Comments on: How green is your PC? http://www.badlanguage.net/how-green-is-your-pc How to communicate Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:12:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Bruce Pilgrim http://www.badlanguage.net/how-green-is-your-pc#comment-245140 Bruce Pilgrim Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:03:15 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/how-green-is-your-pc#comment-245140 Using cruise control saves 7 to 14% on fuel costs, according to edmonds.com: " We have always agreed with this tip in theory but we hadn't expected such significant results. First, it smoothes out the driver's accelerator input by preventing nervous "surging." Second, it makes the driver take the long view of the road rather than reacting to every change in the traffic around them." Cruise control is not good in mountains, though. Using cruise control saves 7 to 14% on fuel costs, according to edmonds.com:

” We have always agreed with this tip in theory but we hadn’t expected such significant results. First, it smoothes out the driver’s accelerator input by preventing nervous “surging.” Second, it makes the driver take the long view of the road rather than reacting to every change in the traffic around them.”

Cruise control is not good in mountains, though.

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.badlanguage.net/how-green-is-your-pc#comment-243327 David Bradley Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:37:20 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/how-green-is-your-pc#comment-243327 If you've got a wireless network connection you can save battery/power on your laptop/PC by switching off the wireless card while you're not using the connection. Maybe save a few milliwatt hours each day if you can bear to not check email every ten minutes, that is. More seriously, when you have to take a trip, don't leave your car idling while you dash back in to collect the various things you forgot and kiss your partner goodbye...five minutes idle time is apparently the equivalent of a 3km drive at 45kmh or thereabouts db If you’ve got a wireless network connection you can save battery/power on your laptop/PC by switching off the wireless card while you’re not using the connection. Maybe save a few milliwatt hours each day if you can bear to not check email every ten minutes, that is.

More seriously, when you have to take a trip, don’t leave your car idling while you dash back in to collect the various things you forgot and kiss your partner goodbye…five minutes idle time is apparently the equivalent of a 3km drive at 45kmh or thereabouts

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