Woody Leonhard, Katherine Murray

Green Home Computing for Dummies

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

It can be easy to be green! Follow these suggestions and help save the planet

Get on board the green machine! Here's how to assess your technology's green factor and make small changes with big impact. You'll also find tips for using technology in green ways and advice on getting rid of old devices in an environmentally friendly way. Learn what to buy, when to upgrade, where to find green ideas, and much more.

Watch your step - calculate the size of your carbon footprint and see how much your electronics contribute to it
Do your home work - find great advice to help you make the case to your employer for telecommuting options
You have the power - to use less energy, and you'll find lots of ways to do that
Green upgrades - discover how to give your current computer a green makeover
Buying green - learn what to look for when shopping for a new computer and peripherals
When it's time to retire your electronic devices - uncover earth-friendly ways to recycle your old computer and be sure you don't give away your personal data
Sharing is good - see how home networks, device sharing, and Windows Home Server can protect the planet
The green cloud - find out why cloud computing makes green sense

Open the book and find:

What the Energy Star can tell you
Tips for reducing energy use throughout your home
The difference between Energy Star and EnergyGuide
How to decide what to print and what to read on an electronic device
Ten great places to find green hints
Definitions of common green terms
How to prepare equipment for recycling
Guidelines for setting up a green home office

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 668g
• ISBN-13: 9780470467459
• ISBN-10: 0470467452
• Artikelnr.: 26009319

Autorenporträt

Woody Leonhard is best known for his various Windows All-In-One For Dummies books. Woody's a Microsoft MVP and one of the original Microsoft Consulting Partners. He's also a Contributing Editor for Windows Secrets Newsletter. Katherine Murray is a nature lover, communications expert, and the author of more than 50 books on technology and business topics related to digital lifestyle.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1
Part I: Getting a Little Green Behind the Ears 5
Chapter 1: What Is Green Computing? 7
Chapter 2: Checking Out Your Carbon Footprint 17
Chapter 3: The Straight Scoop on Power 31
Part II: Choosing Your Green PC Path 63
Chapter 4: Assessing What You've Got 65
Chapter 5: Giving Your Computer a Green Makeover 83
Chapter 6: Buying a Green Computer 105
Chapter 7: Choosing Earth-Friendly Peripherals 125
Chapter 8: Recycling Your Computer 139
Part III: Greener Under the Hood 163
Chapter 9: Optimize Your Computer Power Management 165
Chapter 10: Greening Mobile Devices 195
Chapter 11: Print Less, Breathe More 213
Chapter 12: Seamless Sharing across Systems 227
Part IV: Telecommuting, Teleconferencing, and Teleporting 247
Chapter 13: Making the Case for Telecommuting 249
Chapter 14: Telecomm Central: The Green Home Office 269
Chapter 15: Collaborating and Cloud Computing 283
Chapter 16: Making the Connection: Virtual Presence 301
Chapter 17: Your Green Small Business 321
Part V: The Part of Tens 341
Chapter 18: Ten Best Ways to Make Your Computer Greener 343
Chapter 19: Ten (Plus) Online Resources for Green Info, Action, and
Products 351
Index 359