Category Archives: environment

Queensland Floods and the Web

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Bryn

Floods have devastated Queensland and other parts of Australia. The area underwater is greater than France and Germany. At times like these I am always amazed at the great and positive ways how Web 2.0 technologies are used; whether social … Continue reading →

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Broadband for Arnhem Land

Posted on December 13, 2008 by Bryn

From the ABC’s 7:30 report, a good news story about the Broadband Revolution coming to Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. A fibre optic cable has be laid into Arnhem Land. This is great story in so many ways: The … Continue reading →

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Google's Photovoltaic System

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Bryn

This is kind of a follow up to my previous post on Green Computing. IT Conversations has posted a talk by Anthony Ravitz, Project Coordinator, Real Estate & Workplace Services, Google, about Google’s installation of photovoltaic cells on the roof … Continue reading →

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Green Computing

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Bryn

From IT Conversations Phil Windley’s interview with Jeremy Faludi about Green Computing. I highly recommend listening to this. They address the environmental aspects of computing from the massive amount of power used by data centers to the chemicals used in … Continue reading →

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