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Would you use a fireplace with no chimney?

EcoSmart Fire specializes in modern, environmentally friendly fireplaces. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos took a look at one at the West Coast Green conference in San Francisco in September.

Tags: News.com, Chimney, EcoSmart Fire, green, fireplace, west coast green, san francisco, conference, michael kanellos, building, house

Videos 2007-10-02

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It's not easy being green--Optimizing eco-friendly packaging

Early adopter brands have further differentiated their products and won consumer affinity by adopting green strategies in their brands and packaging. But risks are many says Affinnova's Steve Lamoureux. Commentary--On every progressive brand manager’s short list is a sustainability initiative. In just a few short...

Tags: Risk, Brand, Standard Quantitative Approach, Branding, Marketing, Steve Lamoureux, Affinnova, Special to ZDNet, Steve Lamoureux, Affinnova, Special to ZDNet, green, packaging

News items 2008-10-15

Gartner Top 10 embraces the Cloud

As in previous years, the analysts at Gartner have unveiled their 'Top 10 Strategic Technologies,' and Jason Hiner provides details elsewhere on ZDNet. The press release is here. One of the analysts involved David Cearley discusses the Top 10 over on YouTube, and posts the information from...

Tags: Gartner Inc., David, Jason, Semantic Web, Blogging, Strategy, Internet, Management, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2008-10-15

High-tech manufacturers rev up Oregon e-recycling program

The Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Company is flipping the switch on its state-wide electronics recycling program in Oregon. The next three months will represent a pilot phase, funded by Panasonic Corp. of North America, Sharp Electronics Corp., Toshiba America Consumer Products and CRT Processing, which is an e-waste recycling...

Tags: Oregon, Electronics, Manufacturer, E-waste, CRT, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-10-15

News to know: Gartner, Firefox 3.1, Apple notebook event, Intel

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Hiner: Gartner: Top 10 technologies to watch over the next three years Larry Dignan: IT's challenges: The end of device charging; ROI; Super programmers ...

Tags: Richard Koman, Mozilla Firefox, Apple MacBook, Gartner Inc., Apple Inc., Intel Corp., Notebook Event, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-15

Jobs: “Blu-ray is just a bag of hurtâ€�

Jobs: “Blu-ray is just a bag of hurtâ€�I get the feeling that Apple is worried thatif they placed a Blu-Ray disc into the unit that it would cut down on rentals thru iTunes.In that case it would appear that Blu-Ray has little need of Apple.Care to back that up?[i]I get...

Tags: Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, Digital media, job, Apple Inc., Blu-ray disc

Discussion threads 2008-10-14

How green is your vendor?

Gartner analyst Simon Mingay on Tuesday unveiled ratings for technology vendors to highlight who's talking green and who's actually delivering. Just don't expect anything too quantitative just yet. Mingay's presentation at the Gartner Symposium ITXpo caught my attention given that every vendor is...

Tags: Gartner Inc., Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-14

Apple gadget lust for me, but anything for Ed Tech?

Apple gadget lust for me, but anything for Ed Tech?Your Mac Lust borders on Creepy....Geez... that article is just a little bit scary. The kid on the eTrade commercials is in my head..."I seriously underestimated the creepiness factor"... he says this about a clown and I am applying it...

Tags: Corporate communications, Desktops, DVD, Consumer electronics, Notebooks, Apple Inc., video

Discussion threads 2008-10-14

(Photos: Cracking open Apple's revamped iPod Nano)

(Photos: Cracking open Apple's revamped iPod Nano)Battery replacement?Evidently there is no option to replace the battery on the Nano even at the factory level, unless there is some trick to doing it. So when the lithium battery begins deteriorating after a couple of years, or flatout fails, that's it for...

Tags: Digital music, Engineering, Digital media, Apple iPod, revamped iPod Nano, Cracking Open, Apple iPod Nano, battery, photograph, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-14

Cisco's Chambers sees collaboration fueling productivity gains; Web 2.0 as new enterprise engine?

