Apple isn’t the only tech giant making waves on the renewal energy front. Google is making a big commitment to wind power, enough to provide its Mountain View, Calif.-based headquarters with enough electricity for their operations. My colleague, Jaikumar Vijayan, over at eWEEK reports: As part of the agreement, NextEra will install new turbines at its […]
Please don’t break the Internet, stop SOPA and PIPA
Today, you’ll notice that several sites including Wikipedia Google, Reddit, Boing Boing, Craigslist and several others have “gone dark” for a while or tweaked elements of their sites to combat SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) legislation that’s currently worming its way through Congress. What compelled them to do that? Simply, […]
Steve Jobs, 1955-2011
In honor of Steve Jobs. Thanks for dissolving the barriers between man, machine and endless possibilities. Image credit: Apple
LOL of the day: Achievement Unlocked!
It was hard to find a Green IT angle on this genius post at evilrouters.net, but I think I found it. Under the In Progress section, Deforester! Resist the urge to print, folks. Not only do you save energy and paper, you improve productivity by avoiding the Easter egg hunt that has become the paper […]
Slashing energy costs by $2 per employee per day
Now multiply that by your company’s headcount and the brilliance of Jen Indovina’s passion for automating the waste reduction process becomes a little contagious. On Friday, TED Blog’s Alana Herro posted an interview with Indovina, the inventor behind PICOwatt, a wireless smart plug that targets energy wasters and vampire power and can be controlled over […]
How To Roundup: Hot/Cold Aisles
What are hot/cold air aisles? They are a way of orienting server racks and erecting physical barriers so that hot and cold air are segregated, allowing cooling systems to work more efficiently. The point of this layout is to…
iPhone 4G battery still not user replaceable
Not that I’m shocked, but Apple is still intent on not letting folks swap their own batteries on its iGadgetry. It’s one of the dings against the iPad when it earned a “B” grade from yours truly. Hopefully, the new…
Off Topic: My Name Anagram
So it is. Unearth the craziness hidden in your name here. [via Download Squad]…
Danny Forster Designs LEED Gold Home
The host of Discovery Channel’s Build it Bigger, Danny Forster, designed a single family home that earned a LEED gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. He eschews pricey tech for the most part, relying instead on efficient design…
Happy Sysadmin Day!
Join me in wishing your favorite IT guy or gal a Happy Sysadmin Day!And you better! Who recovered that super important presentation or report that salvaged your career? Who turned a blind eye to your NSFW lapses online? Who pulled…
