http://www.itworld.com/green-it xx http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/85605/chrome-shines-gore-opines-staffs-decline Google's Chrome OS captured a lot of headlines and hype this week after the company invited the media in to have a look-see, setting off a whole lot of opinions about whether it will be any good. Microsoft, predictably, doesn't think so. Otherwise, Al Gore offered his opinion on the role supercomputers can play to quell climate change, and for the first time we can recollect there were not one, but two, cat-related IT stories that caught our attention. http://www.itworld.com/operating-systems/85605/chrome-shines-gore-opines-staffs-decline#comments Business Government Green IT Legal Mobile & wireless Operating systems Personal tech Security Software Windows Opinion Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:40:14 -0500 ITworld staff 85605 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/85392/california-bans-power-hungry-tvs-critics-blast-regulation California TV shoppers are going green - whether they like it or not. On Wednesday, the California Energy Commission voted unanimously to apply a new standard requiring TVs up to 58-inches in screen size sold in the state to eat up 33 percent less electricity than they do currently by 2011 and 49 percent less by 2013. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/85392/california-bans-power-hungry-tvs-critics-blast-regulation#comments Government Green IT Personal tech News Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:39:57 -0500 ITworld staff 85392 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/85391/california-takes-aim-power-hungry-tvs-whats-next Televisions are notorious for draining huge amounts of energy, which is why California is cracking down with energy efficiency regulations. But your HDTV isn't the only home tech product that's slurping up power. Here are 5 other gadgets that you should turn off when not in use: http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/85391/california-takes-aim-power-hungry-tvs-whats-next#comments Green IT Personal tech News Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:39:56 -0500 ITworld staff 85391 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/green-it/85381/get-serious-about-green-david-suzuki Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki thinks the technology sector has yet to come to grips with the amount of waste it produces. http://www.itworld.com/green-it/85381/get-serious-about-green-david-suzuki#comments Green IT News Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:39:51 -0500 ITworld staff 85381 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/government/85041/will-smart-grid-protect-consumer-privacy A big shot of stimulus money awarded last month is sure to accelerate the transformation of the U.S. power grid into a massive network capturing data about much of what we do inside our homes. But will we trust this new "smart" grid with our data? I think the answer to that question will depend on the first impressions we get from the privacy and security offered by our power companies. Up until now, however, it hasn't been obvious to the average consumer what those protections are. http://www.itworld.com/government/85041/will-smart-grid-protect-consumer-privacy#comments Government Green IT Opinion Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:09:57 -0500 ITworld staff 85041 at http://www.itworld.com