ExtremeTech Writer Reports on Converting His Home to Solar Power
July 21st, 2008Interesting real-life report from ExtremeTech’s Loyd Case…
…where he describes the experience of converting his home to run mostly on solar power.
PC Magazine: 8 Geeky Ways to Save Gas
July 2nd, 2008PC Magazine’s title was good enough to get me to read this article 
The only thing that struck me as odd about this tech geek oriented article was that it did not suggest switching to a gas-friendlier geek-appealing hybrid or bio-diesel car.
Automobile Gas Tip Myths Exposed
June 29th, 2008The gas saving myths discussed in this article are:
- Fill your tank early in the day
- Replace air filters for better mileage
- Buy fuel additives
- Turn of air conditioner and roll down windows
Auto advances make gas advice moot
Rolling down the windows probably probably disrupts the car’s aerodynamic properties. But, you would think cranking down the air conditioner would provide the car more power (esp. uphill).
OpenEco.org
June 28th, 2008Just found this site today…
It describes itself as: …free, easy-to-use tools to help participants assess, track, and compare energy performance, share proven best practices to reduce greenhousegas (GHG) emissions, and encourage sustainable innovation.
Dell Servers Hit 92% Power Efficiency Target Early
June 25th, 2008According to this CNET item…
Dell hits server efficiency targets a year early
…a Dell server power supply is now 92% efficient when a server is at 50% load. This efficient power supply is not available in their current server lineup yet though.
Microsoft Environment Site
June 25th, 2008Both of these URLs lead you to the Microsoft Environment web site…
http://www.microsoft.com/environment/
http://www.microsoft.com/green/
I wonder how green the site itself is? It would be interesting to learn if Microsoft took any special effort to green the hardware and other aspects of this particular site.
Which Uses More Power: Your Fridge or Your PS3?
June 8th, 2008Surprising info in this PC World article…
Free e-Recycling at A Few Best Buy Stores
June 2nd, 2008News.com reports that…
Best Buy to recycle electronics free
This is not nationwide, however. According to the article, it is limited some (not all?) stores in Baltimore, San Francisco, and Minnesota (the whole state?).
Honolulu Has the Lowest US Metro Carbon Monoxide Emission Rate
May 28th, 2008Just read this article in USA Today…
Report ranks metro areas on pollution
Honolulu had the lowest CO emission. But, surprise, LA-Long Beach-Santa Ana ranked #2 in the lowest CO emission list.
Corporate Average Data Efficiency (CADE)
May 1st, 2008Just read about a new proposed data center metric called Corporate Average Data Efficiency (CADE) in this Information Week article…
McKinsey: Measure Data Center Efficiency Like Car Fuel Efficiency
The article says that this metric… combines both IT and facilities costs to monitor energy use, and create “energy czar” positions to manage energy efficiency.