(Update, 2/25/2012:  This is the first of two posts discussing oil analyses.  To read the second, click here.)

If you or anyone you know is responsible for maintaining large, expensive engines like those used in heavy trucks, stationary generators, or aircraft, you may already be familiar with oil analyses as a tool for diagnosing maintenance issues.  If . . . → Read More: Oil Analysis For Beginners

By now we’ve all heard the stories about Google’s über-efficient data centers housed in re-purposed warehouses and paper mills, but tech giants Apple and Microsoft are just as keen to market themselves as the greenest of the green.

Apple, for instance, is currently building a combined solar array and fuel cell system to generate 60% of the . . . → Read More: Tech Companies Competing for “Green” Crown

A new gas station just opened down the block from our office, and very early during construction I heard that they would be installing a compressed natural gas (CNG) filling station.  When they opened for business last week, I couldn’t help but notice the cost for CNG was just under $2 per “gasoline gallon equivalent,” (gge) . . . → Read More: Fuel for Thought

It’s official.  As of August 1st, Microsoft began shipping Windows 8 to its OEM partners, with general public release scheduled for October 26th.  With all the hype, you may be wondering how the latest version of Windows will effect your workplace.

The latest version of Windows is a landmark release.  In order to participate in the tablet . . . → Read More: Windows 8 in the Workplace