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- Portugal's wave farm may be sunk
- Slow deployment, bankrupt owner, perhaps a wave or two too far. The Portugal offshore wave farm to generate electricity may go the way of the Cray computer and the Edsel automobile. Or hydrogen powered cars. Back when I first blogged about the Pelamis tech...
- Tags: Portugal, Pelamis Co., Litigation, Outsourcing, Personal Finance, Business Operations, It Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-05-20
- America's lag-time in alternative energy
- I just blogged about San Francisco applying for a permit to build an offshore wave farm to generate electricity. That's but the second step after deciding to try this tech. It's many more steps before anything is actually placed in the Pacific. And this is San Francisco, positioned next...
- Tags: Alternative Energy, Portugal, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-03-01
- Wave of the future for alternative energy?
- Courtesy: Pelamis Get out your atlas, see if you can find Agucadoura, Portugal. Just three miles offshore there, these big metallic sea snakes are bobbing in the ever-restless waves of the North Atlantic. And they're generating electricity for over a thousand homes on...
- Tags: Alternative Energy, Portugal, Pelamis Wave Power, Venture Capital, Telecom & Utilities, Outsourcing, Finance, Financing Startups, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Half a million Classmates headed for Portugal
- Several news sources are reporting on Portugal's agreement to purchase 500,000 second-generation Classmate PCs. The exact details of the transaction are still emerging, but parents will have the option of selecting either Windows XP or Linux pre-installed on the laptops. The most significant aspect of this...
- Tags: Laptop Computer, Portugal, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- Intel to deliver 500,000 Classmates to Portugal
- Intel said Wednesday that it has inked a pact with the Portuguese government to supply 500,000 Classmate PCs to elementary school students. The chip giant is part of the Magellan Initiative, Portugal's education technology plan. It was launched by Portuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates and Intel Chairman...
- Tags: Intel Corp., Portugal, Government, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- Gallery: iPhone launch at Vodaphone in Portugal
- Five pictures from the iPhone 3G launch at Vodaphone in Portugal courtesy of Neal Hoskins. Who writes: Last minute change to Vodaplan gives you â€" get this â€" 500MB in their $70 per month plan, 250MB more costs another $15 per month. Hardly a real data phone, you can...
- Tags: 3G, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, jason D. O'Grady, Personal Technology, Portugal, Wireless, Apple iPhone
- Blog posts 2008-07-10
- iPhone 3G launch at Vodaphone Portugal
- iPhone 3G launch at midnight at Vodaphone Portugal. Contributed by Neal Hoskins by Jason O'Grady
- Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason O'Grady, iPhone, Vodaphone, Portugal
- Image galleries 2008-07-10
- Two small countries thinking big, and green
- Two small nations on opposite sides of the globe are building world class renewable energy proejcts. In Portugal they're constructing what will become, temporarily at least, the largest solar generating plant on earth. It's going into eastern Portugal near the town of Moura. This photovoltaic farm is...
- Tags: Turbine, U.K., Portugal, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-06-08
- Little nation has big green ideas
- P'rtugal may become a real-life test case for renewable energy. The country has no coal, no oil. Though Portugal is heavily agricultural there's no corn lobby, no rapeseed industry, no huge dependence on fertilizer, no local auto companies. Chief exports for Portugal include wine, fish, beef, olive...
- Tags: Portugal, Wave Energy Equipment, Telecom & Utilities, Government, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-02-25
- New wave energy to hit Washington
- State, not Washington D.C. Nothing newunder the sun in THAT Washington. But there is a plan afoot for a Canadian fimr to build an offshore wave energy plant to generate electricity. You have to forgive the Seattle reporter who gushed about this being the world's first, etc....
- Tags: Washington, Portugal, Outsourcing, Blogging, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Internet, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2007-12-22
- Catching a wave, Euro-style
- Most of our fellow American probably think Portugal is a small town near San Diego, but green techies like us should know better. Cause Portugal is where it's happening. We might think bright sun and probably solar, right? Well, besides cork oaks and Port, Portugal...
- Tags: Sea, Portugal, Government, Outsourcing, Telecom & Utilities, Manufacturing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2007-10-17
- Portugal Creates Interoperability Framework to Simplify Citizen/Government Interaction
- The Portuguese government is working to make Portugal one of the world's leading information societies. The Agency for the Modernization of the Public Administration AMA is chartered with leading digital initiatives across Portuguese society, including introducing e-government services. The agency worked with Microsoft, Accenture, and Siemens IT Solutions and Services...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Portugal, E-government, Government, Vertical Industries, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing
- Case studies 2007-10-09
- New meaning to the term 'catch a wave'
- OK, so not all of you are convinced that water is a worthwhile data center cooling system. Yes, I read your comments. And I love inspiring debate. So, mission accomplished as far as I'm concerned. OK, so, indulge my water fetish a little more, will you? ...
- Tags: Ocean, Power, Portugal, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2007-09-11
- Beach Cams PT 0.1 (Windows)
- Surf Beach Cams from Portugal; Carcavelos, Praia Grande, Guincho e Costa da Caparica. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Portugal, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-07-26
- Rick Steves' Portuguese Phrase Book Hi-Res.New Update ! (Mobile)
- Key phrases for use in everyday circumstancesFrom ordering sardines in Lisbon to making new friends in Evora, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offers well-tested phrases and key words to cover every situation a traveler is likely to...
- Tags: Mobile, Phrase, Portugal, Rick Steves, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Advertising & Promotion, Human Resources, Marketing
- Software downloads 2007-05-03
- Rick Steves' Portuguese Phrase Book.New Update ! (Mobile)
- Key phrases for use in everyday circumstancesFrom ordering sardines in Lisbon to making new friends in Evora, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offers well-tested phrases and key words to cover every situation a traveler is likely to...
- Tags: Mobile, Phrase, Portugal, Rick Steves, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Advertising & Promotion, Human Resources, Marketing
- Software downloads 2007-04-09
- Rick Steves' Portuguese Phrase Book .New Update ! (Mobile)
- Key phrases for use in everyday circumstancesFrom ordering sardines in Lisbon to making new friends in Evora, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offers well-tested phrases and key words to cover every situation a traveler is likely to...
- Tags: Mobile, Portugal, Rick Steves, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Advertising & Promotion, Human Resources, Marketing
- Software downloads 2007-04-09
- Travel Portugal - illustrated guide, phrasebook, and maps. Incl: Lisbon, Braga, Porto, Madeira, more (Mobile)
- Travel Portugal - illustrated guide, phrasebook, and maps. Indulge Yourself with a personal tour guide on Your PDA. FREE General Information chapter and a map in the trial version.Features Fully illustrated. Historical overviews. Interesting facts. City Attractions. Landmark maps, Street maps, and more. Museums address, telephone, hours and admission information....
- Tags: Mobile, Portugal, Desktop Computer, MobileReference, Handhelds, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2007-01-11
- MATec Grades 1.0.7 (Mac)
- MATec FCUP - Portugal: grades calculus.
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Calculus, Portugal, GP, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2006-09-16
- Map of Portugal (Mobile)
- A map of Portugal, divided into 3 smaller territories for the ease of use.CONTINENTAL PORTUGALMADEIRA ISLANDSAZORES ISLANDSGood for intercity travels with SmartMap.Layers include:TownsSettlementsAirportsRoadsRailroadsRiversInland waterAdministrative bordersInternational bordersTreesMap scale is 1:1 million.Good for use with any version of SmartMap. SmartMap can be purchased here. The map source Shape files can be emailed...
- Tags: Mobile, Portugal, VITO Technology, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- Software downloads 2006-02-13
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