… Well, sort of.  At least it can be printed on trees, err, paper that is.  In an interesting twist in the ongoing chase to become “green” the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has discovered that if they have all students, instructors and staff print e-mails using the Century Gothic font they will save money.

It turns out that the Century Gothic font is a thin font, with narrow lines being printed.  In comparison to many of the alternatives, a savings of 30 percent of ink can be expected.

You might expect this to be trivial, but in a world where the desire and need to be “green” becomes married to the need to be fiscally responsible, this makes sense.  The school, which has about 6,500 students and routinely spends $100,000 per year on ink and toner, expects to see savings between $5,000 and $10,000 annually.  I don’t know about you, but that is a pretty good chunk of change to warrant the environmentally friendly decision.

What do you think about this?  Do you know of any other companies or organizations that have or are planning to embrace similar cost saving and “green” strategies?  Even though you won’t see such magical savings on your home printer ink consumption, do you plan to consider a switch in your default font?

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WMPoweruser.com is reporting that technical writer Charles Petzold is writing a book detailing developing for the Windows Phone 7 operating system.  He has chosen to release a draft version, weighing in at 153 pages, in ebook format.

This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in developing for the upcoming Windows Phone 7 platform, as you can get a practical look at how Silverlight and XNA will be used for the phones, complete with code samples.

If you are interested, you can download the ebook in XPS format here or in PDF format here.  You can also download the code samples referenced in the book here.

Amit and the crew over at SBSH have been busy working behind the scenes once again to introduct SBSH Historia.  Historia is a call logging program for the Blackberry that incorporates the ability to automatically logs calls to the calendar, track various details about calls including CellID and allows for advanced filtering.

SBSH Historia is available here in trial form and can be registered for only $5.95.  While this version supports Blackberry devices version 4.2 and higher, both with and without a touch screen, SBSH has announced that Historia will soon be available for both Blackberry and Windows Mobile users as well.  Stay tuned for an announcement regarding these versions as well!

SBSH Historia for BlackBerry released! The ultimate call logging solution for the professional user! Extended call logging, direct call logging to your BlackBerry Calendar and more!

April 6th, 2010 – SBSH is proud to announce the release of SBSH Historia for BlackBerry – the ultimate call logging tool for professional BlackBerry users!

SBSH Historia for BlackBerry is the perfect addition for the professional user. Featuring unique Calendar Logging technology that automatically logs specific calls to your BlackBerry Calendar, extended call log with virtually unlimited log history, advanced call information with full details about each call including cell ID and more!

SBSH Historia Highlights

• Extended Call Log – Virtually unlimited call logging history. Easily track calls, even those made a long time ago!
• Calendar Logging – Automatically adds appointments to your BlackBerry Calendar for calls made from/to your BlackBerry
• Logging Filters – Limit Calendar Logging only from specific callers list. Perfect solution to monitor calls duration with clients
• Call Log Exporting – Export your entire call log from your BlackBerry to your PC. Suitable for stats and reports
• BlackBerry Tailored – Designed for use with BlackBerry 4.2 or higher, supporting both touch and non-touch BlackBerry devices

Click here to read the release note from our development team and find out more about the new SBSH Historia for BlackBerry release

Pricing and Availability

SBSH Historia for BlackBerry costs $5.95.

SBSH Historia for BlackBerry can be registered at the following link:
https://www.mobihand.com/cart1.asp?posid=362&pid=57305

Further Information and Download Details

SBSH Historia for BlackBerry web-page and screenshots
SBSH Historia for BlackBerry download

SBSH Historia will soon also be released for Android and Windows Mobile.

Support Information

SBSH Support team is available 24/7 to help you with any inquiry

Visit SBSH Forums to share ideas and share your experience with other SBSH users and our development team

About SBSH Software

SBSH Software is a rapidly growing software firm specializing in the mobile market, developing software solutions for Windows Mobile, Symbian S60, BlackBerry RIM and iPhone/iPod Touch devices. We offer a variety of best-selling applications for the fast growing mobile market, enhancing end-users experience and providing added-value for mobile devices.

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SBSH invites members of the press to get familiar with our applications. Contact us today at press@sbsh.net to receive a complimentary copy of our applications.

So, today has been something of a Murphy’s Law kind of day…as in, everything that could go wrong pretty much did. I will not bore you with all of the details, except to say that I am safely in Florida now. I did, however, want to share one story with you.

When I stopped at the rental counter to pick up my car, they told me that for just $10 per day, I could have a GPS in the car. Now, I have a GPS on my phone, but I figured this might be better. Bigger screen, more features, reliable local maps, so I ( meaning the office) sprang for the extra money and got the GPS. What a mistake that turned out to be.

I should have known something was wrong when it took forever to obtain the satellite signal. The problem I had was that it never really wanted to tell me where to go, or how to get where I was going. It did a great job of showing where I was…some of the time.

After about a half our of driving around, hopelessly lost, I finally found a place to pull into a parking lot, grabbed my car charger out of the trunk, and plugged in my phone ( for the record, HTC Hero on Sprint). I fired up the Sprint Navigator app (which is powered by Telenav ( www.Telenav.com)), and away I went.

After completely retracing my steps and driving all the way back through the airport, Sprint Navigator, which I had in my pocket all along, got me to my hotel quickly and easily, and more importantly without a single missed turn..thanks for nothing, Enterprise.

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Now that using your iPad for a while has left all the other Apple gadgets you have, well…….tiny, you can find a new purpose for that iPhone 3GS you just bought and now use only for making calls.  For one whole dollar you can bluetooth your camera to your iPad.

Download Camera A to your iPad and Camera B to your iPhone.  The app for the iPad will cost you a buck while the app for the iPhone is free.

You can also choose to save each picture to both devices or just the iPad.  Keep in mind that for now this app only works on the iPhone 3GS.

Check out Gizmodo for a short video of the camera app in action.