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Little green men and butt-massaging easy chairs

Little green men and butt-massaging easy chairsI'd like a little green man to massage my buttMmmm..just the mere thought gets me oh so excited..alien love..yes..questionwhy are so many computer people anti-everything????Little green men and butt-massaging easy chairsHeck, I'd settle for a little blue WOMAN, and I'd even massage HER...

Tags: Little-Green-Men, easy chair, chair

Discussion threads 2005-01-07

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Green Plug snags heavy hitter for board

Who says green tech isn't rocket science? Starting Sept. 1, green tech start-up Green Plug, which is pushing for the concept of a universal power converter, has appointed former White House advisor George Keyworth as the chairman of its board of directors. Keyworth was Science Advisor to...

Tags: Green Technology, White House, Board, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-08-29

Windows 7 must avoid the marketing trap that Vista stumbled into

Windows 7 must avoid the marketing trap that Vista stumbled intoI agree "One OS to unite them all""One price to keep all happy" In the end it's just a marketing ploy different versions each with their own "missing" pieces. In many ways it looks like double dipping...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, marketing, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

Don't leave that fridge by the curb!

Don't leave that fridge by the curb!Laughing hereI guess it's alright when envirofascists want to regulate our icebox because at least they're staying out of our bedrooms.BTW, my garden resents you preaching that we should remove 60 pounds of food from its photosynthetic leaves.Somebody has to speak for the plants...

Tags: fridge, Freon

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

Smart grid player Trilliant closes $40 million in funding round

Trilliant, a green tech company that's working with about 100 utilities on various smart grid deployments, has just closed a $40 million round of equity funding from a group of investors including affiliates of MissionPoint Capital Partners and zouk ventures. Trilliant CEO Bill Vogel characterizes the investment...

Tags: Green Technology, Ontario, Trilliant, Vogel, Government, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-08-28

News to know: IE 8; iPhone password locks; SOA; Palm Treo Pro reviews

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: IE 8 Beta 2 ready for download Ed Bott: Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeover Gallery: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Password, Palm Inc., Palm Treo, SOA, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browsers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-28

The Irregular view of all things 'green'

One of my Irregular colleagues received a pitch from GreenJobInterview.com describing a new video service but using the 'green' moniker as a way of injecting novelty. He wasn't impressed. The first remark: That noise in the background was me throwing up.  A job board now positioning themselves as "green?"...

Tags: Hiring, Job, Toilet, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Some brands should allow themselves to be 'jacked'

Some brands should allow themselves to be 'jacked'Allowing your brand to be jackedI think the primary concern for an organization would be that of control. It's a win-win as long as things are going well, of course, but what happens when the unpaid maintainer decides to go completely rogue?...

Tags: Branding, brand

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Can you trust kids with a Kindle?

Can you trust kids with a Kindle?Can you trust kids with a Kindle?I agree with you for the most part. An electronic book or ereader would be good for looking up information to reference. The drawback I see is the price tag of the kindle, and if someone...

Tags: E-books, textbook, locker, e-book

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

News to know: Psystar vs. Apple; WGA; Linux under attack; FAA failure

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: News.com: Psystar responds to Apple suit, will countersue Sam Diaz: Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit? Psystar countersues Apple, alleges anticompetitive business practices...

Tags: FAA, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Attack, Psystar, Linux, Bluetooth, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Wireless, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-27

BlueAnt M1 Stereo Bluetooth Speaker

Most Bluetooth speakers we see here at CNET are of the speakerphone variety, which you can pair up with a phone to make and receive calls. Since the rise of stereo Bluetooth, however, there are a few companies that make stereo Bluetooth speakers without the ability to handle phone calls....

Tags: Engineering, speaker, Bluetooth, BlueAnt

Product reviews 2008-08-26

Green tech reward program: Intel will recognize innovation that aids environmental cause

I've had the pleasure of interviewing Intel Chairman Craig Barrett three times in my varied career, so I can say with authority that he is passionate about the environment. And about education. Then again, this is not surprising from technologist who also happens to be a Montana ranch owner. ...

Tags: Innovation, Green Technology, Craig Barrett, Intel Corp., Registration Deadline, Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Ethics, Corporate Law, Leadership, Management, Business Operations, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-08-26

Arctic Cooling Fusion 550R PSU (Payment Saving Unit)

Arctic Cooling Fusion 550R PSU Payment Saving UnitOr you could just turn your PC off.If you need to save money.. just turn it off when its not being used.Businesses might find this useful, but i highly doubt it.Servers already incorporate this technology, thus making them "green" machines.

Tags: Operational accounting, Payment Saving Unit, Arctic Cooling, payment

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

Does TraceMonkey kick Firefox into turbo mode?

Does TraceMonkey kick Firefox into turbo mode?Wow, we are breaking down the barriers to web application adoption for allof our every day applications. The speed here will be so close to natively compiled code that it will not matter any more. But, we still need some kind of a sandboxed...

Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, JavaScript, Microsoft Corp., security, Apple Safari

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

Are we seeing a serious greening of Colorado? Sure seems that way.

Are we seeing a serious greening of Colorado? Sure seems that way.Yep, going green allrightIt's called moss growing over all the abandoned homes and industry as Colorado slips into economic depression.The question now becomes how much misery will Americans allow greens to foist upon us until we've finally had...

Tags: serious greening, Microsoft Excel

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

Tech distie Ingram Micro teams up with EPEAT

If you're a technology product reseller, here's another reason to buy from distributor Ingram Micro: the company's product database now includes the EPEAT Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool ratings information for rated products that it sells. For now, EPEAT which is maintained by the Green Electronics Council covers desktops, notebooks,...

Tags: Team, Ingram Micro Inc., Team Management, Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-08-25

Canada, U.S. two ships passing in the ideological night

Canada, U.S. two ships passing in the ideological night.....Our arrogance is our own demise. It's that simple. ]:)We already have a crippled two-level systemIt's called Medicare/Medicaid.And once again the author shows his ignorance of economics. In a truly private, competitive health care system, if universal electronic records provided increased profits,...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Strategy, health care, ideology, ideological night, enormous innovation, surcharge, innovation

Discussion threads 2008-08-25

Joe Biden loves RIAA, DRM; hates encryption, George Bush

Joe Biden loves RIAA, DRM; hates encryption, George BushAre You Ready????To have your privacy taken away? For some joker to place more power with the RIAA and MPAA than your own persons.Anyone to push corporate initiatives to be funded by the tax payers should not be in office. ...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, George W. Bush, Dems, digital-rights management, Joe Biden, RIAA

Discussion threads 2008-08-25

Vertical line issue also plagues some iMacs

Vertical line issue also plagues some iMacsWhat part is breaking?The video chip on the mobo or the LCD?Good spooky story timingMy four year old Dell LCD monitor (1704FPTT) began displaying a vertical yellow line, or two, recently. Mine is still sporadic, but I'm sure it will stay or get...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, Apple Store, Dual-Core box, Apple Inc., line issue, monitor, LCD

Discussion threads 2008-08-25

Something you're going to want to smack

Something you're going to want to smackBig Brother in a BoxFirst we had EZ Pass which provides authorities with a list of every place we've been (that involves a toll road, at least). Then there was GPS which can make you completely trackable. Now, we have a little black box...

Tags: reinforcement

Discussion threads 2008-08-25