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- Nuclear waste, cheaper than Iraq, more expensive than a new laptop
- Seems you and I and all the American taxpayers are paying big-time for nuclear waste. Now I realize the costs are paltry compared to occupying countries in Asia, the costs of nuclear waste storage running only into tens of billions, not trillions. But it is irksome to this...
- Tags: Laptop Computer, Waste, Government, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
- Images: Where tech really goes to waste
- Potentially toxic wastes gather in overseas workshops where electronics gear from the U.S. and Europe is dismantled.
- Tags: workshop, waste, electronics, Europe, U.S.
- Image galleries 2005-08-17
- Images: Where tech really goes to waste
- Potentially toxic wastes gather in overseas workshops where electronics gear from the U.S. and Europe is dismantled.
- Tags: workshop, waste, electronics, Europe, U.S.
- Image galleries 2005-08-17
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- Start-up looks to extend battery life
- Intel-backed ZPower's silver-zinc battery is set to make its debut with a large laptop manufacturer next year, promising batteries that are 95 percent recyclable and 40 percent longer life. Intel-backed start-up ZPower may be the first to introduce an alternative to the ubiquitous lithium-ion laptop...
- Tags: Battery, Intel-backed ZPower, Mercury, Battery Life, Engineering, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, batteries, laptops, ZPower, silver-zinc battery
- News items 2008-10-09
- Do we we have a way to defeat global warming?
- Do we we have a way to defeat global warming?WORTHLESSyou article is worthless. you spew a LIE and others believe you, so you make your livelyhood on a LIE, get a real job, earn honest money,Get a clueThr Russian capitalists want more gov't control, not possible. Remember the oil...
- Tags: global warming, government
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- Apple notebooks to be fabricated from a solid "brick" of aluminum
- Apple notebooks to be fabricated from a solid "brick" of aluminumThat is patentable?This is getting ridiculous. Companies have been fabricating all types of items and enclosures out of "bricks" for years.How is this really unique in any way? Becuase it is a laptop enclosure?Does not sound cheapThis news does not...
- Tags: Notebooks, Digital music, Digital media, Machining, Apple Inc., aluminum, laptop computer, notebook
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- Consumers might not be ready for netbooks, but we are
- Consumers might not be ready for netbooks, but we areand then in 2015...after a generation of high school leavers are very familiar with Linux and other FOSS apps, businesses will be able to start switching to Linux without the need to retrain new starters.Then in 2020 when this generation are...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Free Market, Linux, software
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- Why bother with desktop virtualization?
- Why bother with desktop virtualization?PortabilityNo matter where you are, there you are.Sit down at a workstation and light up your working environment. No need to drag the hardware with you, which ranges from annoying to hazardous, what with laptops being popular targets for confiscation at airports. Especially since...
- Tags: desktop virtualization, desktop, English Language, virtualization
- Discussion threads 2008-10-06
- ZipBunch (zip)
- ZipBunch is a compressing utility that helps place multiple files from various disks into one Zip file. It gives you the power to attach and send several files via e-mail at a time in the format of one zip file - a way to send them together. Never waste time...
- Tags: Disk, File, Vwiner, ZipBunch, E-mail, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2008-10-05
- Slimming down the bloated iTunes 8 installer
- Slimming down the bloated iTunes 8 installerPerformance?Let alone the installer size, does anyone else out there have kind of mediocre performance with iTunes in Windows Vista? I've had a number of times where it just seems to come up black, or respond slowly, or syncing just slows my PC to...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iTunes, installer
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- 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
- Schwarzenegger terminates new data breach bill (again)
- Schwarzenegger terminates new data breach bill againInteresting predicamentOn one side the consumer should be notified of data breaches where their data is at risk, but on the other side should the consumer be notified everytime the systems is breached, even in the smallest way, one that has no effect on...
- Tags: SECURITY, data breach, new data breach, Schwarzenegger, corporate data
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- 14 ways IT screws up projects
- 14 ways IT screws up projects128k image?The image is 128k in size with 100dpi resolution. Why is that too big even on a dial-up connection? Thanks for your thoughts.# 15 - Play loose and fast with bandwidthAttach needlessly large images to blog posts. Make sure image's size is inversely...
- Tags: Strategy, Upper Management, information technology
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- Toshiba: Feel free to trade in more gadgets. Lots more.
- Can't figure out what to do with your old laptop, tablet PC, monitor, projector, camera, camcorder, server, home audio receiver, mobile phone, car audio system, home electronics device, global positioning satellite receiver, MP3 player, personal digital assistant or game system? (Whew.) Toshiba Digital Products says it now will take it...
- Tags: Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Digital Products Division, Branding, Tablets, PDAs, Projectors, Notebooks, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Handhelds, Components, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Day 1 with my new Nokia E71
- Day 1 with my new Nokia E71Maybe it's your "bad karma". No problems here with WM.;-)Nokia/Symbian S60 phones are the bestMine: N95. Also have a Nokia Internet Tablet N800.I've written recently about why the N95/N96 is still the best smartphone [url=http://www.dtschmitz.com/dts/2008/09/nokia-n95n96-still-the-best-smartphone-of-all.html]here[/url].And it's no small coincidence that Nokia acquired Symbian and...
- Tags: Handhelds, Telecom & Utilities, Podcast client, Nokia E71, Nokia Corp., RIM BlackBerry, phone, new Nokia E71, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- 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
- 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
- Employer Search (zip)
- Employer Search is an automated search tool that allows you to search hundreds of job posting sites - all at the same time. By automatically scanning using spider technology, Employer Search saves hours if not days of wasted time looking for employers to target for your recruiting business or job...
- Tags: Job, Job Posting, Addition Software, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Software downloads 2008-09-29
- Does HIMSS hate open source?
- Does HIMSS hate open source?Our Health Care System is Broken in So Many Ways.I have no doubts that before our Health Care system is fixed if it ever will be, a million years in life will be lost. What a horrible waste. I would rather not be a...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, open source, Does HIMSS
- Discussion threads 2008-09-27
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