The holy grail of renewable energy is a solar power plant that continues producing electricity after the sun goes down. A Santa Monica, Calif., company called SolarReserve has taken a step toward making that a reality, filing an application with California regulators to build a 150-megawatt solar farm that will store seven hours’ worth of the sun’s energy in the form of molten salt. Heat from the salt can be released when it’s cloudy or at night to create steam that drives an electric... Read Full Story

We had a great contest this year, with tons of awesome projects, and frankly we had a heckuva time picking winners. But the votes are all in now, and with the scores finally tabulated, I am pleased to announced the winners of the Make: Halloween Contest 2009. The envelope please…. Third runner-up: Everett [...] Read Full Story

By Nypoleon Knight I am about to demonstrate how powerful the internet can be in growing your network marketing business. You will get insight into using the tools and techniques that thousands have already applied to create network marketing success. You’ll understand how to apply this to growing your Trump Network Marketing Business and any other [...] Read Full Story

By Bill Lloyds Selling a product or service to a local customer base often does not provide a business with the needed growth opportunities to thrive. By expanding a customer base a business has the capacity to expand ex potentially. However in order to expand in this manner it is necessary to employ more strategic marketing [...] Read Full Story

Forgive me for being a shill, but InnoDB appears to have added a feature for the next release of the InnoDB plugin that prevents the buffer pool from getting wiped out by a full table scan. Many people have requested this. The documentation is excellent. I have tested it and not only did it work [...] Read Full Story

Google received many complaints that Google Toolbar is not available for Chrome, so it created a page meant to convince users that “many Toolbar features are already built right into Google Chrome”. The page explains that Google Chrome already includes a search box, a pop-up blocker, a new tab page, a spell checker and it offers [...] Read Full Story

Last year I wrote about 12 essential web site building blocks — things that you should check when you take on responsibility for a new web site, or even just launch one. Well, this year I’ve come up with a few more, mostly as a reminder to me for the next site that I’ll be running. Establish [...] Read Full Story

1. Google updates Friend Connect in move against Facebook Connect 2. 46% of holiday shoppers doing more comparison shopping online before purchasing in-store 3. Best Buy prepares for post-DVD world with a DVD service offering 4. IBM developing TV remote that can tweet 5. Americans not as isolated as previously thought, and social media plays a role Read Full Story

Shove stuffed animals in here and mess be gone.This oversized, plush bag is covered with large, zippered windows made out of transparent, durable mesh. Children can fill the bag with stuffed animals of all sizes creating a giant stuffed animal from stuffed animals. $83.99 Read Full Story

Do you have high home energy bills? Apart from the home bank mortgage, the next biggest household expense would be the amount of money we pay for electricity. Many home owners are looking for ways to reduce their home power consumption. One solution is to use renewable energy such as solar. The fastest way to start enjoying the benefits of free energy from the sun is to use a solar power kit. With so many solar power kits in the market, how would you know which one is right for you? Wh... Read Full Story