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<div class="contents"><p class="p">Computers can use a lot of power. By using some simple energy-saving
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<li class="list"><p class="p"><span class=" link"><a href="shell-exit.html#suspend" title="Suspend">Suspend your computer</a></span> when you
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and it can be woken up very quickly.</p></li>
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regularly may cause it to wear out faster, but this isn't the case.</p></li>
<li class="list"><p class="p">Use the <span class=" gui">Power</span> preferences in <span class=" app">System Settings</span> to
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save power: you can <span class=" link"><a href="display-dimscreen.html" title="Impostare la luminosità dello schermo">automatically dim</a></span>
the display after a certain time; <span class=" link"><a href="display-dimscreen.html" title="Impostare la luminosità dello schermo">reduce the
display brightness</a></span> (for laptops); and have the computer <span class=" link"><a href="power-suspend.html" title="What happens when I suspend my computer?">automatically suspend</a></span> if you have not used it
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<li class="list"><p class="p">Turn off any external devices (like printers and scanners) when you're
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<p class="p"><span class=" link"><a href="display-dimscreen.html" title="Impostare la luminosità dello schermo">Reduce the screen brightness</a></span>;
powering the screen accounts for a significant fraction of a laptop's power
consumption.</p>
<p class="p">Most laptops have buttons on the keyboard (or a keyboard shortcut) that
you can use to reduce the brightness.</p>
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<p class="p">If you don't need an Internet connection for a little while, turn off
the wireless/Bluetooth card. These devices work by broadcasting radio
waves, which takes quite a bit of power.</p>
<p class="p">Some computers have a physical switch that can be used to turn it off,
whereas others have a keyboard shortcut that you can use instead. You can
turn it on again when you need it.</p>
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<p class="p">Reduce the number of tasks that are running in the background.
Computers use more power when they have more work to do.</p>
<p class="p">Most of your running applications do very little when you are not
actively using them. However, applications that frequently grab data from
the internet, play music or movies can impact your power consumption.</p>
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<a href="power-suspend.html" title="What happens when I suspend my computer?">What happens when I suspend my computer?</a><span class="desc"> — Suspend sends your computer to sleep so it uses less power.</span>
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