Save "Phantom Energy"

You've seen the advertisements on television. You've seen the slogans everywhere. We must protect the environment and "Go Green." One of the easiest ways to reduce household electricity consumption (not by much, but it can add up over time) is to unplug power adapters when you're not using them. The slogan now is, "Unplug and Save." Take a look around your house. If you're not charging or powering your laptop, mobile phone, or MP3 player, then perhaps you should unplug these when you're not using them.

Here's a tip: plug these charging devices into a single power strip and simply shut down the power strip when you're not using them.

Energy Star Settings for My Notebook

My Lenovo Thinkpad X200 Tablet PC is considered a "green machine." One of the power settings is labeled "Energy Star" and that's the setting I mainly use on this portable device. It puts the computer into Sleep Mode (or Standby) after 10 minutes of inactivity. The nice thing about Vista (and Windows 7) is that a laptop wil come out of Sleep/Standby very quickly. Therefore, it makes sense to have the PC go into a low power mode and save electricity (and the environment). If you're not using an energy-efficient power setting on your PC, then you should consider changing it so that you start saving some electricity. This planet has finite resources and we should all work together to preserve as much as we can for the next generation. Go Green!

Go Green Today on Earth Day

Go Green! That's become such a common saying these days. Computers are going green and so can you! Make sure to unplug your power transformers when you're not using your devices. Turn off your PC at night. Laptops consume less power than desktops. However, laptops also come with batteries that contain heavy metals which are toxic to the environment. I'm proud of the fact that my Thinkpad X200 Tablet is a "green PC."