Posted in Happenings, Noise 13 on February 27th, 2008 0
After 6 years of living on 566 Folsom Street, Noise 13 is ready for change. So we’re packing up and moving…four blocks away! Our new office is more spacious, more modern, has central heating, and is conveniently located near South Park, at 599 Third Street, Suite 301.
Also, keep your eyes open for some of our […]
Posted in Environment on December 12th, 2007 0
This article on the NY Times web site describes how UPS used software to make adjustments to the routes of its 95,000 truck fleet. By eliminating left turns, and the time spent waiting to make them, they saved 28.5 million miles of travel and 3 million gallons of gas. I’m going to do my part […]
Posted in Environment on November 19th, 2007 0
I just saw this article on Treehugger about two new hybrid vehicles. While it doesn’t look like there’s room for the golf clubs, the claimed 300mpg and 600 mile range for the gas-electric model is exciting. Interestingly, they used monitors in the dash as a replacement for side-view mirrors, giving you a near heads […]
Posted in Environment on September 27th, 2007 0
I recently read an interesting article on wired.com. Current techniques to derive ethanol from corn (e85) only generates 30% more energy than required to grow and process it. Instead, if scientists can develop a method using enzymes to break down the cellulose found in plants, a potentially limitless source of fuel could be feasible.
Posted in Web on September 13th, 2007 0
BENEFITS
When developing our sites redesign, I had a few goals in mind:
1. Make it as easy as possible to update
2. Make it search engine friendly
3. Make it as lightweight (file size) as possible