Cisco CEO John Chambers said Tuesday that there will be an "instant replay" in technology-led productivity gains in the current downturn just like the U.S. saw in the mid-1990s. The difference this time around: In the mid-90s those productivity gains were based on big enterprise resource planning...

Tags: John Chambers, Web, Collaboration, Cisco Systems Inc., Web 2.0, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-14

Avanade software helps you get a grip on more than 100 green IT variables

For those of you seeking a green IT / power management calculator that isn't necessarily tied to one vendor's view of the world, you might want to consider a tool being used by services company Avanade to evaluate more than 100 different variables related to the data center. ...

Tags: Software, Data Center, Green IT, Avanade, Data Centers, Productivity, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-10-14

The candidates on tech

Wired has the obligatory candidates-on-tech piece today. They look at five key tech issues – broadband, H1B, green tech, net neutrality and spectrum – although TechPresident notes the list is not comprehensive and conceivably is biased towards Obama. Here's the breakdown. Broadband. McCain: D....

Tags: Industry, Broadband, John McCain, Net Neutrality, Spectrum, Obama, H-1B, Telecommunications, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Gartner's CIO pep talk: Make a difference or be automated (or worse)

Gartner analyst Mark McDonald late Sunday laid out the chief information officer agenda for 2009 and the big theme is that tech executives need to make a business difference or fade away. Why? Companies have other options--software as a service, cloud computing and shared services--that could deliver more value than...

Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Gartner Inc., McDonald's Corp., Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-13

News to know: Wimax; Tech economy; Microsoft's big brains; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Hiner: Beyond mobile broadband, WiMAX is about blowing up the wireless business model Larry Dignan: Gartner's CIO pep talk: Make a difference or be automated (or...

Tags: NVidia Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-13

New green certification program helps keep kitchens out of the frying pan in terms of environmental waste

Haven't had much occasion to write about Microsoft in this blog as extensively as some of the other big hardware-oriented tech players, but this item was pretty intriguing, because it's a great lead-in to some other cool information I briefed on about a month back. Here's the...

Tags: Food, Kitchen, FoodServiceWarehouse.com, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-10-12

IBM signs up new client for sustainability consulting

A financial investment firm from Boston, Jantz Morgan, is turning to IBM's green consulting services arm (aka IBM's business strategy consulting practice) to help it integrate the idea of sustainability into its corporate operations. The focus will go beyond the company's impact on the environment; it will...

Tags: Sustainability, Consulting Service, Consulting, IBM Corp., Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-10-11

Print this: Actually, please don't, but DO think about why printers should get more airtime in green tech discussions

Print this: Actually, please don't, but DO think about why printers should get more airtime in green tech discussionsPrintingHeather, great topic...many businesses still today rely on printing to get through their day. I am not sure if any can really go paperless. I just think it is next...

Tags: Printers, Document management, green tech discussion, printer, airtime, green technology

Discussion threads 2008-10-10

Print this: Actually, please don't, but DO think about why printers should get more airtime in green tech discussions

I was talking to someone within the past couple of months (I honestly can't remember who right now, sorry) who made a pretty profound statement that seems pertinent in the context of this post. I had just admitted, somewhat shamefacedly, to my ongoing addiction to printing out my notes, presentations...

Tags: Green Technology, Printing, Printers, Document Management, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-10-10

NSA and phone sex: Eavesdroppers listened to intimate conversations

Military linguists have come forward to say that the intelligence services routinely listened in on Americans overseas calling home and on the communications of non-suspect groups like the Red Cross. And, they say, they listened in and even transcribed couples' phone sex, The New York Times reports. ...

Tags: Phone, Phone Sex, Telecom & Utilities, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Around the World: Paris (exe)

Find yourself in the very heart of Paris, one of the most fascinating and romantic cities in the world. You will be impressed by the gorgeous view of the Eiffel Tower, a legendary symbol of elegance and innovation, especially when it sparkles at night. The setting is enhanced with the...

Tags: Paris, Astro Gemini Software, Leadership, Management

Software downloads 2008-10-10