Free Software saves Computer Power

Free Software saves Computer Power

Computers use a lot of power. We have covered how to save energy on computers in the past.

Verdiem has a new FREE home version of their Edison power management software for the PC available now.  It runs on Windows XP and Vista and helps you configure your computer to save energy. The Vista version should run under Windows 7. Use Edison to set up work time and non work time power profiles. 

Display money, energy and CO2 used.

AKS-Labs has Free Watch Over Energy, an energy tracking and management software for Windows 9x, 2000, XP, NT. Watch Over Energy program can activate stand-by mode for your monitor when you are not using the PC and when no important programs are running. Track energy saving in both watt-hours and dollars.

JSutils has energy saving utilities for Windows 2000, Windows XP/2003, Windows Vista and Windows 7. One program monitors the mouse, keyboard and CPU load and initiates computer shutdown if there has been no keyboard or mouse activity and the average CPU load has been below the threshold set for the specified time.

Granola for Windows and Linux is software that improves the energy efficiency of your PC or laptop.