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Monday, 29th March 2010

Earth Hour: Is it Time to Virtualize the Electrical Grid?

Another Earth Hour has passed by this weekend. Electrical systems across the globe were shut down to observe, for an hour, that energy is precious. In this moment, we also acknowledge that as humanity, we have the power to do better for ourselves. One great thing about Earth Hour is the photos. If you haven't yet, check out the brilliant photo…

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Cloud Computing

Weekly Poll: Is Oracle a Cloud company?

In our poll last week, we asked: "Does it Really Matter How Cloud Computing Is Defined?" This week, we want to know: "Is Oracle a cloud company?" The questions have some relationship as how we defien cloud computing has some impact on the way we view a company and its overall vision. As for the overall debate, most of our respondents to last…

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Dean of Lean Eric Ries Announces Scholarships for Lean Startups

Eric Ries, the driving force behind the lean startup movement, announced Sunday on his blog Lessons Learned the creation of two scholarships for lean startups to attend upcoming conferences. A lean startup is one that takes advantage of various techniques and technologies to produce a product at minimal cost, while continually revising and…

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Coming Soon to Gmail Chat: File Transfer

Google just announced a small but useful update to the chat feature in iGoogle and Orkut, Google's social network. You can now use the chat feature to send photos, documents and other files directly to your contacts. More importantly, though, Google also announced that it plans to finally bring this file transfer functionality to Gmail's…

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Report: Last Bastion of the Bookworm Becomes Internet Hub

Nearly 15 years ago, libraries were still primarily a place to go check out the printed, bound word. Only 28% offered Internet access, whereas today, almost all public libraries offer access and are helping to bridge the digital divide, according to a report by the University of Washington on Internet use in libraries across the country. According…

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