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"The typical computer wastes over half of the elec...

2007-07-16T11:26:00.000-04:00

"The typical computer wastes over half of the electricity it consumes with the power supply being one of its biggest offenders."

This is a serious problem, especially considering how many PCs are in use today. I'm glad to see that Google, Intel, and the rest of the Climate Savers Computing Initiative are beginning to do something about this. But some American cities, such as Boston, have

I did not know that about the screen background th...

2007-06-18T12:08:00.000-04:00

I did not know that about the screen background thing, but it makes sense. In regards to the suggestions on your page, another trick web developers can do is use CSS to make sure their pages are printer friendly. Sometimes users want to print out and save a webpage they are looking at. Using CSS one can turn off the stuff that is nothing but detritus on the printed page (e.g. menus and ads) and

Good idea setting up energy saving - but how about...

2007-06-18T11:56:00.000-04:00

Good idea setting up energy saving - but how about beginning at home with a black background for google pages. http://www.tiptheplanet.com/index.php?title=Desktop_Computers_and_Monitors - White backgrounds use 20% more energy than dark backgrounds (US Department of Energy).

Tom