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Earth Hour is this Saturday

Earth Hour is this SaturdayWrong answerYou can't burn candles or make a fire. That's pollution. Did you plant a tree for every one burned in the fireplace? This is just another feel-good activity for people who will never actually do anything to reduce their energy use.Not the intention...And I hope...

Tags: Earth Hour

Discussion threads 2008-03-25

Janus particles as body submarines?

Janus particles, which take their name from a Roman god with two faces, are microscopic 'two-faced' spheres whose halves are physically or chemically different. Now, U.S. researchers have shown that some of these Janus microparticles can move like stealthy submarines when an alternating electrical field is applied to liquid surrounding...

Tags: Hemisphere, Particle, Thin Clients, Hardware, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-02-29

Photos: Home sweet earthship

A visit to a community of fully sustainable, off-the-grid dwellings in New Mexico.The side entrance and south-facing front of an earthship, an entirely off-the-grid, fully sustainable house constructed of natural and recycled materials. Earthships, which can maintain a comfortable interior temperature regardless of how hot or cold it...

Tags: photograph, earthship, hill, power management, roof, hemisphere, pit, buffer, entrance, kitchen, bedroom, dirt, bottle, cold calling, cell, grid, wall, battery, window, storage

Image galleries 2007-08-08

By 2020, kiss the snows of Kilimanjaro goodbye

By 2020, kiss the snows of Kilimanjaro goodbyeGlobal warming is inconveniantI was amazed this morning that on Good Morning America a Shell spokesman actually conceded that global warming is happening. Of course Exxon still funds huge amounts of cash in special "research" groups that say global warming is a...

Tags: Planet Earth, hemisphere, global warming

Discussion threads 2006-05-23

World Time Clock 2.5.0 (Windows)

The World Time Clock indicates the current time in timezones around the world and takes Summer Time DST automatically into account in both hemispheres. In addition, the clock - which is fully dynamic - indicates clearly the date division.

Tags: Hemisphere, Time Clock, PRS, World Time Clock, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2004-01-01

Solstice & Equinox Dates 180 (Mobile)

The time & date of each Solstice & Equinox varies slightly from year to year. This is a simple .dba file that inserts the calculated times and dates for the following annual events (through 2009) into the NO TIME slot of your Palm calendar: VERNAL EQUINOX The...

Tags: Hemisphere, Mobile, Paul DeSimone, VERNAL EQUINOX, Autumnal Equinox, Winter Solstice, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2003-09-23

Additional Resources

RISK 1.33.95 (Mobile)

Rule the world with RISK! Crush opponents for global domination with distinct tactics and unique levels of aggression. Use strategy to fortify your territories and conquer all six continents. Build armies to attack enemies on your march towards domination. Customize your play in a single-player Conquest mode on the world...

Tags: Domination, Mobile, Electronic Arts Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-10-20

RISK 1.17.12 (Mobile)

Rule the world with RISK! Crush opponents for global domination with distinct tactics and unique levels of aggression. Use strategy to fortify your territories and conquer all six continents. Build armies to attack enemies on your march towards domination. Customize your play in a single-player Conquest mode on the world...

Tags: Domination, Mobile, Electronic Arts Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-10-13

Killer keyboards

OK, so keyboards probably won't kill you. However, the H1N1 season began in this hemisphere August 15th and seasonal flu is approaching quickly. Given that the majority of our user base falls into the category of people at greatest risk for infection and complications from H1N1, our computer...

Tags: Radar, H1N1 Flu, Keyboards, Aerospace & Defense, Hardware, Peripherals, Manufacturing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-09-03

RISK 1.34.5 (Mobile)

Rule the world with RISK! Crush opponents for global domination with distinct tactics and unique levels of aggression. Use strategy to fortify your territories and conquer all six continents. Build armies to attack enemies on your march towards domination. Customize your play in a single-player Conquest mode on the world...

Tags: Domination, Mobile, Electronic Arts Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-09-01

iEphemeris Pro 1.0 (Mobile)

iEphemeris Pro has three pages the main one gives you information such as Julian date, sidereal time, Delta-T, sunrise, transit and sunset, the second page gives you all information about the moon and the last page gives you the main information about sun. The application can be customized by choosing...

Tags: Mobile, Marco Piccone, iEphemeris Pro, GPS, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-08-24

Email paranoia and the out-of-office subculture

I saw this and I must admit, I do (on the rare occasion I'm not working) try and write somewhat whimsical responses in my out of office notifier. This one tickled me, considering I know the people of the Lake District quite well: "I'm now out of the office...

Tags: Office Notification, E-mail, Online Communications, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-08-18

State Department News Reader 1.6.2 (Mobile)

State Department News Reader grabs the top stories from the US State Department and delivers them to your iPhone. News feed give you information on travel warnings, travel alerts, highlights ,economic, energy, agriculture, and trade issues. It also covers background notes, and western hemisphere and Caribbean. You can view in...

Tags: U.S. Department Of State, Mobile, Splaysoft, State Department News Reader, Smart Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-08-07

'Flight simulator' for flies sheds light on visual processing

Despite its tiny limited brain, a blowfly performs difficult aerial maneuvers with speed and precision with the help of eyes that can perceive 100 images per second as discrete sense impressions, compared to about a maximum of 25 for human eyes. [caption id="attachment_1694" align="alignleft" width="213" caption="Specific...

Tags: Fly, Flux Field, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-08-04

RISK 1.33.90 (Mobile)

Rule the world with RISK! Crush opponents for global domination with distinct tactics and unique levels of aggression. Use strategy to fortify your territories and conquer all six continents. Build armies to attack enemies on your march towards domination. Customize your play in a single-player Conquest mode on the world...

Tags: Domination, Mobile, Electronic Arts Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-08-03

RISK 1.33.80 (Mobile)

Rule the world with RISK! Crush opponents for global domination with distinct tactics and unique levels of aggression. Use strategy to fortify your territories and conquer all six continents. Build armies to attack enemies on your march towards domination. Customize your play in a single-player Conquest mode on the world...

Tags: Domination, Mobile, Electronic Arts Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-08-03

RISK 1.33.89 (Mobile)

Rule the world with RISK! Crush opponents for global domination with distinct tactics and unique levels of aggression. Use strategy to fortify your territories and conquer all six continents. Build armies to attack enemies on your march towards domination. Customize your play in a single-player Conquest mode on the world...

Tags: Domination, Mobile, Electronic Arts Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-07-24

"Cooling trend" gets hot reactions

I blog about global warming and the reactions are hot. One commenter thinks I want everybody to believe in global warming so green tech will get more investment. My selfish reason for liking green tech: it is more likely more birds and trees will survive and I find...

Tags: Green Technology, Global Warming, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-07-16

MayanTime 1.0 (Mobile)

The Mayan calendar is one of the most amazing, interesting, and accurate calendars in existence. The current baktun of the Mayan 'Long Count' will end precisely on December 21, 2012 the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. This date also coincides with a major astronomical event. The Mayan Long Count...

Tags: Mobile, Calendar, SwampBits, Mayan Calendar, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-06-29

Sunwize on wise use of solar

Were near the longest period of daylight in the Northern Hemisphere. So in honor of the pending solstice, I spoke with a man who's mission is to spread the harvesting of solar energy. David Kaltsas, SunWize Executive Vice President, explained how his firm is helping spread residential use...

Tags: Solar Energy, Tax Credit, Solar System, David Kaltsas, U.S. Sunwize, Personal Finance, Taxes, Free Trade, Telecom & Utilities, Financial Planning, Finance, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-06-19