2850 times around the world in an electric car

Andy Talbot’s talk at the GreenLight meeting last night provided a fascinating insight into the energy infrastructure of a large organisation, and the opportunities to make changes and save money. There’s a run-down of the meeting here.

The next meeting is at 6pm on Thursday 20th October at the Shire Hall, Hereford, where Jamie Baldwin of Caplor and Pete Linnell of Life Space Design will speak respectively about renewable energy options, and heat conservation in different types of buildings.

After that we’re considering experimenting with a lunchtime meeting – what do you think? Your opinions count – help us make GreenLight the sort of organisation YOUR business can benefit from.

Bless him

We at OpenSure think Brian Blessed is magnificent. Flash, the Palm Pilot comment (not for those of a tender disposition, bit of a sweary clip), that beard, that voice, the mountain-climbing – we aren’t worthy, frankly. So imagine our delight to find this video of BB at last year’s Software Satisfaction Awards. It’s well worth a listen to BB’s comments on the place of technology and our relationship with the planet, not to mention overly-fervent environmentalists. We must love you and leave you – we only have fourteen hours to save the world!

Ubuntu podcast featuring HLUG

We’re delighted to be working with HLUG (Herefordshire Linux User Group) on the Software Freedom Day event in Hereford on Saturday, and the Open Source Schools Project. Tony Sales of Vinux and Sarah Chard, core HLUGgers both, were interviewed for the latest Ubuntu podcast. You can hear it here, and learn more about the whys and wherefores of HLUG’s creation, Tuxedu.