Content Insider # 124 - Free Stuff

Someone Pays Even for the Free Lunch

There is a whole group of people who grew up on the Internet that believes everything that is out there should be free. Stewart Brand set the stage back in 1984 at the first Hacker's Conference when he said -- Information Wants To Be Free. Information also wants to be expensive. That tension will not go away. At the end of the day an organization has to put money in the cash register so bills will be paid and people will have food/shelter. There is no such thing as a free lunch.

Targus EcoSmart Backpack

Constructed of recycled water bottles, the EcoSmart is the company's entry into the Green Economy

Plastic water bottles are probably one of the most evil inventions in recently history when it comes to harm to the environment. Not only are people being duped into buying something that can be had for just pennies, the container in which that water comes in is polluting the world's oceans and filling the landfills at an alarming rate. In the United States, many states have imposed a recycle fee on these bottles, yet not everyone bothers to "return for deposit."

2009 Digital Storage in Consumer Electronics Report

Some select findings

This report is the eighth report on data storage and emerging applications and the sixth report on data storage and the consumer electronics market published by Coughlin Associates. The consumer electronics market will be impacted by the overall economy in 2009 and well into 2010 but a recovery in 2011 could drive renewed demand for consumer electronic products and digital storage to support them.

The eco-friendlier APC Back-UPS ES-750

Live a little greener and pocket some green yourself to the tune of an average of $40 a year.

Money is tight right now and in times like these we try and make do with what we have and keep things working as long as possible. Its also nice to save a little money here and there when we can. So how does a UPS (uninterrupted power supply) fit into this picture? Speaking in general terms a UPS can save electronics attached to it from electrical surges or lightning strikes that could fry its circuitry forcing you to go out shopping for a replacement.

Content Insider # 120 - Cloud Work

Netbooks... The Easy Way to Sell More Service

It sounds almost too good to be true -- a cheap computer you can use/carry everywhere, never have to upgrade the operating system or your apps, with a battery that lasts for ... well a long, long time. Sounds great except we end up leaving all of our work in the beautiful white clouds. The clouds move. We forget which cloud has our stuff and how we get in. Worse, there's a **** storm in the cloud just as we want to get in.