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10 Easy Tips to Save on Your ComputerEnergy Usage and Run Your ComputerEfficiently
Are you looking for ways to cut down on your computer energy usage and reduceelectricity bill? Many computer owners do not bother with this at all thinking thatcomputer uses much less energy compared to air conditioning units. Little did theyknow that implementing the following tips will help them not just reduce energyconsumption but it will make their computer run more efficiently as well. Hopefully,after reading this article, you will realize the benefits you’ll get from following thesetips.1.Shut down your computer when not in use. Donot let it run all the time. You will not harmyour computer by switching it on and off asneeded. Computers are designed to be thatway. Turning off an unused computer will not just reduce your electricity bill but will help cutcarbon dioxide emissions as well.2.Let it sleep after periods of inactivity.3.Switch the monitor off when you won’t beusing it for several hours.4.Ditch your screensavers. Screensavers keepyour CPU awake and hard drive active andmake your computer use more energy.Screensavers especially photo screensavers may require the extra use of agraphics card, which means you’ll have the hard drive, graphics card andmonitor all in use at once.5.Utilize your computer’s power management features and modify power options.Here you can set the amount of time you want your computer to wait beforeentering energy savings mode.6.Buy flat-screen monitors whenever possible. LCD monitor use about one-third of the electricity consumption of the traditional CRT monitors.7.Close applications that are not in use.8.Set the screen brightness at the lowest comfortable level.9.If you do decide to purchase a new computer, make sure that you choose acomputer and monitor that are Energy Star compliant. Energy Star compliantcomputers are said to be energy-efficient. If you need to use a computer all thetime, try using a laptop instead of a desktop PC. In general, laptops are greenerthan desktops because they have been designed with power sensitivity in mind.10.Unplug the chord off the wall after using your computer. Just because yourdesktop PC or laptop is shut down doesn’t mean it is not using energy. Manypieces of electronics use power even when they are turned off.
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