Archive for the 'Green IT' Category

Kalamazoo-area stores offer Earth-conscious materials, fabrics (The Kalamazoo Gazette)

The peace silk used to make Jillian Granz’s Oscar dress may be expensive and hard to find, but Kalamazoo-area stores offer a variety of natural fabrics. Dick Dapson, co-owner of Fabrications in Richland, said the natural and sustainable trend in fabrics has gone through an ebb and flow over the past 25 years but that he and his wife, Janet, have remained faithful to natural fibers.

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Young Danville Inventor Gets National Attention (CBS 5 Bay Area)

He’s only in his 20s and his invention is receiving major national attention. Jason Lucash from Danville used recycled materials to play a new tune. He invented fold out speakers made from recycled paper and cardboard.

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Irish Cream Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Recipe (BellaOnline)

Here’s a great dessert to serve on St. Patrick’s Day; since it’s creamy and delicious (and not green), it can be served anytime there’s a need for a fancy dessert.

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Compugen’s Harry Zarek Named Global Partner Executive MVP at VMware Partner Exchange 2010 (Marketwire)

Virtualization Strategy Helps Canadian Enterprises Save on Datacentre, Desktop Costs and Yields Green IT Benefits

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“Computer, Heal Thyself!” Workers Demand (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

TAMPA, Fla.—-According to a new survey, sponsored by Persystent Software, 65 percent of employed adults in the U.S. who have a work computer1 wish computers could fix themselves when they are not working properly.

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