Save energy when using your computer
23/08/07 15:04 Filed in: Villager's
News
Thanks to Vanda for forwarding the following tip
on a good website to help us all reduce our
ecological footprint!
"Blackle" - http://www.blackle.com/ is the Google website but with a black background.
How is Blackle saving energy? Blackle saves energy because the screen is predominantly black. "Image displayed is primarily a function of the user's colour settings and desktop graphics, as well as the colour and size of open application windows; a given monitor requires more power to display a white (or light) screen than a black (or dark) screen." Roberson et al, 2002
How can you help? We encourage you to set Blackle as your home page. This way every time you load your Internet browser you will save a little bit of energy. Remember every bit counts!
"Blackle" - http://www.blackle.com/ is the Google website but with a black background.
How is Blackle saving energy? Blackle saves energy because the screen is predominantly black. "Image displayed is primarily a function of the user's colour settings and desktop graphics, as well as the colour and size of open application windows; a given monitor requires more power to display a white (or light) screen than a black (or dark) screen." Roberson et al, 2002
How can you help? We encourage you to set Blackle as your home page. This way every time you load your Internet browser you will save a little bit of energy. Remember every bit counts!