A few Announcements

First, I would like to pass on a link to the web site for Blog Action Day. This year on October 15 bloggers worldwide will come together to post about this years topic, Poverty.
What is Blog Action Day?

Blog Action Day is an annual nonprofit event that aims to unite the world’s bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, to post about the same issue on the same day. Our aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion.

Click on the graphic below to learn more or particpate by blogging:

Also in the news, Dell has announced it will use Mercury-Free LED monitors for it's laptops, starting on December 15, 2008. Whether Dell has a better marketing strategy or they are the first of the big computer manufacturers to go green is my question. They have also announced they will design their desktops and laptops to consume 25% less energy by 2010.

A quick loook at Hewlett Packards site shows they have an environmental impact statement, but they do not publish any actual numbers associated with this. This "Design for Environment" statement was created in 1992...maybe it's time they update, hm?

If you like Wierd Al Yankovich and computers, you'll love this song: "It's All About the Pentiums"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj3MrY6DP-s