03
Discover this: "Discover" and its own carbon footprint: "Discover" Magazine profiled their own publication's carbon footprint. Here's the whole article, a brave move not likely to be popular among mag publishers. Here's some of what they found: "Two and one-tenth pounds of carbon dioxide. That is our best estimate of what is emitted...; Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Ton, DISCOVER, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Forget the paperless office dream, but how about a paperless living room?: Like several high tech innovations Zinio began as a digital service aimed at B2B. But it worked, so it's inevitably grown to become a global, consumer-oriented service as well. If it works at work, just think how you can use it at home. And then...; Tags: Magazine, Zinio, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Our big carbon footprints: A class of MIT students in mechanical engineering has studied the carbon footprints of different lifestyles, from the homeless to multimillionaires. And the results are both fascinating and frightening. According to the study, even the people with the lowest incomes in the U.S. emit twice more carbon than the average...; Tags: U.S., Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Carbon, Carbon Footprint, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-04-29