Green Computing Tips for the Home or Office
You may not realize it, but your computer is using energy right now while you are looking for ways to go green online. Yet is your machine using that energy as efficiently as possible?
Luckily, you don’t have to analyze or even understand the internal working of your computer – leave that to the students attending PhD programs in computer science – to find out. Minimizing your computer’s carbon footprint is as easy as adjusting a few settings.
Turn Off Your Computer
Clearly one of the easiest ways to save energy is to turn your computer off and not use it at all. While that is not likely to happen permanently, particularly right now, you can save a significant amount of energy if you remember to turn your machine off when you are not using it. Many computer users leave their energy draining desktops on all day and night. Instead use a power strip to quickly power off the computer and any computer accessories. Continue reading
