The theme for Blog Action Day 2009 is Climate Change. Although I don’t believe global warming is going to kill us all, I do believe that we should be looking after the world we live in. So in aid of trying to get the world to help out (as helping the environment is down to us as human beings) here are some things you could think about while using your PC:

• Head over to the Blog Action Day website, find out what is going on and, if you have a blog, join in.
• Turn down your screen brightness and save some power.
• If your going on holiday, un-plug your PC (and other devices) from the wall.
• Don’t use sleep mode. Instead turn off your PC completely.
• Use power saving settings on your PC (in Vista go to Control Panel > Power Options and pick the “Power Saver” option).
• If your building a PC, check what power is needed and try and limit the Watts in your power supply (ask yourself “do I really need a 900W PSU?”).
• Do lot’s of printing? Check you carbon footprint with the HP Carbon Footprint Calculator for printing.
• Just incase anyone is actually still using CRT monitors, don’t! LCD’s provide up to 70% power savings and up to twice the lifespan.
• Turn off you PC and go for a walk. Get out and enjoy the environment. Don’t take it for granted.