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	<title>"COMPUTERS NEED SLEEP TOO!"</title>
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		<title>Power Hour!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey!
We&#8217;re back and better than ever!
So, we have tons of things planned for Computers Need Sleep Too!, but we&#8217;ll update the blog as we do.
Right now, we are currently planning an event called Power Hour, similar to Earth Hour&#8230; you might have heard of that before!
Earth Hour is basically a day where everyone around the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=computersneedsleeptoo.wordpress.com&blog=2216201&post=17&subd=computersneedsleeptoo&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://computersneedsleeptoo.wordpress.com/2008/03/10/power-hour/</link>
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		<title>Our Impact in Denton Ave. Elementary School</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On 12/6, one of our team members went to Denton Avenue Elementary School to set up a stand to spread the knowledge. She went during Parents Teacher Conference Day, so many parents visited the stand. It was calculated that 156 people visited the stands, and 148 handouts were distributed.
 &#60;- Our group member explaining our [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=computersneedsleeptoo.wordpress.com&blog=2216201&post=16&subd=computersneedsleeptoo&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://computersneedsleeptoo.wordpress.com/2007/12/10/our-impact-in-denton-ave-elementary-school/</link>
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		<title>Be Informed and Help Inform Others</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Below is an informational handout. If you are interested in more information, you can download this handout and learn more cool facts/benefits of putting your computer on sleep. Also, if you do not know how to set your computer on sleep mode, this flyer has the step-by-step instruction to help.
Also, if you support our cause, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=computersneedsleeptoo.wordpress.com&blog=2216201&post=12&subd=computersneedsleeptoo&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://computersneedsleeptoo.wordpress.com/2007/12/07/be-informed-and-help-inform-others/</link>
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		<title>Does turning on and off the computer too much shorten the computer&#8217;s life?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Does turning on and off the computer too much shorten the computer&#8217;s life?
Even though this issue is debatable, most experts say no. Many people believe that this statement is true, so they just leave the computer on. Don&#8217;t do this! This is not beneficial for the life of the computer. In fact, turning off the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=computersneedsleeptoo.wordpress.com&blog=2216201&post=9&subd=computersneedsleeptoo&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://computersneedsleeptoo.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/does-turning-on-and-off-the-computer-too-much-shorten-the-computers-life/</link>
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		<title>Computer Usage in Herricks High School</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, right after school one day, we went around the school to count the computers.
We catergorized the computers into 3 different catergories- off; In use; On, not in use
In the end, we went through 40 classrooms (the ones that were still opened) with a total of 92 computers.
There were:
22 computers off- 24%
19 computers in use- [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=computersneedsleeptoo.wordpress.com&blog=2216201&post=8&subd=computersneedsleeptoo&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://computersneedsleeptoo.wordpress.com/2007/12/02/computer-usage-in-herricks-high-school/</link>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s put it this way!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, many of you could be wondering, how much money would I save by switching to sleep mode?
We can put it this way:
If you have a computer that uses 330 watts, and you leave it on 24/7, 365 days a year, what will the price to power the computer come out to be?
Using the  formula [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=computersneedsleeptoo.wordpress.com&blog=2216201&post=7&subd=computersneedsleeptoo&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://computersneedsleeptoo.wordpress.com/2007/11/30/lets-put-it-this-way/</link>
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		<title>Whats the Impact?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ So, let&#8217;s just say that everyone in the United States sets their computer to automatically switch to sleep mode when the computer is not in use.
What is will the impact be?
Well, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, that have calculated that:
+ Computers will use 60%-70% less energy
+ We could save enough energy each [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=computersneedsleeptoo.wordpress.com&blog=2216201&post=6&subd=computersneedsleeptoo&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://computersneedsleeptoo.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/whats-the-impact/</link>
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		<title>Do Screen Savers Really Save?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do Screen Savers Really Save?
The answer is no, screen savers do not save any energy at all. Even if it&#8217;s those plain, black ones with the microsoft symbol bouncing around. The screen saver&#8217;s job was originally to prevent older computers from having screen burns, or where the word &#8220;imprinted&#8221; on the screen. (more info) Now, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=computersneedsleeptoo.wordpress.com&blog=2216201&post=5&subd=computersneedsleeptoo&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://computersneedsleeptoo.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/do-screen-savers-really-save/</link>
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		<title>Project &#8220;Computers Need Sleep Too!&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is “Computers Need Sleep Too!”? &#8220;Computers Need Sleep Too!&#8221; is a project aimed to raise awareness about the ozone depletion and it’s relation with to the computer. When not in use, your computer should either be in sleep mode or completely turned off, in order to save energy.  
Why the computer? It is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=computersneedsleeptoo.wordpress.com&blog=2216201&post=3&subd=computersneedsleeptoo&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://computersneedsleeptoo.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/project-computers-need-sleep-too/</link>
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