Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Today's Energy Insight

Screensavers...

A)  are a great way to save energy.

B)  use more energy than they save.

C)  help your computer run properly.

D)  are necessary to preserve the life of your computer monitor.


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Don't let the name fool you, screensavers use more energy than they save. Screensavers may also interfere with a computer's sleep mode feature not allowing a computer to go to "sleep" due to inactivity. Additionally, screensavers were first used when images could become "burned" permanently into a screen if left up on a monitor for too long. Thanks to updated technology, this issue is no longer a factor for newer computer screens and television monitors.
So if you answered B, you are correct!

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