AC or DC? Thin clients or thick? Intel to host green debates
| Make the perfect laptop greener InfoWorld’s proposed WorldBooks could set a higher standard for green computing I’ve got to hand it to InfoWorld Chief Technologist Tom Yager: He’s come up with very slick, innovative designs for two laptops, the InfoWorld WorldBook Ether and Meteor. He says the machines could theoretically be built and shipped within the year — if hardware vendors had the gumption to do so. To his credit, Tom did include some green features in his dream laptops. For example, they’re Energy Star 4.0-compliant; they’ve got mercury-free LED backlights and arsenic-free glass, and the displays employ GreenZone technology which “dramatically reduces power by. READ MORE |
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| AC or DC? Thin clients or thick? Intel to host green debates With companies becoming increasingly aware of the potential cost savings and environmental benefits of green tech, some are mulling some big questions. Among them, which is the most efficient way to cool the datacenter, with air or liquid? Is DC power a viable alternative to AC? And can thin clients replace thick clients on the desktop? If any (or all) of these questions pique your interest, consider tuning in to the live Websteam of Intel’s Eco-Technology Great Debates this Wednesday, June 11. If you happen to be in the Santa Clara, Calif. area that day — perhaps in town for. READ MORE |
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| A Little Green Math Challenge For You–(because my calculator watch just broke) OK–as a new signer upper for Ameren’s Pure Power Plan I am curious about 1 thing: How can I present this to my wife as an economical decision? Two things are apparent from that question: 1. I signed up without telling my wife–not usually my style, I guess I was just hoping she wouldn’t notice. 2. She won’t be down with supporting modern energy. Not true–she’s down. It’s just that she is more fiscally conservative than I. So here is my math problem for you: Ameren’s Pure Power Plan asks the customer to pay 1.5 cents per kWh. Let’s say. |
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| Live webstream of Intel’s “eco-technology great debates” I wrote about these debates the other day, and they’re now under way. You can watch it live below. The debate about AC vs. DC has already started. Next up will be Air Cooling vs. Liquid, followed by Thin Clients vs. Managed Thick Clients. READ MORE |
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