energy efficiency

  1. Windows 7 Aman Kansal: Inside Joulemeter

    Link RemovedLink Removed*is a software-based Microsoft Research project designed to measure the energy usage of virtual machines (VMs), servers, desktops, laptops, and even individual software programs running on a computer. Joulemeter estimates the energy usage of a VM, computer, or software...
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  2. Windows 7 Mark Aggar: Windows Power Management and Energy Smart Software

    Link Removed Ensuring that applications work well with Windows Power Management is a vital step in providing a solid end user experience and reducing IT energy costs. Key advantages of following the guidance and best practices are: Extended battery life for users of mobile computers...
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  3. Coming soon: Postage stamp-sized 1TB SSDs

    SSDs haven’t found their way into the mass market yet, but a team of Japanese researchers is already trying to make them more worthwhile. The team claims it has developed a technology that helps to shrink the size of SSDs by no less than 90%, makes them cheaper and boosts energy efficiency by...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Battery Life Tests

    Link Removed One of the most important aspect of performance for Windows 7 is energy efficiency. With the new operating system, Microsoft is introducing technology aimed at reducing the computer's energy consumption and boosting laptop battery life. For instance, in a procedure that the...
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  5. Windows 7 Energy Efficiency Diagnostic Tool

    As the description states, it is best to run while the system is idle, much like the WinSat "Windows Experience Index" process. Running powercfg -energy, you end up with results like this: Enabling tracing for 60 seconds... Observing system behavior... Analyzing trace data... Analysis...
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  6. Windows XP Going Green: Power Management Policies on Legacy Devices and Networks

    The following is an instruction on how to have some semblance of a Power Management group policy in an environment operating under Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Unfortunately, the Power Management options in XP, as opposed to Vista, are stored in binary files, thereby making it difficult...
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