Off Topic: Lost a couple of posts

Well, I just upgraded my laptop from one of the first generation Macbook Pros (Core Duo 2.0, acquired to replace my failed PowerBook G4 a little over two years old) to a new Macbook Pro (Core2Duo 2.5).
And while I love the new LED display (I went glossy over matte, but that’s personal preference) what I [...]

Macbook Air earns Silver EPEAT rating

Notice I am writing about this quite a bit thing?  I admit that based on the reading I have done that I am impressed with the little device so far, although the price tag on the SSD model – the one I think makes the most tech sense – is a bit tough to swallow.  [...]

Computerworld MBA Shortsighted if you ask me.

Everybody is talking about it – Computerworld sounds off too:
MacBook Air: Ethereal or Unrealistic? | Computerworld Blogs
One of the more interesting quotes in here (to me) was:

In my view, Apple’s enterprise-oriented subnotebook would be roughly one-inch thick, be sized to the 13.3 screen, have the MacBook Pro keyboard, and come with most of the ports [...]

Greenpeace applauds MacBook Air

I thought this was interesting…
PC World – Greenpeace Applauds MacBook Air
…especially since I see it as a good first step, I thought it interesting that Greenpeace should sound so impressed.

MacBook Air – a giant ecotech step forward?

Nice article outlining the green efforts Apple has made in the just announced MacBook Air:
Apple Grows Greener with MacBook Air « Earth2Tech
As the author says, incremental steps, but at least Apple appears to be honoring Steve Jobs pledge from a year ago.
The one exception: the battery can’t be replaced, which is a shame.
Which leads us [...]

EPEAT – it’s a Good Start!

There’s an interesting initiative going on to rate computers based on a fairly comprehensive set of criteria, called EPeat:
Welcome to EPEAT
EPeat ranks computers as Bronze, Silver, or Gold. Gold is a tough one, it represents meeting all EPeat requirements and exceeding them by 75%. Silver, much more common, represents a 50% margin. [...]