Green Gadgets For Dummies

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John Wiley & Sons, 1. juni 2009 - 360 sider
Save some green by going green with these environmentally friendly gadgets!

With concern for the future of our environment growing stronger and more serious every day, there has never been a better time to take a new approach to some of the most popular gizmos and gadgets on the market and learn how you can convernt to electronics that have minimal environmental impact.

Green gadgets encompass everything from iPods to energy-efficient home entertainment devices to solar laptop chargers and crank-powered gizmos. This helpful resource explains how to research green gadgets, make a smart purchasing decision, use products you already own in a more environmentally friendly way, and say goodbye to electronics that zap both energy and money.

  • Explore the environmental and financial benefits of green gadgets with this friendly reference
  • Discusses which gadgets save energy-and which ones create energy
  • Learn ways to offset your carbon footprint when you can't reduce consumption
  • Get tips for understanding products labels and avoiding "greenwash"
  • Discover how to calculate the energy and money your gadgets consume

Get moving and start living green with this informative guide to environmentally and wallet-friendly gadgets!

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

 

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Mother Natures GreenEyed View of Gadgets
9
Practicing Green Gadget Living
29
with Rechargeable Batteries
43
Getting Green with Gadgets You Own
44
Saving Money and the Planet with Rechargeable Batteries 43 Chapter 4 Maximizing Energy Savings for Your Portable Gadgets
61
Energy Savings All Around the House
75
Minimizing Your Computers
82
Your Computers Energy Use
89
Saving Trees by Reading EBooks
184
Getting Green Gadgets for on the Go
195
Adding Green Gadgets around the House
215
Ridding Yourself of Gadgets the Green Way
233
Erasing Your Personal Information before Getting Rid of Gadgets
255
Recycling and Properly Disposing of Hopelessly Useless Gadgets
283
The Part of Tens
301
Ten Cool Green PC Peripherals and Accessories
303

Reducing Energy Consumption in Windows
103
Conserving Power with Your Macs EnergySaver Settings
127
Acquiring Green Gadgets and Gear
141
Truly Green and Greenwash Hype
143
Choosing Green Mac and Windows Computers
155
Buying Green Mobile Phones and Handheld Gadgets
173
Ten Green Gadget Designs
307
Ten Green Gadget Buying Tips
313
Ten Green Gadget Buying Tips Dont Buy Do Your Homework Buy Recycled and Highly Recyclable
314
Ten Frequently Asked Questions about Green Gadgets
319
Index
325
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Om forfatteren (2009)

Joe Hutsko is a technology enthusiast, a journalist, an author, and a consultant. He contributes to the New York Times blog Green Inc., and has covered the latest tech trends for Fortune, MSNBC.com, Wired, the Washington Post, Newsweek, Time, Macworld, PC World, TV Guide, and others. He runs the green gadget blog gGadget.org and his personal Web site, JOEyGADGET.com.

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