Archive for February, 2008

Video: Microsoft Windows Server Power Management

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Here’s a link to a video of a WinHEC 2007 conference presentation by Microsoft’s Stephen Berard about…
Windows Server Power Management
The video is just under 42 minutes long. Click on the PowerPoint tab in the right sidebar to see the slide deck for this presentation.

Ars Technica: Building a Green PC

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Ars Technica published an article titled…
Ars System Guide special: it’s easy being green
…that is a guide to buildig green PCs. The article provides two budget lists: One for a green PC (with hard drive) and one for an extreme green PC (with solid state drive).

Microsoft TechNet: How much power does your PC consume?

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Saw this Microsoft TechNet video mentioned on the Green Data Center Blog…
How much power does your PC consume? 
It is a 20 minute long video. So, get comfortable for a sit-back experience (vs. lean forward).

Smart-Watt Power Use Data Collector

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

A co-worker told me about the…
Smart-Watt
…IP-enabled power, temperature, and humidity data collection device a while back. I just saw it mentioned in a Green Data Center Blog item titled: Power Monitoring Equipment Review - Smart-Watt and a visit to Microsoft.

PC World: Government Workers Skip Telecommuting Opportunity

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

PC World reports that…
Government Workers Skip Telecommuting Opportunity
I was surprised to learn from the article that…A three-day-a-week government telecommuter could save an average of US$5,878 a year in commuting costs and avoid putting 9,060 pounds of pollutants into the environment, according to Telework Exchange.