BloomBox – The Next Big Thing In Energy?

February 23rd, 2010

http://onlygizmos.com/content/2010/02/black-n-green.jpg In the world of energy, the Holy Grail is a power source that’s inexpensive and clean, with no emissions. Well over 100 start-ups in Silicon Valley are working on it, and one of them, Bloom Energy, is about to make public its invention: a little power plant-in-a-box they want to put literally in your backyard.

You’ll generate your own electricity with the box and it’ll be wireless. The idea is to one day replace the big power plants and transmission line grid, the way the laptop moved in on the desktop and cell phones supplanted landlines.

It has a lot of smart people believing and buzzing, even though the company has been unusually secretive – until now.”

[source CBS]

Solace Networks Brings You Clear Peace of Mind

January 13th, 2010

http://hirestandards.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/clear_logo.jpgSolace Networks has teamed with Clear in order to offer the latest in 4G WiMax technology to its customers in the DFW Metroplex and beyond.  The emerging wireless technology allows 3-6Mbps download speeds and 1 Mbps uploads for your business.  Depending on your area, we recognize that this technology may be a viable supplement to your existing Internet connection for either backup purposes or a needed speed boost.  With the Service Level Agreements in place with Clear, it may also be a welcome replacement for some as their primary connection to the Internet.  Still curious as to how WiMax works?  Click HERE for a WiMax Diagram that will help.

DropBox: Sync to the Cloud

January 4th, 2010

Syncing files between two computers or more became an easy endeavor when DropBox was initially released.  In a nutshell, DropBox is an application that runs on your desktop and links your other DropBox installs across the Internet.  DropBox resides as a folder on your desktop where you can place files that you would like to keep synchronized.  This allows you to work on documents at one location and have the changes propagated automatically across all locations.  Since you get 2GB’s of free storage, it is a great secondary backup of your important documents where there is also an added benefit of accessing them from the web in a pinch.  DropBox is a great tool that also has other great advantages depending on how you choose to use it.  Storing your iTunes in your DropBox account is one option that I researched.  Imagine being able to sync your iPod with any of your computers instead of having to wait to get home or to work to sync!

Google Slashes Prices for Online Photo Storage – Picasa

December 21st, 2009

Google recently announced a price cut for their online storage for Picasa, in effect cutting the cost by 75% and increasing the storage capacity that it buys by 50%.  Some of the reasons are due to the decline of hard drive storage costs and a beefed up infrastructure that makes it more manageable.  They are currently pricing 20GB of storage space at Read the rest of this entry »

Demystify Cloud Computing

December 16th, 2009

When we mention cloud computing, we get many questions regarding the technology and how it differs from the typical in-house network that most companies are accustomed to.  In the article below, Novell VP and CEO explains “5 Things Every CEO Should Know” about Cloud Computing:

Everyone is talking about cloud computing these days, but what is it really, and why should chief executives care? When you boil it down, cloud computing is merely the ability to use computing resources–applications, business services and others–on a pay-as-you-go basis in real time over the Internet. With cloud computing, you get instant access to data and applications from any device with Internet access. It can enable businesses to instantaneously and temporarily tap into additional resources when they need it most, without having to invest in new machines or build new data centers. [More]