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Northern lights: Count Anchorage among one of the latest LED cities

Northern lights: Count Anchorage among one of the latest LED citieswait one minute!they are spending 2.2 million to save 360,000 a year. Just some quick math here... 2.2 / 360,000 ~ 6 years! How long do the lights last?Very longLEDs last [i]much[/i] longer than traditional fluorescence or incandescent...

Tags: Engineering, light-emitting diode, Count Anchorage, LED City, Northern Lights

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

(Images: NASA uncovers secret of the Northern Lights)

(Images: NASA uncovers secret of the Northern Lights)Aurora over Tallahassee, FL... Possible?I'd love to see aurora during the night time...

Tags: Northern Lights, NASA

Discussion threads 2008-07-26

Life without Google: Can Clusty get traction?

Life without Google: Can Clusty get traction?Thanks for reviewing itI realize they're not doing well, but I really do like their search platform. You're right, it's great for 'short tail' searches and discovery, which typically get the highest volume anyway. So it makes for an ideal place for...

Tags: SEARCH, Vivisimo Clusty, Google Inc., Northern Lights

Discussion threads 2007-06-22

Additional Resources

Up on the rooftop: Brightening prospects for solar technology

It's midnight, do you know where your solar panel is? I read somewhere yesterday where thefts of solar panels are on the rise, no doubt due to the rather dear price that they still command. Hopefully, that's on a pace for change, given that many of us...

Tags: Installation, Solar Energy, Photovoltaics, Telecom & Utilities, Manufacturing, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-10-09

Winter Clock Screensaver (exe)

Myriads of snowflakes are slowly reduced playing magic light of the polar lights. Time of a holiday, what is the time comes nearer remained up to Christmas? Snow-white analog clock on a background of the polar lights count stayed time and inform you how much days, hours, minutes, and seconds...

Tags: Screensaver, Light, All-Sweets

Software downloads 2008-10-09

Do we we have a way to defeat global warming?

Is the recession the ultimate way to fight global warming? That's the suggestrion from one market commentator. Less spending=less greenhouse gas, he says. The outlook from international finance organizations is decidely gloomy. It follows that if spending's down, industrial output from China and elsewhere will...

Tags: Capitalist, Stock, Global Warming, Fossil Fuel, Oil-rich Russia, Investment, Finance, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Future wireless networks could be powered by "smart lighting"

A light bulb went off in the head of researchers at Boston University about a new wireless networking technology, which was very appropriate considering that it involves, well, light bulbs. The Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center has been created to develop technology that would allow low-powered...

Tags: Network, Light-emitting Diode, Wireless Networking, Wireless Network, Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Microsoft Xbox 360 Messenger Kit

When the Xbox 360 was released in November 2005, owners of the previous console were delighted to see that the online element would not only be preserved, but it would also be vastly improved. Xbox Live on the 360 not only provided updated features across the board, but it also...

Tags: Game players, Microsoft Corp., chatpad, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360, headset

Product reviews 2008-10-06

iPhone hits another security speedbump

iPhone hits another security speedbumpYet another mindless ZDNet blogYour article starts out: "Apple’s ongoing struggles with poor security-related design choices have extended to the iPhone."It's nice to see that you've given up even pretending that you're objective. This is the stupidest, most mindless ZDNet statement yet - and that's saying...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Spam, Apple iPhone, security

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

RealDVD sales suspended, case moves north

A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order against Real, suspending sales of RealDVD, NewTeeVee.com reported over the weekend. Hollywood studios had sought the injunction as part of a suit against Real's DVD copying software. The RealDVD website now says the product is "currently unavailable." ...

Tags: Movie, Sales Strategy, DVD, Sales Force Management, Sales, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Put your PC on an energy diet!

Put your PC on an energy diet!The wonders of USB and Firewire...Almost all of my new "toys" are either USB or Firewire; I don't know how much power these things draw when they're not in active use, but the really infrequently used ones can at least be hot-plugged on demand.But...

Tags: Desktops, Network technology, PC, chip, CPU, USB

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal wave

Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal waveStallman sounds panicIf FOSS folks believe they can compete with proprietary software, why not build their own FOSS cloud and then take the battle right to the other proprietary cloud platforms?Ever been in a restaurant kitchen ?How old is the food ? Where have...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Cable, OPEN SOURCE, Stallman, cloud computing, tidal wave, TV

Discussion threads 2008-10-01

RealDVD officially launches, so do lawsuits; Is it 'StealDVD'?

Update: RealNetworks announced Tuesday that its RealDVD software, which allows you to rip and burn DVDs easily, officially launched. And the lawsuits weren't far behind. In a statement Techmeme, RealNetworks billed RealDVD as a "watershed" product. The software, which goes for $29.99 on sale, allows you to...

Tags: Lawsuit, Movie, RealNetworks Inc., RealDVD, RealDVD Software, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-30

India's outsourcing bubble is bursting

The collapse of top US financial firms is causing a dramatic slowdown in lucrative contracts among outsourcing companies in India--turning cities like Bangladore inside out. Bangalore, India--Once a high-flying tech hub, Bangalore is seeing more sober days in the wake of the credit crisis. It looks like...

Tags: India, Bangalore, Indian Institute Of Management, Outsourcing Company, Wage Increase, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, outsourcing, jobs, skills, Saritha Rai, silicon.com

News items 2008-09-30

Sony Handycam DCR-SR85

The Sony Handycam DCR-SR85 offers almost everything the company claims. It's very easy to use, goes from off to recording in seconds, is small enough to throw in a bag, and its 60GB hard drive delivers anywhere from 14 to 41 hours of recording time depending on the quality settings....

Tags: Corporate communications, Monitors & displays, SR85, video, camcorder, lens, Sony Handycam, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2008-09-29

Can IT spending shift from reactive to proactive?

Can IT spending shift from reactive to proactive?Reactive to ProactiveWell it is like this:I have been in the IT field for roughly 25 years and most companies treat the IT Infrastructure worse than the mailroom. As an experienced IT Professional, the IT is one of or the very last to...

Tags: Strategy, Usefulness, Large Corp., information technology, IT IS, IT-spending

Discussion threads 2008-09-29

Should our President be computer literate?

Should our President be computer literate?The man with the BlackBerry gets my voteAlthough I fundamentally agree with you that being the leader of the free world is a bit more important that being able to check email and certainly requires a much broader range of qualifications, I have to say...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, computer, aircraft

Discussion threads 2008-09-29

Can IT spending shift from reactive to proactive?

Pity the poor IT department. Seriously. I feel for the IT departments out there, especially in this economic climate. It's hard to think of another department within a company that's been dealt more changes over the years than IT. It's no longer just a Windows PC and...

Tags: IT Budget, Information Technology, IT-spending, Apptio, Strategy, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-09-29

Mio Knight Rider GPS

If you ever dreamed as a child or as an adult of owning a car like KITT of Knight Rider fame, you're dream is about to come true...sort of. Unless you're rolling in money, you can't have the actual Trans Am or David Hasselhoff, but you can have the next...

Tags: GPS, Keyboards, display, Mio Knight Rider GPS, KITT, portable navigation device, Knight Rider GPS

Product reviews 2008-09-26

Seagate FreeAgent Go (blue, 320GB)

The FreeAgent Go is part of Seagate's latest new line of portable hard drives and is by far the thinnest we've tested while still maintaining a reasonably fast transfer rate. Seagate sent us a blue 320GB model ($150) for our review, but you can take your pick of four vibrant...

Tags: Operating systems, Seagate Technology LLC, FreeAgent Go, USB

Product reviews 2008-09-26