It’s been a mixed bag for coal this week, with some companies throwing in the towel on planned coal power plants and others slipping coal plants by regulators with compromises. In a time when Congress is mulling not whether, but how to implement a cap-and-trade system […] Read more »
The ethanol industry just can’t catch a break. We started tracking plant closures more than a year ago, when record-high corn and soy prices and an ethanol glut had squeezed ethanol’s profit margin to a slim 25 cents per gallon, down from $2.30 a gallon in […] Read more »
The FedEx guy (Ralph) showed up this afternoon with a big honking box from Apple. I was expecting the Apple 24-inch LED Cinema Display so it wasn’t a surprise other than the size of the box. It was darn heavy too and I had to wrestle […] Read more »
Just a last, quick note before I log out and have a Super MonkeyBall marathon this afternoon. Some folks were wondering if the first-gen iPhones wouldn’t be able to take advantage of LBS or Location Based Services since there no true GPS. I installed the free […] Read more »
Biofuel plants have been put on hold faster than your phone company’s tech support line. With corn and soy prices hitting record high prices and an ethanol glut flooding the market, ethanol’s profit margin per gallon has dropped to a meager 25 cents from $2. That’s […] Read more »
While Gmail is a favorite with many web workers who love its ease of use, its quick archiving, its keyboard shortcuts and its storage capabilities, the problem many people seem to face is an archive that seems to get more and more full every day. It’s […] Read more »
A recent spate of announcements indicates the 18- to 34-year-old male geek isn’t the only target audience for professional broadband video. Videos focused on everything from fashion tips for the budget-conscious clotheshorse to child-rearing advice for new mothers define some new content offerings that have recently […] Read more »
So I’ve been doing web development for almost a decade now, but I’ve never even come close to even thinking about developing for an operating system. I’m very interested in jumping in and getting my hands dirty with developing for OS X but honestly don’t have […] Read more »
Looks like the auction process that is the sale of AT&T Wireless is beginning to heat-up. Even though this is a two horse race, the two bidders Cingular and Vodafone are willing to match and raise their bids. With space of 72 hours, AT&T Wireless has […] Read more »