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The ulterior green IT motive: Extend PC lifecycles: The ulterior green IT motive: Extend PC lifecyclesA dual core would last a typical user 5 years, easily...I know users who have ancient single core systems for 8+ years but wanted the new gadgets and tools.My quad core system will last a while indeed. Once I go 64-bit (that's...; Tags: Desktops, PRODUCTIVITY, PC, Extend PC, Extend PC lifecycle, ulterior green IT motive, green IT motive, Green IT; Discussion threads 2008-01-26

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Runescape graphic glitches: Spending the American July 4th holiday with friends and family is a wonderful break from the daily routine. Imagine my surprise when a lively 12-year old proudly showed me the graphics problems he discovered in Runescape, an online game. According to this young bug-hunter: It all...; Tags: Graphics, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-07-04
Trick out your fleet with fuel consumption monitors from Networkcar: OK, I admit it. When I bought my car a year-and-a-half ago, comparing the fuel consumption metrics among the different models WAS part of the equation, but not the most important part. Now, with gas lines forming in my own little town and people putting summer trips...; Tags: Monitor, Performance, Technology, Performance Management, GPS, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-03
News to know: Searching Silverlight; IE 8; Dell; Google vs. YouTube: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft: Silverlight content searchable, too Ryan Stewart: Brian Goldfarb talks about Silverlight 2 and Deep Zoom with Michael Cot LineRider releases a Silverlight 2 version Microsoft steps up self-policing of its OSI-approved source licenses ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Mobile, YouTube Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Linux, UNIX, Keyboards, Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Nokia's open source Symbian is no match or threat to Linux mobile, Linux Foundation claims: Nokia's plan to open source the Symbian mobile OS platform is no threat to mobile Linux, maintains the executive director of the Linux Foundation. Jim Zemlin maintains that mobile Linux will continue to evolve and flourish in spite of Nokia's plans and the formation of the Symbian...; Tags: Nokia Corp., Mobile, Symbian Inc., Jim Zemlin, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-07-02

Dell strives to make it easier to be green with FlexAddress: In the scheme of green things, Dell's PowerEdge M-Series blades could be described as emerald. Now, the company is trying to make it easier for data center managers to opt for them, with a new patent-pending tool called Dell FlexAddress. Glenn Keels, director, global relationship marketing...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Data Center, Blade, Data Centers, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-02
New Web calculators from APC help you get a grip on the green impact of certain design and technology choices: What tradeoffs do you have to make to achieve certain energy efficiency goals in your data center? How will adding that extra rack, for example, skew your electricity usage? Power management company APC aka the big UPS vendor figures that anyone who can help tell you that...; Tags: Web, Energy Efficiency, American Power Conversion Corp., Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-02
Now I know we're in a recession: Now I know we're in a recessionPricingYou can't sell coffee at those prices in a mainstrean coffee chain on a long term basis. Certainly not when it's either a coffe or a gallon of regular unleaded :-) A Sophie's choice indeed.Well, Starbucks in Vienna, Austria, EU, does (Starbucks is more...; Tags: Auto Industry, Starbucks Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-02
News to know: Microsoft; Yahoo; Google; IT contractors: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microsoft's search plan: It's about semantics and possibly for naught. Dennis Howlett: Powerset's smarts are Microsoft's gain Paul Miller: Powerset really does go to Microsoft... but for how much? Mary Jo Foley: Confirmed: Microsoft buys Powerset natural-language search...; Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Team Management, 3G, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Blog posts 2008-07-02
Part 2: Green tech and corporate ethics: Just following up my post from yesterday about a new consulting service from IBM designed to examine the ethical weight of green technology practices. There's another white paper on the Web site for business process management software vendor Metastorm about the impact that surprise rethinking the way...; Tags: Business Process, Metastorm, Green Technology, Ethics, Operational Planning, Business Ethics, Business Process Automation, Business Operations, Leadership, Management, It Operations, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-01
