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Submission + - United considering DC power for new data center

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BDPrime

on Thursday December 14, 2006 @06:34PM

BDPrime writes: "United Airlines is thinking about using DC power in its new data center. But they're having a tough time finding DC powered servers and there are power redundancy issues to worry about. Plus there's the extra cost up front. But there is savings, possibly 10-20%. Yeah, it's an issue, because 50% of data centers will be short on power and cooling by 2008."

Submission + - Throw away your CRAC units

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BDPrime

on Monday December 04, 2006 @09:21PM

BDPrime writes: "Say goodbye to your CRAC units, at least some of the time. The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is studying whether data centers can use outside air to cool off. The verdict: Maybe, if you have the right weather, with good humidity levels, and can filter out hygroscopic salts. Yes, that's right, hygroscopic."

Submission + - Energy Star for servers?

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BDPrime

on Tuesday November 07, 2006 @07:50AM

BDPrime writes: "Call it the Energy Star program for servers. The EPA is backing a metric that measures how much power servers draw at different load levels. The idea: Find out which systems of yours are power hogs and avoid buying them in the future. The likes of IBM, HP, Dell, Sun, Intel and AMD are in on it. The EPA is backing it, though the federal agency doesn't have the final metric posted on its Energy Star site dedicated to data centers.

Will people start using it, though? According to one facilities manager, not right away:

"Some of my budget requests will likely bring a little more visibility to this, but I think it will probably take a year or two for things to catch on.""

Submission + - FCC backs free Wi-Fi at Logan Airport

Submitted by BDPrime on Thursday November 02, 2006 @11:51AM

BDPrime writes: The FCC has ruled in favor of Continental Airlines, which wants to offer free Wi-Fi in its frequent flier club at Logan Airport in Boston. Massport, the state agency that runs the airport, argued that Continental's free Wi-Fi would interfere with its own fee-based Wi-Fi and create safety problems. Continental appealed to the FCC and won.

More info on the fight is here. More info on Wi-Fi in 141 U.S. airports is here.

Submission + - iPod Recap

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BDPrime

on Friday October 20, 2006 @08:05AM

BDPrime writes: "Here's a good look at the iPod's five-year existence and how its emergence basically saved Apple from rotting away. From the story: "It's hard to overstate the impact of the iPod on the computer, consumer electronics and music industries since it was introduced in 2001. The iPod, arguably, is the first "crossover" product from a computer company that genuinely caught on with music and video buffs. It's shown how a computer can be an integral part of a home entertainment system, and it's led pop stars from U2's Bono to Madonna to trade quips with Apple's own rock star, CEO Steve Jobs.""

Submission + - E-waste

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BDPrime

on Thursday October 12, 2006 @02:44PM

BDPrime writes: "Apparently, a group from Congress is thinking about proposing national legislation that would make hardware manufacturers responsible for taking back their own stuff, similar to what happened in Europe with WEEE. The story quotes David Douglas, one of Sun's eco-evangelists, reflecting on the alternative:

"If we were having to deal with local regulations and local disposition facilities in every state, to deal with every state's nuanced costs, that would clearly involve cost to our basic equipment.""

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