Fix your PC's power-hogging habits free...
06/14/07 01:40
Did you
know your PC could be consuming as much energy as a
150 watt light bulb 24 hours a day? Even while it
is SUPPOSED to be
sleeping your PC could be costing you $120 per
year...
...CO2SAVER, a free program
for Windows XP and Vista has solved the problem.
It gives you a simple pre-configured control panel
to put the machine (and attached monitors) to
sleep when needed. It also tweaks some
hard-to-configure settings that defeats Windows
attempts to keep a machine awake if it thinks
(correctly or otherwise) that it is detecting a
background task other than mouse or keyboard
activity.
It can save over 2,500 lbs. of CO2...
If you're buying a new PC, check out a laptop as they often use just 20% of the power of a desktop PC & monitor (even with a big 17" screen).
Apple's all-in-one iMac is also power-thrifty even the giant 24" screen version. (Macintoshes don't need CO2Saver as they already go to sleep when inactive.)
It can save over 2,500 lbs. of CO2...
If you're buying a new PC, check out a laptop as they often use just 20% of the power of a desktop PC & monitor (even with a big 17" screen).
Apple's all-in-one iMac is also power-thrifty even the giant 24" screen version. (Macintoshes don't need CO2Saver as they already go to sleep when inactive.)