Month May 2007

IBM will be spending $1 billion a year to make its data centers more energy efficient. The company has aptly titled this initiative Project Big Green, and claims that it will enable the average 25,000-square-foot data center to cut its…

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Use Bringo to look up the 800 number of the company you want to call. Enter your phone number. “Wait a few seconds while we navigate the phone tree.” Bringo will then phone you. When you pick up the phone,…

In the Inbox, from Tom Johnston My colleague Barbara Kaye (University of Tennessee) and I (Texas Tech) need your help. We are asking you if you would please publicize our survey about blogging and the Iraq War. Results from an…

Corn prices are up 46% in a year in the US. Gas is over $4 a gallon retail in some areas now. In Guatemala, the price of corn is also soaring due to it being exported for use as biofuel…