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Green tech resources galore

Because I am completely aware that I am nowhere near the be-all-end-all authority on matters green, today’s blog is simply a reference to three other compelling Web sites that will provide you with material for your personal or professional greening. The first is one of those corporate-sponsored...

Tags: Proponent, Facebook, Green Technology, Site, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2007-12-19

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Making Apple's Magic Mouse and Wireless Keyboard work in Windows

System 7? You mean Windows 7Has anyone tried the update on Win 7? Let us know!Why in gods nameWhy in gods name would i want apples mouse and keyboard,what i have makes it look like tech from the 30,s Oh i see this is an article from an appletard,makes sence...

Tags: Mice, Keyboards, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, wireless, Apple Inc., mouse, keyboard, wireless keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Future ERP

Brian Sommer's provocative post that juxtaposes SAP's technology thinking around the 'old' and 'new' worlds provides insights into something SAP was talking about last year - the two speed world of ERP. At the back end there is still plenty to do, hardening applications, winkling out recurring bugs...

Tags: Innovation, Salesforce.com Inc., Financial, SAP AG, ERP, Brian Sommer, Brian, S-curve, Cloud Infrastructure, BRP, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Adobe has the iPhone surrounded with Flash, but security headaches loom

Flash 9 is already availableThe web browser is called SkyFire and Flash on it works very nicely.RE: Adobe has the iPhone surrounded with Flash, but security headaches loomI'll try not to do my banking on my cell phone.Problem solved!RE: Adobe has the iPhone surrounded with Flash, but security headaches loomWhat...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Flash 9, Apple iPhone, Flash Lite, smart phone, security headach, monoculture, Adobe Systems Inc., security

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

Big carbon emitters fighting two wars simultaneously in America

ZDNet is a tech site.nt.To be more specific:this is a computer tech site. This is not a political forum for non-computer related rants by treehuggers and tax-increasing socialists. I am pointing out that Fuller's Gaia-licking & definitely political blogs are out of place here.And, tech will be a big part...

Tags: carbon, carbon emitter

Discussion threads 2009-10-03

IBM targets Google Apps for business, undercuts pricing and touts reliability

Good newsWhile I'm not a big fan of IBM due to the usual cost associated with their offerings, I like their products overall and the fact that IBM is one of if not the largest proponent of open source software. I've used Lotus Notes and found it not as...

Tags: cloud computing, E-mail servers, pricing strategy, Premier Edition, Louts Notes, Google Inc., Google Apps, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

Global warming: relax, nothing is going to happen

RE: Global warming: relax, nothing is going to happen...When a leading proponent for one point of view suddenly starts batting for the other side, it's usually newsworthy.So why was a speech last week by Prof. Mojib Latif of Germany's Leibniz Institute not given more prominence?Latif is one of the leading...

Tags: global warming

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

Core4 challenges traditional data center cooling technology

Core4 Systems, a start-up that sells an innovative data center cooling system, is targeting businesses who are trying to reduce the footprint of their data centers or find a more modular way to build out a new one. The company offers a range of systems including CRAC,...

Tags: Utility Company, Data Center, Data Centers, Telecom & Utilities, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-09-17

Will online education kill the university?

More to Harvard than the ClassesWhile I'm a big proponent of online and hybrid courses, I don't think that the residential college will go away entirely. People go to places like Harvard and Yale not just because they might learn more (and they might, depending on a lot of...

Tags: Harvard, education

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Virtualization: a good idea but still some growing pains to consider

It's a solution in search of a problemHow on earth is virtualization going to reduce complexity? The only way to reduce complexity is to use *one* platform of course.[Repeat]How on earth is virtualization going to increase security? The holes in windows will still be there, won't they?This shouldn't sell.Show me...

Tags: cloud computing, Storage management, Utility computing, Servers, virtualization, server, security, VMware Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Google vs. Bing: The global battle

Huh, just 67.5%??I thought it would have been like 80-90% by now.Mr Dignan uses flawed statistics, the market is actually much more skewedAccording to Hitwise, who claims to have bigger and more unbiased samples, was Google's market share up at impressive 74%, i.e. ~14 times bigger than Bing, 4.5 times...

Tags: Google Inc., Bing, global battle

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

WSJ wrongly blames AT&T for Google Voice iPhone app rejection

A guest opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal this week is getting some attention. In a nutshell, it alleges that AT&T was behind the death of a Google Voice app for the iPhone and suggests that, in a world where data is bigger than voice, that we need a...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Wall Street Journal, Voice, AT&T Corp., Exclusivity, App, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-19

Public relations fail: A lesson and a rant

This is not a PR thingThis is a email etiquette thing. Whenever somebody emails in bulk, BCC should be used. This ranges from sending a link to those puppies on YouTube you know who you are to professional ads.Not entirely, but kind of isHarry,I don't disagree with you that this...

Tags: Blogging, public relations, rant

Discussion threads 2009-08-19

The cloud gets up close and personal

The cloud gets up close and personalSame cloud pre & post deployment?Nice article and great talking to you, Dana. One point you mention at the end of this about moving a deployment ready package off the developer's desktop? While we think that is very much possible for the developer's specific...

Tags: developer

Discussion threads 2009-07-20

The echo chamber misreads another Windows 7 survey

The echo chamber misreads another Windows 7 surveyVista after one year.....was about the same as XP after one year.http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=352Excellent article, Ed!Thanks for the great article! Just shows how biased many news sources there are on the 'net!unfreakingbelieveablethese writers are either terribly ignorant of how this stuff works or else...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 survey, Microsoft Windows Vista, adoption rate, Microsoft Windows, survey

Discussion threads 2009-07-13

Energizer 2X Induction Charge Station for Wii

Now that Wii MotionPlus is already on store shelves, many existing Wii remote chargers are quickly becoming obsolete. Sure, removing the tiny attachment so that your Wii remote can properly charge sounds simple enough, but if you're a big proponent of the rubber jackets, removing that and MotionPlus can...

Tags: Engineering, Nintendo Wii, Wii Remote, Wii MotionPlus, rubber jacket

Product reviews 2009-06-26

Geo-engineering can save this planet

An article in the next issue of "Atlantic" puts geo-engineering front and center for stopping the ill effects of global warming. Faster and cheaper than the more political proposals like cap and trade or efficient cars. It's written by Graeme Wood, called "Moving Heaven and Earth." When they...

Tags: Atmosphere, Blade, Radiation, Wood, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-06-12

My Bing experiment: Can it be the default search engine?

Google CEO Eric Schmidt has said that it's easy to switch search engines so the company really has no power that should upset regulators. Microsoft has introduced Bing, a search engine that has been well received and could take market share. Where does the truth lie? Somewhere...

Tags: Google Inc., Brand, Search Engine, General Motors Corp., Bing, Allentown, Search, Branding, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-09

13" MacBook Pros provide new options for schools

13" MacBook Pros provide new options for schoolsToo muchTotally unfordable by 99.9% of the schools in our state. That price doesn't even include the applications.Besides, if one is doing design work, the monitor needs to be as big as possible. A 13" screen is not really large enough, IMHO.Where is...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Apple MacBook, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-06-08

13" MacBook Pros provide new options for schools

Most people know that I'm a big proponent of netbooks in school. Cheap, easy Internet access with basic productivity and communications software is more than enough for the average student and 95% of what he or she might need to do, making the purchase of high-end Mac hardware a...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Laptop Computer, Apple MacBook Pro, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-06-08