The amount of geographic space covered by an object. A computer footprint is the desk or floor surface it occupies. A satellite's footprint is the earth area covered by its downlink. See form factor.
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- IBM consulting service begs the question: If your company isn't green, where does it stand on ethics?
- IBM consulting service begs the question: If your company isn't green, where does it stand on ethics?IBM Social Responsibility??? HAHAHAIBM not only demurred on increasing salaries to keep up with inflation, but went so far as to cut pay 15% for many under the guise that overtime will make up...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- IBM consulting service begs the question: If your company isn't green, where does it stand on ethics?
- IBM has come out and said it: The way a company treats environmental responsibility and green tech issues reflects on its corporate ethics. There, I've said it, too. The company's consulting division has even come out this week with the IBM Corporate Social Responsibility Benchmarking Service...
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- iHome ZN9 Clock Radio for Zune
- The iHome ZN9 ($99) is a welcome addition to the short list of Zune MP3 player accessories. With dual alarms, battery backup, AM/FM radio, and a time zone indicator, it's also simply one of the best clock radios we've come across at this price. DesignThe iHome ZN9 is created for...
- Product reviews 2008-06-27
- eBay USA (gadget)
- Click Here to enter the auction world of eBay USA, the number one buying and selling classifieds site on the Web. This gadget has a very small footprint, so there will be lots of room for more gadgets. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2008-06-27
- New reports try to demystify the "low carbon IT" equation
- As we all know, information technology is both a culprit and a hero when it comes to carbon emissions. Various research companies estimate that information and communications technologies contribute about 2 percent of the global carbon footprint, and the larger IT companies have been falling all over each other to...
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- Sun's fuzzy carbon math...
- Sun's fuzzy carbon math...Sun's Carbon AccountingSun's GHG emissions accounting is done according to standard best practices, and our results have been audited as part of the EPA Climate Savers program. A full description of our methodology and results are available at the Carbon Disclosure project and in our CSR report....
- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
- Why Cisco's new low-carbon diet isn't just a fad (updated)
- (Updated to include video blog link.) Is Cisco CEO John Chambers' aggressive commitment this morning to a 25 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2012 just a ploy/play for green headlines? Actually, I think this very public very high-level move represents just the first part of...
- Blog posts 2008-06-24
- Crystal iViewer (exe)
- Crystal iViewer is a standalone .rpt file viewer that allows users to open, view, and deliver reports to their customers straight from their desktop. With its intuitive Internet Explorer-like interface users will have a short learning curve to utilize all of its available features. Crystal iViewer takes reporting to the...
- Software downloads 2008-06-24
- Samsung HT-X810T
- If the primary appeal of soundbar speakers is based on their significant reduction of wires and clutter--as compared with 5.1-channel home theater-in-a-box systems--then Samsung's new HT-X810T soundbar should be a winner. While it's not the first single-speaker system with a built-in DVD player or a wireless subwoofer--that'd be the Philips...
- Product reviews 2008-06-23
- Sun's fuzzy carbon math...
- Dave Douglas is Chief Sustainability Officer at Sun Microsystems and he writes a monthly column in "Environmental Leader." This month he writes about a concept he calls "Peak Carbon." This is his definition: Peak Carbon is the point in time after...
- Blog posts 2008-06-23
- Copan's approach demonstrates why a good data archiving strategy can translate into energy savings
- Back in February, I banged off sort of a Valentine's blog to Nexsan about some of the work it was doing around MAID Massive Array of Idle Disks, which is a concept that's being applied to enterprise storage architectures in order to eek out greater power efficiency. After all, storage...
- Blog posts 2008-06-20
- Mobile Firefox "Fennec" critical to maintaining Mozilla's momentum
- Now that Firefox 3 has launched, the Mozilla team is hopefully after a vacation at work on the next updates, including a major mobile version. Mozilla's mobile web browser, which is under development as part of Firefox 4 platform and code named Fennec, won't launch until 2009. Still,...
- Blog posts 2008-06-19
- Evil Player (rar)
- Evil Player is a fast, powerful, and flexible media player for Windows. Some of Evil Player s key features include Shoutcast, Icecast and Icecast2 support, low memory footprint and native support for several popular formats (MP3, MP2, MP1, OGG, AIFF, and MOD). Version 1.24 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or...
- Software downloads 2008-06-19
- iAntiVirus Free Edition (pkg)
- With iAntiVirus you are protected against the most nefarious cyber-threats attempting to gain access to your Mac and personal information. iAntiVirus provides free real-time protection and comprehensive system scanning to ensure your Mac remains safe and virus free. The iAntiVirus database has been designed from the ground up to detect...
- Software downloads 2008-06-19
- Can Silicon Valley's San Jose find its way?
- San Jose suffered a massive calamity just a few years ago that cost it 225,000 jobs - nearly one quarter of its entire population - the worst job loss anywhere in the US since the Great Depression. The dotcom dotbomb from 2001 to 2003 was a period...
- Blog posts 2008-06-18
- JVC TH-F3
- When we looked at last year's TH-L1 from JVC, we were really impressed at the number of connectivity options the compact 5.1-channel home-theater-in-a-box HTIB packed in its tiny chassis. While the device didn't come with a built-in DVD player, it still was able to switch between two 1080p-capable HDMI ports....
- Product reviews 2008-06-16
- Macally Accuglide
- Known for making Apple-oriented accessories, Macally has several new laptop mice specifically designed with Apple laptops in mind--although they're all standard USB peripherals, which will work fine on your Windows PC. The $19.99 Macally Accuglide is a slim travel mouse, designed to be aesthetically compatible with the silver-hued MacBook Air....
- Product reviews 2008-06-16
- SmartParts SP8PRT
- We've reviewed other digital photo frames in the past, but this is the first one we've seen from SmartParts and certainly the first one we've seen to include a built-in dye-sublimation printer. It's an interesting concept, but $300 is a lot to spend on what is essentially a digital photo...
- Product reviews 2008-06-13
- HP cranks up the heat on sustainable IT research work
- As part of a corporate strategic overhaul in research, Hewlett-Packard Labs is cranking up its R&D efforts in three areas of sustainable IT. 1. Sustainable Data Center: The aim here is to reduce the carbon footprint of data centers by 75 percent overall, while simultaneously cutting...
- Blog posts 2008-06-13
- Dish Network DTVPal
- The FCC has pushed back the DTV transition several times already, but it looks as if over-the-air analog TV signals will actually end on February 19, 2009. That means owners of analog TV will need to pony up for a DTV converter box if they want to continue getting their...
- Product reviews 2008-06-12
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