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S'pore turns to eco-vehicles, faces obstacles

S'pore turns to eco-vehicles, faces obstacles

News Government taskforce aims to introduce electric vehicles next year, but industry watchers voice concerns about consumer mindset and suggest alternative solutions.

Monday, November 02 2009 05:09 PM

Tags: Green IT, R&D, Vehicle, Road Tax, Renault, Compressed Natural Gas, Taskforce, Green IT, Singapore, electric vehicle


Incentives pushing Asia's green IT adoption

Incentives pushing Asia's green IT adoption

News Governments and IT vendors devise incentive schemes, including co-funded design workshops, to urge organizations and consumers to go green.

Wednesday, August 05 2009 02:33 PM

Tags: Green IT, Product development and design, Hewlett-Packard Co., Spokesperson, Singapore, energy efficiency, information technology company, carbon dioxide, data center, green technology


Canon sees big attraction in  'Victi'

Canon sees big attraction in 'Victi'

Insight newsmaker Company's regional chief Satoshi Kimura seeks out opportunities in Vietnam, India, China, Thailand and Indonesia, collectively coined "Victi".

Friday, July 03 2009 07:28 PM

Tags: Green IT, Selling globally, Sales, Marketing, Canon Inc., India, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, printer


GE inks deal for 'cleaner coal' in China

News Timed with Obama's visit, General Electric announces deals in China around high-speed rail, hybrid locomotives, and coal gasification plants with underground carbon storage.

Wednesday, November 18 2009 12:09 AM

Tags: Green IT, Department Of Energy, Gasification, U.S., Green IT, General Electric Co., Storage, electric vehicle, memorandum of understanding, carbon dioxide


ICT causing UK govt to miss green targets

News A report has pointed to information and communications technology as one cause of the U.K. government's failure to meet its own carbon reduction targets.

Monday, August 10 2009 04:52 AM

Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Infrastructure/architecture management, IT Governance, Carbon Emission, Information And Communication Technology, computer, sustainable development, Server, public sector, carbon dioxide


Study paints Kindle e-reader a dark shade of green

News Are electronic readers better for the environment? An analysis by the Cleantech Group finds, when used to replace paper, Amazon's Kindle is less polluting over its lifetime.

Monday, August 31 2009 01:30 PM

Tags: Green IT, Carbon Emission, E-book, Cleantech Group, New York Times Co., carbon dioxide, Amazon Kindle, sustainability, media company, analysis


Electric cars not as green as you think

News Electric cars in Germany could pollute more than gasoline cars, and the grid there could collapse if everyone charges at the same time, a report concludes.

Monday, May 04 2009 08:48 AM

Tags: Green IT, Battery, Study, Plug-in, electric vehicle, electric car, Germany, carbon dioxide, U.S., car


Measuring your Google search's carbon footprint

News A Harvard University physicist says a typical search on a desktop computer generates about 7 grams of carbon dioxide, which is comparable to bringing a kettle to boil.

Monday, January 12 2009 08:05 AM

Tags: Green IT, Infrastructure/architecture management, Clean Technology, Google Inc., Carbon Footprint, Geothermal Energy, Computer, Eric Schmidt, Google Search, carbon dioxide


Hacking down on video game energy use

News The Nintendo Wii tops the list as most energy-efficient game console in a study which recommends console industry adopt easy-to-use power-management features.

Monday, November 24 2008 11:32 AM

Tags: Green IT, Games, Video Game, Gamer, Video, greenhouse gas, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, hacking, carbon dioxide


Is growing food the next green-tech innovation?

News Nicholas Parker, founder and chairman of the Cleantech Group, says investors and entrepreneurs are underestimating the need for technology to solve environmental problems.

Monday, March 30 2009 10:28 AM

Tags: Green IT, Clean Technology, Innovation, biology, Nicholas Parker, Renewable Energy, venture capital, food, carbon dioxide, industry


Hitachi's 'green' refrigerator turns out blue

News Hitachi Appliances lied about the level of green in its refrigerators, according to reports.

Thursday, April 23 2009 11:11 AM

Tags: Consumer Technology, Hitachi Ltd., Compensation, Sales, sales revenue, Advertisement, Japan, Fair Trade Commission, carbon dioxide, revenue


Earth Day a good time to rethink power use

News Devices in your home as well as your interactions with Internet servers can waste electricity.

Wednesday, April 22 2009 08:49 AM

Tags: Green IT, Energy, Electronics, Microsoft Windows Vista, Spam, Cell Phone, software, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, carbon dioxide


It's down to you to save the world, IT industry

News Brussels calls on tech to cut its own carbon--and help everyone else do the same.

Wednesday, October 14 2009 11:05 AM

Tags: Green IT, Commission, Information Technology, Carbon Emission, Green IT, Video Conferencing, Information And Communication Technology, Europe, public sector, industry


MTI Micro partners for fuel cell ultra-mobile PC

News Rather than look for an electrical outlet in the airport, you can pull out a liquid methanol cartridge to charge your ultra-mobile PC, if this partnership pans out.

Thursday, July 10 2008 11:52 PM

Tags: Personal Computers, Notebooks and tablets, Ultramobile PC, consumer electronics company, carbon dioxide, blog, data center, PC, Personal Computers, Notebooks and tablets


Green technologies to watch

News The pace of change surrounding technology in clean energy and efficiency has not been this fast in years.

Wednesday, April 22 2009 09:07 AM

Tags: Green IT, Battery, Technology, Storage, Innovation, Yergin, Renewable Energy, electric vehicle, lithium-ion, financial


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Reviewing scheduled task inventory for Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server

Default installations of Windows Server 2008 R2 enumerate a number of default scheduled tasks, many of which you may not need.


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Carbon paper fascinated me when I was younger. Write once, get two copies. What a great invention and work tool, I thought.

Then came e-mail, and making carbon copies of important..... by Eileen Yu

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