On Mon, 7 Feb 2005, markzero wrote:
These switches should technically not be able to work without a power
supply but evidently they work just fine. I don't question the
arrangement, I just observe it from across the room. We get along fine.
Many KVMs draw power from the mouse/keyboard
* Louis LeBlanc [2005-02-07 14:57 -0500]
I'm coming into this thread a bit late, but if you go to
:
You'll see a neat little gadget that will tell you exactly what your
computers electrical usage is.
I'm not saying that leaving your computer on 24/7 consumes little power.
I'm just
On Tue, Feb 08, 2005 at 11:12:19AM +0100, Svein Halvor Halvorsen wrote:
* Louis LeBlanc [2005-02-07 14:57 -0500]
I'm coming into this thread a bit late, but if you go to
:
You'll see a neat little gadget that will tell you exactly what your
computers electrical usage is.
I'm
On 8 Feb 2005, at 10:12, Svein Halvor Halvorsen wrote:
In this setup, you need to warm up your house somehow. Since *all*
energy
in the end turns to thermic energy (elementary physics), the route this
energy takes from moving electrons to heats is of little interest (when
you're just looking to
* Adam McMaster [2005-02-08 14:00 -]
It's not really the case that all the energy becomes heat, since the
computer also has moving parts and generates sound (a *lot* of sound if
it's anything like mine). Most of the energy going into a computer
probably does become heat in the
* Erik Trulsson [2005-02-08 11:17 +0100]
Not necessarily true. It was my message you originally replied to, and
the apartment where I live has central heating, such that the heating
is included in teh rent, and does not show up on the electricity bill
(and I don't think the heating
* Erik Trulsson [2005-02-05 23:55 +0100]
Also keep in mind that if you leave the computer running all the time
it will show up on your electricity bill, so if you wish to save power
you should shut down your computer over night.
Given that your house needs to be warmed up (a presumption I
* Erik Trulsson [2005-02-05 23:55 +0100]
Also keep in mind that if you leave the computer running all the time
it will show up on your electricity bill, so if you wish to save power
you should shut down your computer over night.
Given that your house needs to be warmed up (a
On Feb 7, 2005, at 3:34 AM, markzero wrote:
* Erik Trulsson [2005-02-05 23:55 +0100]
Also keep in mind that if you leave the computer running all the
time
it will show up on your electricity bill, so if you wish to save
power
you should shut down your computer over night.
Given that your
markzero writes:
m Actually, I've found that five machines, each with two disks, onboard
m graphics and sound, an average 700mhz P3 with a 250w power supply
m haven't really made a dent on my electricity bill.
My bills have been unusually high lately and it prompted me to do some
calculation to
Since the computers are necessary for both work and play, I consider
running them to be electricity wisely used. I do turn the monitors off
when I'm not home, but since they are all flat panels now, that
represents only a trivial amount of electricity.
That reminds me:
Please also consider
Since the computers are necessary for both work and play, I consider
running them to be electricity wisely used. I do turn the monitors off
when I'm not home, but since they are all flat panels now, that
represents only a trivial amount of electricity.
That reminds me:
Please also
On 02/07/05 09:21 AM, Svein Halvor Halvorsen sat at the `puter and typed:
* Erik Trulsson [2005-02-05 23:55 +0100]
Also keep in mind that if you leave the computer running all the time
it will show up on your electricity bill, so if you wish to save power
you should shut down your
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