The programs that make your computer more environmentally friendly

Your computer can become more environmentally friendly - with the right program. Here are the free tools that save energy, ink and paper.

1. Turn off automatically
One of the easiest way to make a climate action is to turn off the computer when not in use.
The Windows functions are to handle this automatically, but the Power Management Wizard gives the settings a more user-friendly shell. Behind the program stands including U.S. Energy Department.
www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=power_mgt.pr_power_mgt_ez_wiz

2. Save hundreds of trees
597 trees. So many have so far been rescued by the Green Print program, in all cases if we are to believe the manufacturer's own calculations. Green Print program helps you to reduce the number of prints. You can remove pages you do not need to print and press together the information in a single paper.
www.printgreener.com

3. Better printing
Do you think Grenville Print is unnecessarily complicated, you can download HP's free Smart Web Printing. This is a small additions to the browser. When you see something you want to print, click a special button and then draw the lasso around it to print. You can then choose to make a hard copy or to save and make more prints at the same time.
The point is that you do not have to make unnecessary printouts. To save you both energy, raw materials and money.
http://h71036.www7.hp.com/hho/cache/482779-0-0-225-121.html

4. Save on ink
While the printer manufacturer Lexmark to help customers avoid unnecessary printing. If you install their toolbar in your browser, you better track of your prints.
The interface is approximately the same as in HP's Smart Web Printing, and what you choose is mostly a matter of taste.
toolbar.lexmark.com

5. The typeface for the environment
A smart way to save money and reduce environmental degradation is to change fonts. Yes, Ecofont is a font that uses less ink and toner. The explanation is that it contains small translucent points. As long as you do not write the headlines are paragraphs are invisible to the eye, but according to the manufacturer, they can still save 20 percent of the ink.
The typeface is free, and it is done in the standard format TrueType. To install it, click Start, Control Panel, Fonts, and select File, Install New Font.
www.ecofont.eu

6. Videoconferencing instead of flying
Airplane and car are two of the major environmental villains, and, above all, companies can save money and make an environmental effort by replacing business travel with video conferencing.
There are expensive professional solutions for this, but for those who do not want to make any large investments, it is sufficient with a webcam for a few hundred tickets and free program Skype. Keeping videoconferencing costs since not one penny.
www.skype.com