All Posts Tagged With: "low energy"
We have all been doing this – buy some new light bulbs, screw them in, and save the planet – simple. It was until I picked up an interesting article in today’s New York Times:
A lot of people these days are finding the new compact fluorescent bulbs anything but simple. Consumers who are trying them say they [...]
Look for bulbs with the Energy Star label, which indicates they meet at least minimal performance requirements.
Be aware that compact fluorescents can take one to three minutes to reach full brightness. This is not a defect.
The place where people are most likely to use compact fluorescents, closets, may be a poor choice. Experts at Energy Star [...]
The team have been working with Fusion-io this week on tuning the large data warehouse application that used to run like a dog. Initial results show that it is at least 18 times faster using the iDrives than a large and expensive EMC DMX4 array.
