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- Full steam ahead for Nevada solar project
- Full steam ahead for Nevada solar projectIn comparisonYou can put a Nuclear plant anywhere, on 1/10th the land and provide 100 times the electrical output.Sometimes I really think humans are more closely related to lemmings than any other primate.they must be hiding this very wellI've been driving back and forth...
- Tags: Wind-Power, Nothing
- Discussion threads 2007-03-12
- Storing wind power in cold stores
- Storing wind power in cold storesOff Peak storageOff peak storage has been an ongoing issue for the nuclear power industry. They aren't like a hydrocarbon plant, wich can be throttled back. The nuclear reaction is a constant heat source.Water is the cheapest method to store kinetic energy. India developed using...
- Tags: Digital Clock, Wind-Power, Westinghouse, load balancing, cold calling
- Discussion threads 2007-02-10
- Keeping track of sun's power
- Keeping track of sun's powerBad IdeaWhen people realize that it's going to take them 15-20 years to recoup the costs of their solar panels, demand will shrivel up.This whole obsessions with making use of 1 kilowatt per square meter (under perfect conditions with 100% collection and conversion efficiency) to power...
- Tags: ROI/TCO, INTERNET, Wind-Power, kW, civilization, solar panel
- Discussion threads 2006-10-13
- Behind GE's clean-energy push
- Behind GE's clean-energy pushWhen GE Focuses...They can achieve just about anything they want. Having worked there in the Welch days, when GE gets out of it's own way it is a very impressive innovation machine. This article is the first good news I've read in a long time...
- Tags: Wind-Power, General Electric Co., hydrogen
- Discussion threads 2006-01-27
- U.S. can maintain tech leadership
- U.S. can maintain tech leadershipDon't feel placated by this feel good articleAmerican universities are good, but not the best in the world anymore. They are often a second choice for B grade students from Japan, India et al who are not accepted to universities in their own...
- Tags: Programming languages, American Schools, Wind-Power
- Discussion threads 2005-05-31
- Tech digs for new energy sources
- Tech digs for new energy sourcesOil is Running Out/ Wind Power/ HydrogenThis article focuses almost completely on solar.Wind power is dismissed as "a European phenomenon". Unlike solar power, wind power is a cheap proven technology. For example electricity generated using wind power is actually cheaper than electricity made using pollution...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Wind-Power, magnetic field, energy source, hydrogen, solar energy
- Discussion threads 2004-07-13
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- Zune HD firmware 4.3 adds predictive text and desktop mode
- I was messing around with adding devices to my GDGT list today and discovered this discussion about new Zune HD firmware. I then fired up my MSI Wind with Zune desktop software, connected my Zune HD and walked through the 4.1 (191) upgrade. A couple of the key upgrades include...
- Tags: Microsoft Zune, Firmware, Desktops, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-07
- MobileTechRoundup show #189; Verizon DROID choices, Moblin 2.1 for netbooks
- Today is the launch of the Motorola DROID and HTC DROID ERIS on Verizon and James has the DROID in hand. Kevin is triple booting his netbook and the new Moblin 2.1 OS looks slick enough for me to give a try on my MSI Wind soon too. We also...
- Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Smart Phone, Verizon Communications Inc., Netbook, Kevin, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-06
- X-Prize competition for ultra-efficient car speeds ahead
- X-prize competition for cars1) Ummm, shouldn't that read 5.5 "million" dollars?2) Would it be possible to add some summary of whether qualifiy cars must be in some way fewaible - for example, can travel at least 55 mph for at least 50 miles on a single charge (or what ever...
- Tags: X-Prize competition, car, X-Prize
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Enterprise 2.0 - the non-debate
- If I'd paid the full whack $2,495 to attend the Enterprise 2.0 conference I'd be demanding at least a partial refund. It seems the 'Enterprise 2.0 - what a crock' debate was less than a damp squib and more like a feeble whimper. Here's the back story: ...
