Google’s new cloud computing ChromeOS looks like a plan “to push people into careless computing” by forcing them to store their data in the cloud … Google’s ChromeOS means losing control of dataRead more
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Environmental Impact of the Internet
Several recent studies and articles have shown that a simple Google search can result in 1-10 grams of CO2 emissions. With over 200 million internet … Environmental Impact of the InternetRead more
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Mouse problem on laptop
gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst in it edit the kernel line to title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic root (hd0,2) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=2946bc29-bb7c-466c-823e-86394c27eed3 ro quiet splash fr_FR i8042.reset initrd … Mouse problem on laptopRead more
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Second-Gen Green Hard Drives from WD
According to WD, the new hard drives, Caviar Green, “consume up to 20 percent less power and offer a 10 percent increase in performance over … Second-Gen Green Hard Drives from WDRead more
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LED displays for Dell
Dell plans to transition all of its new laptop displays to light-emitting diode (LED) in the next 12 months, a major achievement in its commitment … LED displays for DellRead more
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Less-Toxic Halogen-Free Xeon CPUs from Intel
Intel has announced that is has started shipping four halogen-free Xeon processors (series 5200 and 5400). The chips are functionally the same as the previous … Less-Toxic Halogen-Free Xeon CPUs from IntelRead more
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Improving Data Center’s efficiency
Improving Data Center’s efficiency In 2000, data centers comprised 0.8 percent of total US electrical consumption. By 2005, despite a 7 percent growth in electricity … Improving Data Center’s efficiencyRead more
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How computers can help to cut carbon emissions
A group of technology firms calling itself the Global eSustainability Initiative (GeSI) has joined the Climate Group, a non-profit environmental club, to examine how information … How computers can help to cut carbon emissionsRead more
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Data centers population is increasing
The number of data centers in the United States rose to 11.8 million in 2007, from 2.6 million a decade earlier, according to IDC, a … Data centers population is increasingRead more
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U.S. Servers and Data Centers Gobbled Up 61 billion kWh in 2006
The EPA wrote a report for the US Congress about it in 2006, and they estimated that servers and data centers represented about 1.5% of … U.S. Servers and Data Centers Gobbled Up 61 billion kWh in 2006Read more