I have been working on the software side of my greenBox Project as of late. I just wanted to make a quick update on my progress. I have the setup working pretty much the same as it did in Ubuntu 9.10 on Ubuntu 10.04, and, I have to say, Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) seems…
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I decided to give a little “code name” for my desktop virtualization in a box project. I don’t think I will keep it if I ever choose to sell it as a real product, but I need to call it something, for now. I began the first step today; software. I am now building my…
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That is the key here; to create a system that would be cheap and reliable. Could this be achieved using consumer hardware? AMD has just released their 6-core Phenom II processors. Utilizing these cheap and powerful CPUs, I believe I could build a server powerful enough to meet the requirements for a small desktop virutalization…
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Check out my Virtualized Desktop Demo here (if you haven’t already):http://www.tintedgreen.net/?page=article&id=18 The question I have been trying to answer lately: Could I sell this type of desktop virtualization system as a product to public access sites? The idea is to sell a “black box”. The customer would get a very small server that is ready…
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After building the Ubuntu Linux-based system for the Nova Scotia Community Access program, I have been very eager to build a Windows-based equivalent. I wanted to take what I had learned from the C@P project and find a way to use the same technologies to produce a system that utilizes Windows 7. Let’s look at…
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For the last year, I have been talking to a lot of people about the idea of using desktop virtualization for faster and easier deployment of desktop computers. Now, all I have to do is prove it. For the Nova Scotia Community Access Program (NS C@P), I developed a system using virtual machines, an open…
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Welcome to the blog for tintedGreen. I am hoping to use this blog as another connection for people interested in seeing what I’m doing. I will use this space for off-topic discussion (things not related to Green IT or my projects) and for small updates on projects that I am working on. Let’s see how…
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Some of the concepts of Green IT can be a little complicated. Fortunately, this one is not. For this article, I am going to look at the basics of real world computer energy use. And what better way to do that then to use computers around my own home? Fortunately, these four machines are all…
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Note: While I tried to write this article for anyone with a slightly enhanced knowledge of computers, an understanding of Virtualization and Virtual Machines would help with the material in this article. There are many, many resources on the internet to find out more. I would recommend Anandtech’s Introduction to Virtualization as a good starting…
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The following is a short article I wrote for the Halifax Chamber of Commerce Eco Solutions Newsletter. The entire newsletter can be downloaded here:http://tinyurl.com/dm72v4 Green Computing is the idea that we can develop computer systems and networks that are much more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. By using the latest in Green Computing Technologies, a…
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