Of the dozens of deaths attributed to Hurricane Sandy, many were caused by carbon monoxide poisoning from generators being run in garages, basements, porches and other enclosed or partially enclosed spaces. Unfortunately, the rush to power ...
Tags: generators, lights, heat, running refrigerator
Did you or your kids get a Wii U for the holidays? Nintendo TVii—the streaming-video service promised for the new gaming console that wasn't quite ready at launch—is a very good reason your Wii U should be in the living room ...
Tags: Nintendo TVii reviewed, entertainment hub, gaming console, TV, movies
Power, speed, and run time are among the criteria that separate the welcome cordless-tool gift from the model that gets used once or twice before it's banished to the basement. But in Consumer Reports tests, we found plenty of ...
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Like many suburban homes, Mark and Bea Manzo's Naperville basement is filled with toys. But instead of Dora the Explorer and Thomas the Tank Engine, the shelves are lined with Flash Gordon, "Star Trek" and "Happy Days" figurines. The ...
Tags: toys, Flash Gordon, vintage toy, toy industry
Infoworld - If you're searching for a fountain of youth, the easiest way to get that feeling of continual rebirth is to hang around a few tech product launches. Every new rollout comes with the fresh, unabashed feeling that this has never ...
Tags: Computer Programmers, Computer, Apple, computer industry
Jan. 4, 2013 - Fenestration Canada is reporting that the Ontario provincial government has announced changes to its Green Energy Act requiring windows sold in Ontario to meet certain energy efficiency standards. The change takes effect ...
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The best washers and dryers in Consumer Reports' latest tests are typically among the most expensive, so if you want a matching dryer for your new washer you might have to spend lots of money to do loads of laundry. You'll pay about $3,100 ...
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HOUSTON, TX-- Have a crack in your windshield and have been trying to figure out where to get it fixed at? No need to worry and drive around with a busted windshield thanks to a recent Consumer Report for where to get your windshield ...
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Devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy forced at least two major hospitals and a data center in lower Manhattan to resort to backup generators fueled by diesel for power. In these cases the backup processes failed. In two of the outages, ...
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The classic quote from Warren Buffett about a financial crisis is also true for data centers. It's "only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked," the multibillionaire businessman said. Hurricane Sandy brought the ...
Tags: NYC, data centers, US, IT industry
When seawater flooded streets in lower Manhattan Monday night, it filled the bottom floors of the basement of an office building at 75 Broad St. and its lobby up to four feet. This was not a good development for the data center ...
Tags: Data Center, US, NYC, Customer Effort
Rackspace was one of the first players in the cloud arena. The company recognized early that enterprises wanted faster, simpler ways to spin up and spin down servers. If the bosses are going to be fickle and impulsive, there will always be ...
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For Jagdeep Singh,head of software development at the Financial Times,agile programming is less about formal development techniques and more a way of modern business life. In the fast-moving world of the media,development teams have to ...
French security firm Intego discovered a new Mac Trojan horse this week that is being used to target specific individuals. The Trojan, dubbed "Crisis" by Intego -- a Mac-only antivirus developer -- and called "Morcut" by Sophos, is ...
Tags: Intego, Mac, Trojan horse, Hacking Toolkit
wo monolithic buildings in lower Manhattan that serve as major network hubs for the U.S. are operating on generator power, thanks to Hurricane Sandy. The buildings, known as carrier hotels, are a 2.9 million square foot structure at 111 ...
Tags: U.S., network hubs, generator power, Hurricane Sandy