People are afraid of Smart Meters
See this posting… People are afraid of their new smart meters.
Smart Lighting for 2011
Check out this article about smart lighting for the future… This is the future of Lighting!!!!
http://venturebeat.com/2010/12/23/leds-smart-lighting-2011/
Computer Tricks
So the last few days I have been dealing with Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 and Windows Vista. I’m happy to say I’m back to working order… but I just found a really usefull link I wanted to share with all of those Windows Vista Users. If you follow these directions you will gain about 3GB of harddrive space.
For users who have Vista with SP2, the “compcln.exe” is found in the System32 folder can help you to greatly reduce the size of your WinSxS folder (running this tool will make it impossible to remove updates and service packs, so make sure you are happy with your updates or you will be reinstalling Windows). To use the file do the following:
1. Open My Computer
2. Double click C:\ (or the drive letter Windows is installed on)
3. Double click the Windows folder
4. Double Click the System32 folder
Lighting for Tomorrows 2010 Awards Announced
The LFT (Lighting for Tomorrows) awards were announced today. Some very cool products are on the list. One of my favorite is the Philips Endura LED lamp. I plan to put these lamps all over my home.
http://www.lightingfortomorrow.org/
http://www.lightingfortomorrow.org/2010/winners/ssl_philips_endura.shtml
End of Summer Update
Well it’s been a wonderful summer. Sailing, training, and searching for business. I have updated the speaking engagements page, I hope to see you out this fall at some of these engagements. You will also find me at LDI, IALD, IES, and GreenBuild conferences this fall. We will be exhibiting at GreenBuild this year!
Stay tuned form more lighting, LED, and design updates from arround the world.
Death of the Incandecent Lamp
Interesting article from the Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/08/01/the_incandescent_bulb_an_obituary/
LA residents and LEDs
LA Times reporting on LED streetlights and peoples reactions
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0602-ledlites-20100602,0,1153038.story
DOE Publishes Recommendations for Testing and Reporting LED Luminaire Lifetime
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a new guide, LED Luminaire Lifetime: Recommendations for Testing and Reporting. Developed by a working group created by DOE and the Next Generation Lighting Industry Alliance, the publication is available in PDF format on the DOE website at http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/publications/pdfs/ssl/led_luminaire-lifetime-guide.pdf.
The working group is under the guidance of the DOE SSL Quality Advocates program and is composed of a diverse group of experts in reliability, lighting, and LED technology. Their recommendations are a follow-up to an earlier publication, Reporting LED Luminaire Product Performance, which focuses on initial performance criteria and product consistency, and laid the groundwork for the Lighting FactsCM label.
Many thanks to this group for their hard work on an extremely complex topic. Their recommendations are an important first step toward consistent, industry-wide understanding of LED luminaire lifetime, and will assist standards organizations in their work.
To view the guidelines, or to learn more about the DOE SSL Quality Advocates program, visit www.ssl.energy.gov/advocates.html.
Next Generation Luminaires 2009
NGL has released the 2009 listing of commercial LED products you should know about. To learn more about the program visit www.ngldc.org.
Download you copy of the catalog here http://avmister.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/ngl09_catalog_final_web.pdf.
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