Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook

I saw this excellent article by Paul Strassman (writing a guest post for Larry Dignan) at ZDNet. I admit, though- I did not know that government officials– in this case, the Department of Defense– use Gmail for their government correspondence. Holy cow! Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra has been a consistent advocate of increasing [...]

This news isn’t going to please the tree-huggers…. the latest development to come down the pike in the insatiable thirst for energy is paper. Yes, paper! Scientists have been tinkering away, and have found that paper, when coated with ink made of silver and carbon nanomaterials, allow it to become a high-energy, highly-efficient source of [...]

Has your computer suddenly been getting a black screen? The latest Microsoft Windows Update may be to blame. Apparently, it’s affecting versions of XP, Vista, and Windows 7. Microsoft’s latest round of security patches appears to be causing some PCs to seize up and display a black screen, rendering the computer useless. The problem affects [...]

Here’s a brief distraction from my (usually) serious tech talk. Hoh boy, this is ripe! Cow dung to power more Dutch homes AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A plant that converts cow dung into energy for homes opened in the Netherlands… Manure from cows at a nearby dairy farm will be fermented along with grass and food [...]

Disturbing news from ComputerWorld. China is gearing up for “cyber warfare” while the United States blindly favors China with “Most Favored Nation” status, pandering to its Communist oppressive government, and free trade of endless toxic crap from the country…. unbelievable. Looking to gain the upper hand in any future cyber conflicts, China is probably spying [...]

It’s not a done deal YET, but it looks extremely probable: California is set to ban those high-energy consuming televisions. On Tuesday, executives and consultants for the Arlington, Va., trade group asked members of the California Energy Commission to instead let consumers use their wallets to decide whether they want to buy the most energy-saving [...]