Sustainable IT: “The average employee wastes $85 worth of printer paper and ink each year through unnecessary prints,” begins Ted Samson in Hands on: GreenPrint cuts printing bills. Think of it in dollars. “If you’ve got 5,000 employees, that’s around $425,000 tossed in the trash each year.” Ouch. Startup GreenPrint, though, has an application it claims can chip away at such waste. Samson had the chance to play around with the product. “Overall, I’m fairly impressed by what I’ve seen in the software. While there is room for improvement (and what Version 1.0 product doesn’t have that?), I see plenty of potential value for companies.” Best of the blogs: Here’s a question for you: Would you have allowed Bill Gates to be born? Pointing to the MSNBC piece, Matt Asay responds, “Of course. He’s done a huge amount of good for computing.” Podcasts: The more that technology permeates our work and private lives, the higher the need for security. Google, for instance, jumps into the security software market via its GreenBorder acquisition, and David Marshall explains just what that means. “It sounds like this service might be going head-to-head with Microsoft’s Windows Live OneCare.” Tune into The Virtualization Report. Notes from the field: The oft-sassy Robert X. Cringely is at it again. Or, perhaps it’s Microsoft that is actually up to some old tricks. Microsoft to OEMs: Bend over and take Vista like a man. The software giant, you see, sent certified letters to its harem of hardware makers about what might happen if they ship a system with a non-genuine copy. The answer: the system is crippled for 30 days. “This would be fine if Microsoft were a reasonably competent organization and Windows Genuine Advantage worked flawlessly.” Alas… Technology Industry