- Tags: Enterprise 2.0, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-11-05
- Finding pocket cameras with the best anti-shake feature
- All of us are susceptible to some camera shake now and again, either from unsteady hands, dim lighting or just a large gust of wind blowing past. Sometimes you need a camera that will account for this problem more than others. Here are three cameras that are reputed to have...
- Tags: Camera, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- How to capture vibrant fall foliage with your digital camera
- Warming filter or adjusting white balance...Using a warming filter or adjusting the white balance to boost warm colors will also enhance the Fall colors.RE: How to capture vibrant fall foliage with your digital cameraUnderexposing by 1/3 F stop usually gives greater color saturationRE: How to capture vibrant fall foliage with...
- Tags: Digital cameras, Digital photography, camera, white balance, digital camera
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- How to capture vibrant fall foliage with your digital camera
- Fall (or autumn, for many of you) is my favorite season of the year, particularly because of the crisp weather and beautiful falling leaves. Capturing the vibrancy of the foliage can easily be done with either a pocket camera or digital SLR. Here are five tips...
- Tags: Leave, Digital Camera, Camera, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-10-29
- Ubuntu Karmic Koala launches to mixed reviews
- Not released yetKarmic koala hasn't been officially released yet and the bug that this article was talking about has been fixed for the official releaseMultiple hard drives issue already fixedThe problem only affected the 64-bit version of the release candidate, and it has apparently been fixed for the final release.wowwow,...
- Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Karmic Koala, Dana
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- 40 years ago the Internet was born - now it devalues everything it touches
- you are devaluing your proffesionshame on you.internet is one of the greatest invention in human history.Establishing walled islands on the InternetThe Internet is like a huge river, or better yet, sea, that allows users to move from small island to small island web application, to find the things they care...
- Tags: Web site development, e-reader software, e-reader, Internet, Web site
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- GL Golf 2.26 (Mac)
- GL Golf is a realistic 3D game for the casual gamer. With a realistic physics system and great simple graphics, you and up to four players can golf all 432 holes for countless hours. Everything in a real game of golf is included, such as water hazards, sand traps, trees,...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Hole, Nuclear Nova, GL Golf, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-10-29
- Waste Paper Basket Ball Diaries Lite for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)
- With Waste Paper Basket Ball Diaries Lite for iPhone Simply crush incoming memos into balls and make some quick imaginary points by shooting them into the surrounding waste paper baskets. Better yet, crush your incoming assignments and get them into a co-workers inbox. Bounce one off a coworkers head for...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, 3D, Mobile, Nocanwin, Axe, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-10-28
- Waste Paper Basket Ball Diaries for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)
- With Waste Paper Basket Ball Diaries for iPhone simply crush incoming memos into balls and make some quick imaginary points by shooting them into the surrounding waste paper baskets. Better yet, crush your incoming assignments and get them into a co-workers inbox. Bounce one off a coworkers head for some...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, 3D, Mobile, Nocanwin, Axe, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-10-28
- Nokia 2705 Shade - black (Verizon Wireless)
- Photo gallery:Nokia ShadeMost of Nokia's recent cell phones for the U.S. market haven't been too exciting. Sure, the company gave us the odd Nokia Twist last month, but we're more likely to see functional handsets like AT&T's Nokia Mural 6750. Verizon's new Nokia Shade 2705 certainly is part of that...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Verizon Wireless, Nokia Corp., phone
- Product reviews 2009-10-27
- Can you teach programmers to be journalists?
- Megan Taylor over at PBS' MediaShift writes about the challenges of getting programmers and journalists to work together.MediaShift . Can Programmers, Journalists Get Along in One Newsroom? | PBS It's an interesting subject because newsrooms are increasingly digital and they need to add programming skills to help...
- Tags: Software, Software Engineering, Journalist, Programmer, Ms Taylor, Development Tools, Tools & Techniques, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-10-27
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