green computer

New Year’s resolutions can be hard to keep, but lowering your personal computing’s carbon footprint is super easy. Not only will you save on energy costs, but you’ll save money and you’ll be more nimble and flexible in how technology is incorporated into your life. And if one of your resolutions this year was to [...]

Read more 5 tips for a greener PC in 2012

by Pedro Hernandez on January 11, 2012 · 1 comment

Update: IP shenanigans?! Catch the drama over at techETA. If you’re a savvy computer user, you’ve probably already tweaked your power settings. But some folks still need some help, and there’s no shortage of PC power management solutions that caters to them. One such product is efo’s ECO Button. Pictured above, the USB device doubles [...]

Read more An eco-button for PC efficiency

by Pedro Hernandez on September 22, 2010 · 2 comments

A green PC is the sum of its parts. Credit: bit-tech.net A “green” PC isn’t really energy efficient if it consumes less electricity at the expense of performance. That’s the subject of bit-tech.net’s excellent article that tackles the green…

Read more Green PCs: Energy Efficiency and Performance

by Pedro Hernandez on February 24, 2010 · 0 comments

Adding a hard drive to your Windows PC is an easy way to expand storage capacity if you find yourself running out of room for your files. But there are two problems with this approach. First, it’ll cost you money….

Read more Green Computer Tip: Don't Buy Another Hard Drive, Delete Duplicate and Update Files

by Pedro Hernandez on June 5, 2009 · 0 comments