Saving energy through IT in an enterprise environment almost always comes at the expense of trading off something else. It could be security by not keeping machines on for patching, it could be accessibility by not keeping machines on for remote access, it could be inconvenience by having to wait for your computer to boot up and complete all of its start up tasks, or it could … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2010
Light-Bot 2.0 – A Game Teaching Programming
I enjoyed writing my last post that covered a tech-related Flash game, Manufactoria, and others seemed to enjoy it as well. So, I think this can be a welcome addition to the topics that 404 Tech Support writes about mostly because I've found and been enjoying another Flash game. This game is called Light-Bot 2.0 and requires the player to implement computer programming-like … [Read more...]
Free eBook Readers – Read eBooks on your PC, Mac, Netbook, iPad, and More
It's been a while, but I have another guest post published over at Freeware Genius. The topic of this article covers the free software that Amazon and Barnes & Noble provide that allows you to read their eBooks on your PC, laptop, Mac, iPad, Blackberry, with more promised soon. It's a great convenience that you can explore eBooks without having to get locked into a single … [Read more...]
Book Review: Cut Your Energy Bills Now
The second in a series of three Green books (Got Sun? Go Solar being the first) I've been reading lately, Cut Your Energy Bills Now - 150 Smart Ways to Save Money and Make Your Home More Comfortable & Green by Bruce Harley, is all about the practical application. 150 ways to save energy and indirectly save money is right. The book is filled with common things that most … [Read more...]
Google Gets Into the Spirit of the World Cup, pt 2.
Google has another easter egg up its sleeve related to the World Cup beyond the previously mentioned one you would find at the bottom of Google's Search results. This time the trick comes from YouTube. If you are watching any World Cup-related video, you'll notice a new button near the bottom-right corner that looks like a soccer ball. You can see it for yourself with this … [Read more...]