John Gruber at Daring Fireball wrote a juicy post titled “Putting What Little We Actually Know About Chrome OS Into Context.” It’s a refreshingly sober take on the recent Google Chrome OS announcement, which spawned hyperbolic editorials. (Nuclear bomb, anyone?)…
Microsoft's Hohm vs. Google's Powermeter
Wondering what the two tech titans (matrix comparing Google’s PowerMeter and Microsoft’s Hohm and what each has in store for eco-minded homeowners. As it stands now, Hohm seems to have an edge over PowerMeter. Hohm is looking more like a…
Google Charms Utilities for PowerMeter
For the majority of folks, the most interaction they have with their utility company is the bill at the end of the month. An arrangement that works as long as you know who’s in charge. But now, with the impending…
Green IT News Roundup – Tuesday, May 5
Google Data Center’s Massive Energy Appetite – Reuters …Case in point: over the weekend, the British newspaper the Guardian published the tantalizing statistic that Google’s data center in The Dalles, Oregon, could use as much energy as the entire city…
