December 2008 - Posts

One shiny new gadget, hold the lacerations please!
28 December 08 02:53 PM | markaggar | 2 Comments   

  Like most people, I've never been a fan of the so-called "blister-packs" that house today's electronic gadgets.  While I've never personally done any serious damage to myself when trying to open one of these, it's understandable Read More...

Electric Cars = Environmental Paradox?
15 December 08 03:58 PM | markaggar | 1 Comments   

I was just reading a BBC news story about the new electric Mini E . This little beauty does 150 miles on a 2 hour charge at 48 amps (presumably on 230V). A quick back of the envelope calculation (actually calc on my Windows Mobile smartphone) yields figures Read More...

Server Efficiency Pot o' Gold
10 December 08 03:11 PM | markaggar | 0 Comments   

My colleague Matt Robben from the Windows Server performance team has produced a very comprehensive white paper and accompanying blog post which goes into great detail about how you can save energy with Windows Server 2008 power management, including Read More...

Filed under: Technology Footprint Reduction, Server Efficiency, Green IT, Power Management, Windows Server 2008

Efficiency part 2
09 December 08 05:04 PM | markaggar | 0 Comments   

A few things today. First, part 2 of my Green IT interview has been posted on TechNet Radio .  Direct links are available to WMA , MP3-Hi and MP3-low .  In this one, I talk predominately about virtualization. Also in the deja vu category is Read More...

Green IT TechNet Radio Interview
02 December 08 12:06 PM | markaggar | 0 Comments   

My former colleague, Adam Bogobowicz interviewed me recently on Green IT for TechNet Radio .  This is part 1 of a 2 part interview.  You can access part 1 of the interview via the following links: WMA   MP3 (Hi bandwidth)   MP3 (Low Read More...