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Power, water and refrigeration in one box

Engineers at the University of Florida have developed and built a system that can provide power, water and refrigeration from a single unit. This project, funded by the U.S. Army, will lead to units small enough to fit inside a military jet or a large truck. The prototype system is...

Tags: refrigeration, Lear, turbine

Blog posts 2006-08-04

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Google turns the lights out for Earth Hour

Google turns the lights out for Earth HourHow much energy would be savedIf Google were really to lights out for an hour. My guess is that they can't shut down the datacenter or start it back up in that time frame, but it would certainly make a statement. ...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Turns, Earth Hour

Discussion threads 2008-03-31

Oracle: Strong second quarter; Outlook in line; BEA book closed

Oracle: Strong second quarter; Outlook in line; BEA book closedOracle: are they scared or ashamed ?EnterpriseDB should have this profit announcement on the first page of their sales presentation. The money is in the magic. Databases store stuff and retrieve stuff and provide you with an interface...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, PostgreSQL, Microsoft Outlook, open-source database, Oracle Corp., BEA Systems Inc., Linux

Discussion threads 2007-12-19

SANS Institute paints gloomy security picture

SANS Institute paints gloomy security pictureMy suggestion - shut down the internetIs there anyone willing to do that ? Well, I didin't think so. So stop whining, and take care of your turf. Accept that we're not at a point where we have a world police, but we are at...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Spyware, adware & malware, Deodorant, gloomy security, security picture, Internet, rich content, SANS Institute, security, village, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-11-28

Paper trail bill voted out of House committee. Would such a law have prevented Sarasota?

A bill that would require all touch-screen voting systems to produce a paper receipt for each ballot cast is moving forward in the US House, Computerworld reports. The House Administration Committee approved the bill on Tuesday and there could be a full floor vote on the measure, called...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Sarasota, touch screen, PFAW

Blog posts 2007-05-10

MSWF07: Live blogging the keynote address

MSWF07: Live blogging the keynote addressi love this!i don't care about typos when someone is covering a live event....good job!!!Great coverage of keynotenext best thing to being there.aaarrrrggggggg!!!!Pictures, we need pictures, this is brilliant!!!!!!!!Useless blog.This blog is next to useless and impossible to read or understand. If you're going to...

Tags: MSWF07, blogging, Apple iPhone, Live Blogging

Discussion threads 2007-01-09

Entrepreneurs see profits in UT virtual diploma

In what could be a potential untapped revenue stream for Utah high schools, two U.S. businessmen have made an offer to buy access to the states Electronic High School and market it internationally, reports the Salt Lake Tribune Anthony E. Meyer, chairman of Meyer and Co., a New York...

Tags: Education, Board

Blog posts 2006-11-08

Apple updates Tiger to fix iMac video problem

Apple updates Tiger to fix iMac video problemWell that did not take long......:)Now all the Nay Sayers can once again begin their search for something to complain about the iPod or iTunes despite it's popularity.Pagan jimUpdates...Well, I updated my Intel based iMac today with one patch for issues to increase...

Tags: Operating systems, Corporate communications, Desktops, Apple Inc., operating system, Apple Macintosh, video problem, supermodel, Pagan, Microsoft Windows, video, Apple iMac

Discussion threads 2006-02-15

Florida man charged in Katrina Web scam

Florida man charged in Katrina Web scamScum like this guy deserve to be...Hung by their thumbs for a month,beat with a 2 x 4 for a week, then thrown in the slammer for 15 years. Every dime this scumbag has should be taken and he should be required to pay...

Tags: God, Bragging About, Katrina Web

Discussion threads 2005-10-03

HP fattened up before latest trim

HP fattened up before latest trimWhat do these 150,000 people do?And will the 14000 cut here be moved to India (which translates to "Are Indians people"? If 150,000 people are too many and you cut them only to replace them elsewhere, that makes a valid question. Are they...

Tags: American Dream, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2005-07-21

Dell puts $100 bounty on iPods

Dell puts $100 bounty on iPods"Kia offers $100 bounty on Lexus?"What others can you think of?This is a contest! RIGHT?Bounty contest?Canon offers $100 bounty on all Compaq printers? I'd bite...SillyAfter the rebate their device is still $99 so the net effect is you are paying $99 to upgrade from...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Media players, Dell Computer Corp., bounty, Apple iPod, iPODS, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2004-06-30

Music industry preps more lawsuits

Music industry preps more lawsuitsWe should...We, the music purchasers of the world, should UNTIE!....err...UNITE!...and all file individual lawsuits against the RIAA and all known affiliates, clogging the legal system entirely, causing the fall of all world order, (or at least the mass suicides of all LAWYERS in the world...win/win either...

Tags: Sales strategy, Peer to peer (P2P), music industry, massive slide, lawsuit, sales, music, industry

Discussion threads 2004-06-08

Microsoft plans laptop tune-up with Longhorn

Microsoft plans laptop tune-up with LonghornOS XSoftware base station for creating Airport wifi networks with the computer as the wireless hub. iSync for synchronizing all external devices. When are these guys going to think up something that Apple users don't already have. Oh I guess they...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, Operating systems, DVD, anticipation, laptop computer, Microsoft Longhorn, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-05-05