Helping The Penguins Save The Planet

If you are reading this, than you are on a computer…or maybe cell phone or smart phone.  But let’s say you are here via a desktop or laptop computer.  Than you are probably wasting a lot of energy.  Don’t worry.  I’m doing it to.  It has almost become a necessary evil these days.

Faster processors.  Bigger monitors.  More powerful video cards.  Those things don’t run on happy thoughts alone.

I’m working on remembering to turn off my computers at night to let it cool off and hopefully save a couple energy cycles.

If you happen to be running Linux, you should go check out the Less Watts website where they are Saving Power with Linux.  The have a tips & tricks on the site.  A lot of them seem to involve turning off processes for things like WiFi and Bluetooth when you are not using them but there are plenty of other tops and some information about who they are and what they do.

If you are using Linux, go check out their site.  If you are not using Linux yet, rush on over here and start downloading.

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