Comments on: Top 10: Use Your Computer to Help the Environment http://cybernetnews.com/top-10-use-your-computer-to-help-the-environment/ Technology News Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:46:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CARPENTER’S - LORD OF THE TECHS » Blog Archive » 10 Ways To Help The Environment with Your Computerhttp://cybernetnews.com/top-10-use-your-computer-to-help-the-environment/#comment-118527 CARPENTER’S - LORD OF THE TECHS » Blog Archive » 10 Ways To Help The Environment with Your Computer Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:35:05 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/15/top-10-use-your-computer-to-help-the-environment/#comment-118527 [...] Read Article Here. [...] [...] Read Article Here. [...]

]]> By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/top-10-use-your-computer-to-help-the-environment/#comment-118402 Ryan Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:59:11 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/15/top-10-use-your-computer-to-help-the-environment/#comment-118402 @Jack of all Trades: Those are some great tips! I didn't even think about the packaging and such that is saved.<div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-118293" rel="nofollow">Anonymous wrote:</a><blockquote>This is avoiding paper when it is recyclable and replacing it with electricity which’ll increase global warming.</blockquote></div> The energy consumption is extremely minimal though when you think about the amount of time you'll spend reading the news or sending an email. @Jack of all Trades: Those are some great tips! I didn’t even think about the packaging and such that is saved.

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This is avoiding paper when it is recyclable and replacing it with electricity which’ll increase global warming.

The energy consumption is extremely minimal though when you think about the amount of time you’ll spend reading the news or sending an email.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://cybernetnews.com/top-10-use-your-computer-to-help-the-environment/#comment-118293 Anonymous Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:30:41 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/15/top-10-use-your-computer-to-help-the-environment/#comment-118293 This is avoiding paper when it is recyclable and replacing it with electricity which'll increase global warming. This is avoiding paper when it is recyclable and replacing it with electricity which’ll increase global warming.

]]> By: Jack of all Tradeshttp://cybernetnews.com/top-10-use-your-computer-to-help-the-environment/#comment-118212 Jack of all Trades Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:58:30 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/10/15/top-10-use-your-computer-to-help-the-environment/#comment-118212 Don't just read your newspaper online, use word Reading view (which is also the default view in 2007) to read even long documents. i personally use this feature a lot on my not so eye-friendly CRT.if you must print, check if your printer also have a saving mode and/or lower resolution - it is not only about saving paper, but also saving other types of consumable (not just the ink/toner, but also it's packaging. not to mention a lot of money.if a test done recently (link missing) is correct, if you just turn on a Blank screen saver on ur CRT, you will save power, cause black, is using less power then white/colorful images. this is of course only for CRT, since LCD just let light from the back to pass through to the front. in them, u can just lower the brightness if you can. Don’t just read your newspaper online, use word Reading view (which is also the default view in 2007) to read even long documents.
i personally use this feature a lot on my not so eye-friendly CRT.

if you must print, check if your printer also have a saving mode and/or lower resolution – it is not only about saving paper, but also saving other types of consumable (not just the ink/toner, but also it’s packaging. not to mention a lot of money.

if a test done recently (link missing) is correct, if you just turn on a Blank screen saver on ur CRT, you will save power, cause black, is using less power then white/colorful images. this is of course only for CRT, since LCD just let light from the back to pass through to the front. in them, u can just lower the brightness if you can.

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