Brightening outlook for solar energy?: Wanted to add another couple of links related to Harry's post yesterday about SolarCity. The actual news of the day is the company's new 8,200-square-foot facility in Phoenix, from which it will run its SolarLease program. One thing that Harry didn't mention in his post is...; Tags: Solar Energy, Investment, Utility Solar Assessment Study, Telecom & Utilities, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-01
AMD Phenom gets (a little) faster: AMD has rounded out both the high and low ends of its desktop processor line with three new Phenoms. Though the chips have the same basic design, they are targeted at very different audiences by virtue of frequency, power consumption and price. The Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition--now AMD's fastest...; Tags: Desktop, AMD Phenom, Quad-core, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., HotHardware, 9950BE, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-07-01
Car crash on Wall Street: many injuries and heavy losses: Car crash on Wall Street: many injuries and heavy lossesHolding our breathThe auto-owning public is holding their collective breath to see what comes next. You don't want to be the person that paid an arm and a leg for a Prius then found out a year later there were...; Tags: heavy loss; Discussion threads 2008-07-01
News to know: Apple patches; Adobe; XP-Vista; Yahoo: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Apple plugs 25 Mac OS X security vulnerabilities. David Morgenstern: Apple releases Leopard 10.5.4 update Apple update notice. Robin Harris: Why computers fail Adobe: Adobe Advances Rich Media Search on the Web ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Web, Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Patch Management, Apple Inc., IBM Consulting Service, Web 2.0, 3G, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Open Source, Internet, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing; Blog posts 2008-07-01
IBM consulting service begs the question: If your company isn't green, where does it stand on ethics?: IBM consulting service begs the question: If your company isn't green, where does it stand on ethics?IBM Social Responsibility??? HAHAHAIBM not only demurred on increasing salaries to keep up with inflation, but went so far as to cut pay 15% for many under the guise that overtime will make up...; Tags: Business ethics, Outsourcing, IBM Corp., IBM consulting service, IBM consulting, ethics, consulting; Discussion threads 2008-06-30
Are more companies refusing to pay more for green IT?: Are more companies refusing to pay more for green IT?Lets be real..Business is business, the environment doesn't come into play. Switching your company to green is like choosing brown or black carpet - it doesn't matter. The government did this - let them fix it on their bill.; Tags: Green IT; Discussion threads 2008-06-30
IBM consulting service begs the question: If your company isn't green, where does it stand on ethics?: IBM has come out and said it: The way a company treats environmental responsibility and green tech issues reflects on its corporate ethics. There, I've said it, too. The company's consulting division has even come out this week with the IBM Corporate Social Responsibility Benchmarking Service...; Tags: Consulting Service, Green Technology, Ethics, IBM Corp., IBM Consulting Service, Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Ethics, Corporate Law, Leadership, Management, Business Operations, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-06-30
Are more companies refusing to pay more for green IT?: There used to be a perception, not so many months ago, that your company would have to spend more to green-ify its IT infrastructure. But the flagging economy is apparently dashing any hopes that high-tech vendors might secretly have harbored that they could get customers to spend more dollars for...; Tags: Rackspace, Green Technology, Green IT, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-06-30
Google's culture 'not fit' for enterprise apps: Google's culture 'not fit' for enterprise appsTruth, Google will never win the entrprise.Sure they make products/services that geeks or light/occasional users can use, but no way will they win the enterprise over."Open Source as Free Software" = FUBARNo Management, No Structure, No DisciplineEveryone gets to do their own thing.This the...; Tags: Google Servers, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-06-30
WALL-E: Steve Jobs meets Al Gore: Since it's summertime, this column will have the occasional off-topic diversion. Today, I have to take a few minutes to talk about the new Disney-Pixar film, WALL-E. Don't worry, no spoilers here, but I will try and tie in education. I took my kids and a good...; Tags: Steve Jobs, Earth, Disney Corp., Movie, Pixar Animation Studios Inc., Al Gore, WALL-E, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-06-30