Comments on: Save Energy – Kill Your Screensaver http://www.codesqueeze.com/save-energy-kill-your-screensaver/ Ideas for building efficient developers and software Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:03:44 -0500 hourly 1 By: Destroy3r3 http://www.codesqueeze.com/save-energy-kill-your-screensaver/#comment-4473 Destroy3r3 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:52:55 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/save-energy-kill-your-screensaver/#comment-4473 I totally agree with the article, screensaver is an energy-wasting trick! Turn it off now and save our world! I totally agree with the article, screensaver is an energy-wasting trick! Turn it off now and save our world!

]]> By: Jeremy N http://www.codesqueeze.com/save-energy-kill-your-screensaver/#comment-366 Jeremy N Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:58:20 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/save-energy-kill-your-screensaver/#comment-366 BigFix (http://bigfix.com) has come up with a solution pack (http://www.bigfix.com/products/solutionpacks/systemmanagement.html) that manages the shutting down and powering up of system to work with various sub systems that run at night (backups, patch management, etc). According to BigFix beyond the “green thinking” it saves a large amount of money for the company in power bills. Maybe a bit more expensive then a group policy in Active Directory, but a great idea just the same. Now for us geeks that just can’t get enough of work and need to remote in at night, maybe some WoL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake-on-LAN) training would really cut some power usage. Anyone have a good way to use WoL with Remote Desktop while outside the “corporate network?” BigFix (http://bigfix.com) has come up with a solution pack (http://www.bigfix.com/products.....ement.html) that manages the shutting down and powering up of system to work with various sub systems that run at night (backups, patch management, etc). According to BigFix beyond the “green thinking” it saves a large amount of money for the company in power bills. Maybe a bit more expensive then a group policy in Active Directory, but a great idea just the same.

Now for us geeks that just can’t get enough of work and need to remote in at night, maybe some WoL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake-on-LAN) training would really cut some power usage. Anyone have a good way to use WoL with Remote Desktop while outside the “corporate network?”

]]> By: Jon Silvers http://www.codesqueeze.com/save-energy-kill-your-screensaver/#comment-365 Jon Silvers Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:10:18 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/save-energy-kill-your-screensaver/#comment-365 Good summary! Screensavers seem like an artifact from another era, not sure why people still use them or like them. Good summary! Screensavers seem like an artifact from another era, not sure why people still use them or like them.

]]> By: Chris Patterson http://www.codesqueeze.com/save-energy-kill-your-screensaver/#comment-363 Chris Patterson Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:50:29 +0000 http://www.codesqueeze.com/save-energy-kill-your-screensaver/#comment-363 I totally agree, all these power-wasting things are worthless. How many watts were wasted trying to find Elvis in space with the SETI@home project? Enable all your power saving sleep options and get over the fact that if you fall asleep at the keyboard for 15 minutes your machine will go into Sleep mode. Just hope that XP/Vista doesn't crash when it wakes back up. :) I totally agree, all these power-wasting things are worthless. How many watts were wasted trying to find Elvis in space with the SETI@home project?

Enable all your power saving sleep options and get over the fact that if you fall asleep at the keyboard for 15 minutes your machine will go into Sleep mode.

Just hope that XP/Vista doesn’t crash when it wakes back up. :)

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