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There are loads of ways to make your computer greener, and one of the most important is managing its energy consumption when not in use. Ideally, your computer would be turned off whenever you aren't using it, but practically, that just doesn't happen. We often don't want to shut down our computer when leaving for a meeting that will last a few hours, or we get distracted and leave it on over night. There are quite a few options for downloads that turn your PC into an energy sipper, but typically they aren't detailed in their setting options. If you'd like a power management system that is specific to your schedule, there's a new solution that could help you out.
Personalize Your PC Power Management
SetPower is a free download that lets you specify when your computer should be awake or asleep. For instance, if you know that each day you're going to be away from it from 3 pm to 6 pm, you can program it to fall asleep during those hours. Additionally, you can program a laptop to go into sleep mode differently depending on if it is plugged in or running on battery power.
Save Energy, Save Green
The company states that it can save you as much as $10 a month compared to if you leave the computer running all the time. That's a claim you can take with a grain of salt because, faithful Planet Green reader, we're sure you don't leave your computer running overnight! So your savings will be smaller than that, but you'll still be saving energy and carbon emissions.
