Thursday, February 25, 2010

Why You Should Turn Off Your Computer At Night

1.) It's one of the easiest things you can do to be green and save energy. The power required to run all one billion (estimated) of the world's PCs for just one night is enough to power the Empire State Building inside and out for 30 years. (PC World)

2.) Turning your computer off gives your Random Access Memory (RAM) a chance to defragment and increases your computer's speed the next day. Sleep and Hibernate do not do this.

3.) It's good for your computer, because it gives the components a chance to cool down. This should decrease the wear and tear on the computer when they were turned off.

....and the fourth and final reason is

4.) You are supposed too, it's an office standard.

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