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2007 July 25

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New York Office Towers Using Ice-Box Cooling

Some forward, and backward, thinking companies in New York are using the traditional ice-box method to reduce, or eliminate, air conditioning during the high heat of summer.
Benefits are said to be lower pollution, higher efficiency, and lower overall costs for the same level of cooling.
The systems use ice, frozen at night, with air recirculated over […]

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Windows XP Not Perfect

In a time when many are being very vocal about the shortcomings of Windows Vista, it seems strange to many to admit that Windows XP is not yet perfect.
It isn’t.
As this is being written, the computer where the composition is taking place is running strong after nine days of up time. During the nine day […]

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Great Britain Says No to Copyright Extensions on Music

Tuesday the British government said no to an effort to extend the copyrights on sound recordings from 50 to 70 years. This seems only natural as the lifespan’s of people are increasing past 70 years on average.
In the United States, artists receive royalty payments for up to 95 years, while Australia has laws making 70 […]

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Thinking About Speakers

    Lately it has been a real problem to find a speaker that is both affordable, yet sounds good with a wide variety of material.
    For many, the loudest, most sparkling [not in the good way] is what people look for with a home theater system. They are looking for the same sort of sound […]

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