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- A case for rugged laptops?
- I'm not a gentle laptop user. They get tossed in my car, jammed in my bag, and slid off my lap. My white MacBook is only white in a few spots now (the keyboard and wrist-rests a fairly disgusting shade of gray). Kids, however, make me look downright...
- Blog posts 2009-06-03
- Illustrating the dangers: Why the e-waste problem must be addressed
- Illustrating the dangers: Why the e-waste problem must be addressedEarthEcycle's viewpointWe simply agree with BAN practices and what they are achieving in thier beliefs. There are thtee main points of dissagreement that I think we can work out. One, there simply is value in the greater percentage of...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-27
- Green tech calculators you can count on, literally
- Green tech calculators you can count on, literallyGreat resourcesHeather,Thank you for bringing the whole CO2/Green calculator topic to the IT community. Many of us are well aware of these tools for general home use or travel but you have identified some excellent resources for the IT community. Doug Washburn?s Green...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-20
- Followup with Greenpeace - "recycling" your computers
- Yesterday I posted an article on the environmental and human rights disaster that computer "recycling" is creating in countries like Ghana and Nigeria. Today, I contacted Greenpeace's Casey Harrell from their Toxics Division to follow up and determine if we can do anything within Ed Tech to dispose of...
- Blog posts 2008-08-12
- I love Linux, but it's not going to save the world
- I read an article on CNN a couple days ago about Linux and ewaste reduction. It wasn't until I spent far too long shoveling my driveway tonight, though, that I had time to give the article any thought. At first blush, it seems to be another ringing endorsement...
- Blog posts 2007-12-13
- Recycling apathy doesn't bode well for green tech habits
- Recycling apathy doesn't bode well for green tech habitsWindows contributes to global climate changeWhy should anyone feel defensive about "being cheap?"America and Americans are in debt to the eyeballs and have no savings because we spend the money as fast as we get it and then we borrow so we...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-04
- Will lame hardware cripple Vista?
- Will lame hardware cripple Vista?The lesson is to dump the lame hardwareYou can get a nice Vista premium capable machine for $400 easily. Simply take a discounted $250 machine and add some RAM and graphics power to it and you're done.Just as a contrast...---I have come to accept as...
- Discussion threads 2006-09-15
- Core 2 Duo - Pricing and availability
- Core 2 Duo - Pricing and availabilityFreeze the marketby pre-announcing stuff that you don't have. Big UNIX vendors overused this in the past, and Sun made a big deal over how they had stock when they announced a new product. HP had to follow and I assume IBM too. It's...
- Discussion threads 2006-08-09
- Dealing with piles of old CDs/DVDs
- Dealing with piles of old CDs/DVDsUse them for craftsThat shiny surface is nifty for many crafts. CDs make a great source material for fish scales. Many Native Americans use them for rosettes in native costume (following an age-old tradition of using using new and unusual materials for the purpose).My favorite...
- Discussion threads 2006-08-04
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