How to be Eco-friendly: A Conscious Choice

Each and every one of us has a part to play in our bid to save precious energy sources and saving the environment. Saving no matter however small contributes, and eventually can make a difference. Cutting down on just the power consumed by the electronic applications which we use everyday can be a significant contribution. Simple savings like turning off fan and lights when not in use can help. A computer, for example, consumes a lot of power, most of which is consumed by the monitor.

Here are some steps to reduce the power consumed by a PC:

1. Turn off monitor if ur going to be away from screen for close to 5 mins.

2. Use blackle as ur default search. Blackle is a google-powered search engine. It saves energy as less power is consumed for black display as compared to a whie screen. To learn more about Blackle, click here

3. Set the default background color for ur browser as Black, and text as white (default is otherway round). This default color is only used for pages which do not have a background color specified.
For firefox, go to Tools -> Options -> Content -> Colors
For IE 7, go to Tools -> Internet Options -> General -> Colors. Untick 'Use Windows Colors' and now select background as black.

Specially for people working in IT sector:
4. Turn off the computer before leaving for the day (as far as possible)
5. Print documents/email only when really required.
6. Use both sides of the paper for printing.

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