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- Sensor-o-rama Part 1: Considering the Z-Wave Alliance
- Sensor-o-rama Part 1: Considering the Z-Wave AllianceTell us what you thinkHeather,I'm David Powell contributing editor and Z-Wave's #1 fan from www.zwaveworld.com. I liked your blog and wanted to extend an invitation to come share your thought on our forum. I've been using Z-Wave since some of the first Sylvania and...
- Tags: thermostat, Z-Wave Alliance, Z-Wave
- Discussion threads 2007-11-04
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- A new robotic tasting device
- According to the latest American Chemical Society ACS Weekly PressPac, French researchers have developed an artificial mouth that chews apples like you and me. Here is a link to this PressPac, from which you'll be able to read a very short note titled 'Munch-o-matic: Scientists develop the artificial mouth.' The...
- Tags: Food, Compound, Hre, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- Global+warming%3A+bringing+it+home
- Global+warming%3A+bringing+it+homeReal scienceEver hear of Sun cycles? Might want to look that one up and seriously consider the real science, not the "green" Al Gore pap science, that applies to why the climate is in a warming trend!global warming: chicken little lives onGlobal warming probably is taking place. What is...
- Tags: global warming
- Discussion threads 2008-02-06
- Will diatoms lead to faster computer chips?
- Will diatoms lead to faster computer chips?Just exhaleJust get the world to exhale only 3 times less per minute for a week, and we'll lick this global warming thing.BTW, are humans so arrogant that they think they can 'control' the global climate? Are humans stupid enough to think they...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Semiconductors, computer, computer chip, chip
- Discussion threads 2008-01-24
- 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
- Big Coal making big announcement...fate of states awaits
- Big Coal making big announcement...fate of states awaitsSmall Woman Owned Business Goes GreenRestorative Medical Inc., a small woman owned company whose products are totally Made In America, is proud to announce its Green Initiative. We are dedicated to preserving our Earth’s natural resources while protecting our environment. Some...
- Tags: Big Coal, Java RMI
- Discussion threads 2007-12-18
- Media Center Communicator (exe)
- Imagine walking into your home and using your voice to tell your Media Center to play MP3 or iTunes music, call to order a pizza, set the thermostat or home theater lighting, play a photo slideshow, watch and record live TV, read and send E-mail or video chat with a...
- Tags: Netscape Communicator, Media Center PC, Photograph, Media Center Communicator, Voice Command, Media Center PCs, Digital Music, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2007-06-22
- Are you sure there's not a place for a smart watch on your wrist?
- Are you sure there's not a place for a smart watch on your wrist?Looks nice.. can i get a metal band?I like metal bands, they are more durable, especially for IT work.How scratch resistant is the glass?Do they provide a way to lock the buttons so you dont accidentally change...
- Tags: Construction, Operating systems, metal band
- Discussion threads 2007-06-05
- iControl Advanced Starter Kit
- The rich and famous have expensive security systems, complete with swiveling cameras and closed-circuit TV systems. But for those of us who can't afford these multithousand-dollar professionally installed packages, a handful of companies are putting out do-it-yourself home-monitoring systems that take the nanny-cam concept to the next level. Palo Alto,...
- Tags: camera, iControl Networks
- Product reviews 2007-05-03
- In-depth look at Microsoft Home Server - CES 2007
- In-depth look at Microsoft Home Server - CES 2007Is it Safe?You're registered 'concerns' are certainly valid George.I'm not sure there's a lot new here other than a repackaged Windows Server 2003 R2 with several extra coats 'clear coat' to give extra luster and that six-foot deep shine.But, everyone has a...
- Tags: Servers, Network technology, Apple Inc., server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Home Server, Microsoft Home
- Discussion threads 2007-01-09
- Connected homes aren't just for the super-rich anymore
- CES is a study in incongruities. Today, for instance, I visited the NextGen Home Experience booth, which packs something like $100,000 worth of wiring and high-end digital media and home automation equipment into a mobile home worth a fraction of all that gear.The mobile home, of course, is a concession...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows XP, Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Connected Corp., Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows
- Blog posts 2007-01-07
- Security firms skeptical about Vista shift
- Security firms skeptical about Vista shiftSecurity firms skeptical about Vista shiftBad choice from Microsoft. There was no need to open the kernel to 3rd parties. The Microsoft security model was plenty enough to protect users. By allowing 3rd parties access it will jeopardize the security of Vista....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Symantec Corp., Vista shift, Microsoft Corp., Security firm, McAfee Inc., security
- Discussion threads 2006-10-13
- Summer Time Girls Screensaver (exe)
- No matter what the temperature outside, celebrate summer year round with this free sizzling hot screensaver. Seductively posed in lingerie, bikinis or less, these ladies will raise your thermostat by at least 10 degrees. 100+ screen transition effects; display images in sequential or random order; set image display time; resize...
- Tags: Screensaver
- Software downloads 2006-04-11
- Huh? Microsoft supports Linux but snubs Xen
- I had to double-check my calendar and my remote not that remote thermostat in Hades to believe this one but it looks like it's really true, Microsoft will be supporting Linux running in their Virtualization software.Illuminata's Gordon Haff was quoted in the article as saying, "What choice did Microsoft have?"....
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Linux
- Blog posts 2006-04-03
- Saving energy in office buildings
- Precooling a structure in the morning before temperature rises has been done before. It later saves energy during times of peak demand and you might even have done it intuitively at home. But now, engineers from Purdue University have developed a 'control' algorithm which promises to reduce energy consumption --...
- Tags: Purdue University
- Blog posts 2006-01-20
- How a chill-pill for your server room improves your bottom line
- Heatwave-wise, yesterday was probably the most uncomfortable day I can recall since moving to Massachusetts in 1991. The temperature inside my house reached 99 degrees. Ironically, yesterday was also the day that the HVAC guys showed up at my home office to start a central air conditioning project...
- Tags: blade, server, Shannon Poulin
- Blog posts 2005-07-28
- A virus may be in your car's future
- A virus may be in your car's futureVirus in my car.. NiceWell, as long as it is not M$ powered, then we all should be ok for a while. That is all anyone needs to be driving 75 mph down the freeway and some idiot light comes on...
- Tags: Operating systems, BMW AG, Microsoft Windows, Air Force, Microsoft Corp., virus
- Discussion threads 2005-02-08
- Intel, Microsoft team to tout digital home
- Intel, Microsoft team to tout digital homeDigital JoyI wonder how many people will figure out what a double entendre that is?Great ideaSoon consumers can take the knowledge of fighting viruses and security problems they learned running Windows on their home computer and use it to fight virus and security problems...
- Tags: Pocket PC, Cyberthreats, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, team, digital home, Microsoft Corp., virus, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2004-11-04
- At Purdue, cooling chips with mini lightning storms
- At Purdue, cooling chips with mini lightning stormsIts a serious problemEvery professional software developer or hardware engineer knows that heat on the CPU causes problems in performance.This is a growing problem, but the fact is we have seen people coming up with these "devices" before. I think that this is...
- Tags: Semiconductors, Purdue, lightning storm, chip
- Discussion threads 2004-03-25
- Can nanotubes keep PCs cool?
- Can nanotubes keep PCs cool?anything to make the palmrest cooler NT...Don't confuse this with nano carbon tubing from IBMIBM and now NEC and Hitachi are using nano carbon tubes to replace traditional silicon transistors, not as heatsinks. I think Intel's going about this the wrong way. They're floundering.http://news.com.com/2100-1001-917346.htmlOld...
- Tags: Nanotechnology, Desktops, Notebooks, liquid, IBM Corp., nanotube, PC
- Discussion threads 2004-02-26
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