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As more applications are run through a web browser, even that is beginning to be streamed from the cloud. Is that the best use of our now highly efficient computers? How energy efficient is application streaming?

Services shipped with Windows 95 no longer work - ICQ, AOL Messenger, MSN. All shut down. But how likely is that today?

To avoid accusations of greenwashing, data center operators must consider investing in a portfolio of renewable energy products. RECs cannot credibly be used to back claims of 100% renewable energy use.

Developers face an onslaught of marketing and an unrelenting velocity of releases to keep up with. This is why we started Console.

Most data center sustainability strategies still focus on renewable energy certificates (RECs). RECs are now considered low quality products because they cannot credibly be used to back claims of 100% renewable energy use

I now have to make a decision between having the best, cutting-edge hardware vs the freedom and control to do what I want with the device I spend most of my time on.

What’s next? 1) Console - a free weekly email digest of the best tools for developers; 2) researching sustainable computing at Uptime Institute.

The carbon footprint of a laptop is mostly in the manufacturing. Servers are different, and ARM chips are starting to change the game.

The carbon footprint of a laptop is mostly in the manufacturing. Servers are different, and ARM chips are starting to change the game.

Progress in renewable energy has pushed IT carbon footprints down, revealing how much more work is needed in manufacturing.