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Submission + - Should You Raise Your Data Center's Temperature? (datacenterknowledge.com)

Submitted by

miller60

on Monday September 24, 2007 @04:39PM

miller60 writes: "With many U.S. corporations trying to lower their data center power bill, some vendors are recommending they raise the temperature in their data centers.. At the recent Data Center World conference, a Sun Microsystems executive recommended a set point of 78 degrees. Nudging the thermostat higher can save money, but some warn that it leaves facilities more susceptible to "hot spots" and may leave less time to recover from a cooling failure. Left to choose between paying a higher power bill or a server meltdown, many data center operators seem inclined to err on the side of applying too much cooling, rather than too little. What's the temperature in your data center?"

Submission + - Open Directory of Mobile Operators

Submitted by

azzurro

on Monday September 24, 2007 @04:26PM

azzurro writes: "for many years now GSM World was the only place where one could find listing of all mobile (virtual) network operators. And the last month some clever people created the Open Directory of all world mobile operators. Registered users may submit information (a-la Slashdot) and even evaluate (I think this feature was recently canceled but must come back) evaluate their service. And of course there is a possibility to leave comments. Something like this is a MUST for any kind of service and hopefully the idea will spread to other mediums. Tell me what you thing about this."

Submission + - USB 3 optical connection in 2008-10 times as fast

Submitted by psychicsword on Tuesday September 18, 2007 @10:14PM

psychicsword writes: "Intel and others plan to release a new version of the ubiquitous Universal Serial Bus technology in the first half of 2008, a revamp the chipmaker said will make data transfer rates more than 10 times as fast by adding fiber-optic links alongside the traditional copper wires."
"The current USB 2.0 version has a top data-transfer rate of 480 megabits per second, so a tenfold increase would be 4.8 gigabits per second."
This should make USB hard drives easier and faster to use. The article can be seen here http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9780794-7.html

Submission + - Sony and rootkit... again! (redoracle.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 28, 2007 @03:27PM

An anonymous reader writes: Sony seems to have very low memory. It's famous the rootkit installed through its musical CDs and now here it is another one. This is the time of USB stick Microvault USM-F fingerprint reader. So when the customer installs the support software of the product, he'll have also the malware.

Submission + - Symantec Marketing Rep Uses Kaspersky Antivirus

Submitted by solareagle on Thursday June 28, 2007 @02:07PM

solareagle writes: During a presentation to announce Symantec's latest product, a spokesman for the company delivered an enthusiastic pitch to a roomful of big name clients. . . . During the wrap-up to his presentation, the spokesman was forced to query collective laughs, and quite possibly shouts of "it's behind you", by turning to face his presentation screen. He found the source of their amusement in the form of a prominent pop-up box, obscuring his Powerpoint presentation, stating that the rival Kaspersky anti-virus software loaded on the machine he was using to present had updated its definitions. Oops.

Submission + - iPhone to be available sans-Contract (boygeniusreport.com)

Submitted by

drhamad

on Thursday June 28, 2007 @02:00PM

drhamad writes: "According to the Boy Genius Report, the iPhone will be available with a prepaid option, meaning with no contract! Could this prepaid option be the reason the "2 year contract" requirement was removed from the ads?"

Submission + - Google Desktop for Linux Released (geekzone.co.nz)

Submitted by

untouchableForce

on Wednesday June 27, 2007 @10:40PM

untouchableForce writes: "Geekzone reports that Google has (finally) released their Google Desktop application for Linux. The popular search software now runs on the three most popular operating systems Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. You may download Google Desktop for all three of the OSes at their website.

Utilizing this utility, some well thought out samba shares, and some custom code, is it possible that this could provide a cheaper alternative to the Google Search Appliance"

Submission + - Google Desktop Now on Linux

Submitted by warrior_s on Wednesday June 27, 2007 @09:38PM

warrior_s writes: Thats right, Now it DOES run on Linux. Google Desktop is now being offered for Linux.
Google Desktop for Linux was written natively and uses Google's own desktop search algorithms, not existing Linux search applications such as Beagle, a company representative said. Only computers with x86 processors can use the software. It supports the Debian 4.0, Fedora Core 6, Ubuntu 6.10, Novell SUSE 10.1 and Red Flag 5 versions of Linux, and uses either the KDE and GNOME graphical user interfaces. Here is the scoop from builderau and cnet

Submission + - Morgan Stanley to Own Walmart Solar Power (environmentalleader.com)

Submitted by

mdsolar

on Tuesday June 26, 2007 @11:49PM

mdsolar writes: "Investment banking firm Morgan Stanley will own/finance the solar power systems installed by SunPower on Walmart's California stores. From the article:

The customer pays the financing partner for the solar electricity generated over a long-term power purchase agreement. At the end of the term specified under the agreement, the customer typically has the option to renew the agreement, transfer the equipment to a new site, or purchase the system outright from the financing partner.
When investment banking money starts acting like this, we are beginning to see a major shift in how we generate power. Stories on Macy's and Target stores getting solar power are also linked. They join Kohl's, BJ's, Costco, Staples and Tesco in the big box retail sector."

Submission + - E-Gold Taken Down by Feds for Money Laundering

Submitted by loqi on Monday April 30, 2007 @03:36PM

loqi writes: Citing child pornographers and online scammers as the beneficiaries of an effectively anonymous payment system, the U.S. Department of Justice has filed charges of conspiracy and money laundering against the online payment system E-Gold. With advances in cryptographic techniques like Brands credentials and transparent servers, will money laundering laws continue to be enforceable?

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