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New software to reduce computer energy waste-> 0

Submitted by MBAFK on Friday April 23 2010, @07:27PM

MBAFK writes "In honor of Earth Day, MiserWare announced the release of Granola, energy efficiency software for PCs (see http://grano.la/). Granola can save up to 35% of the energy a computer uses. Imagine the difference that could make for the planet. Over a billion personal computers are in use worldwide, collectively consuming hundreds of billions of kilowatt hours annually. If each of these computers ran Granola and reduced their power consumption by only 10%, it would equate to removing 7 million cars from the road or planting 900 million trees or turning off 65 coal power plants. Granola is a free download for PCs or laptops running Microsoft Windows or Linux."
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Comment: Re:Many users are hoping for a formal recall (Score 1) 314

by MBAFK on Tuesday December 01 2009, @09:52AM (#30283138) Attached to: Dell Defect Turning 2.2GHz CPU Into 100MHz CPU?

Would you be interested in a governor with a performance guarantee?
If so you should check out the MicroMiser beta available here:

http://miserware.com/products_micromiser.html

It is much more sophisticated than the simple threshold based solutions.

Mat

Comment: Re:Host based networking? (Score 5, Informative) 374

by MBAFK on Monday December 22 2008, @11:45AM (#26201923) Attached to: VirtualBox 2.1 Supports 64-Bit VM In 32-Bit Host

If you wanted your VM to have an IP and appear as if it is a real machine on the network many people used to have to follow the 100 odd lines of documentation here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VirtualBox#Networking

Now they can just start it and it works out of the box.

India Brings Back Orbiting Satellite to Earth 210

Posted by timothy on Monday January 22 2007, @08:58AM
from the congratulations-on-a-hard-job dept.

bharatm writes "In a pathbreaking event heralding its arrival as a space power with capability to recover an orbiting satellite, India today successfully brought back a spacecraft to earth, giving a new impetus to the proposed manned mission to space in the next decade."

Computer Specialist barred from flying for T-shirt

Submitted by Proud like a god on Monday January 22 2007, @08:45AM

Proud like a god writes "As reported by the BBC The 55-year-old computer specialist, Allen Jasson, who lives in London, said he was sticking up for the principle of free speech when he was stopped as he was about to board a flight from Melbourne to London last Friday. He was wearing a T-shift features an image of President George W Bush, along with the slogan "World's Number One Terrorist".

After clearing the international security checks at Melbourne Airport, he reportedly approached the gate manager to congratulate him on the company's new-found open-mindedness. At that point, Mr Jasson was ordered to remove the T-shirt after being told it was a security threat and an item which might cause offence to other passengers.

"I am not prepared to go without the t-shirt. I might forfeit the fare, but I have made up my mind that I would rather stand up for the principle of free speech," he told Australian media.

A Qantas spokesman defended the airline's decision, saying: "Whether made verbally or on a T-shirt, comments with the potential to offend other customers or threaten the security of a Qantas group aircraft will not be tolerated".

What suprises me is that airlines still justify these policies, and is there more than a correlation between us nerds and an interest in Free Speech?"

Microsoft Launches Comical Effort to Fight Piracy 332

Posted by Zonk on Monday January 22 2007, @08:15AM
from the don't-copy-that-floppy dept.

theodp writes "A week before the release of Vista, Microsoft is expanding its fight against software piracy with a new educational effort that includes comics. Making its U.S. debut Monday, the Genuine Fact Files campaign aims to make Microsoft's message more accessible to a broader audience. BTW, Vista's Software Protection Platform (SPP) can put unvalidated copies of the software into a reduced-functionality mode. From the article: 'Microsoft plans to draw attention to it through banner ads on its Web sites and promotional material that it will hand out through partners. By using comics, the company aims to make the message more accessible to a broader audience. They are black and white, in a style similar to newspaper comics.'"

Explaining short-lived jobs on a resume?

Submitted by n7ytd on Monday January 22 2007, @08:08AM

n7ytd writes "Since taking a new job in 2006 and finding out it's not what I expected, I am spitting out resumes to find a new gig. I've been wondering how to explain the short time I've been in this job to prospective employers. Have fellow Slashdotters found this to be a challenge in the past, or it is par for the course and no big deal? As someone interviewing, would the 6-month position I've had with my current employer cause you concern?"

Something in Your Food is Moving

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Dekortage

on Monday January 22 2007, @07:11AM

Dekortage writes "The New York Times has a report on probiotic food: food that has live bacteria in it. From the article: "[for Dannon's] Activia, a line of yogurt with special live bacteria that are marketed as aiding regularity, sales in United States stores have soared well past the $100 million mark.... Probiotics in food are part of a larger trend toward 'functional foods,' which stress their ability to deliver benefits that have traditionally been the realm of medicine or dietary supplements.""

Australia says no change to SMS tapping laws

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 22 2007, @06:33AM

An anonymous reader writes "The Australian government has rejected a call to make it easier for police to access cellphone text messages during riots. The state of New South Wales wants more powers to tap these messages but the attorney-general has described the request as an unacceptable invasion of privacy."

OSDL and The Free Standards Group to Merge 97

Posted by Zonk on Monday January 22 2007, @06:32AM
from the straightforward-names-say-it-all dept.

Andy Updegrove writes "On Sunday afternoon, the Free Standards Group (FSG) signed an agreement to combine forces with Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) to form a new organization — The Linux Foundation. The result of this consolidation will be to dedicate the resources of the combined membership to 'accelerate the growth of Linux by providing a comprehensive set of services to compete effectively with closed platforms.' Jim Zemlin, currently the head of FSG, will lead the new organization as its Executive Director. The new organization will continue to support Linux in a variety of ways, including by providing economic support to Linus Torvalds and other key kernel developers, managing the Linux trademark, and providing legal protection to developers through such initiatives as the Open Source as Prior Art project, the Patent Commons, and the Linux Legal Defense Fund. All in all, a tall order, but eminently possible given its membership: The Linux Foundation's founding members will include every major company in the Linux industry, including Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, IBM, Intel, NEC, Novell, Oracle and Red Hat, as well as many community groups, universities and industry end users."