Linux Ecology-HOWTO

• Index
• Introduction
• Objectives
• Caveats
• About the Document and the Authors
• Reduction of Power Consumption
• Advanced Power Management (APM/ACPI)
• Power Management Unit - PMU (Apple PowerBook)
• Turn Monitor off, use Keyboard LEDs
• Screensavers
• Virtual Servers: Consolidation and Virtualization
• Energy Star Label
• Using Spare CPU Cycles
• Miscellaneous Power Saving Techniques
• Alternative Power Supplies - Sun, Wind, Water
• Noise Reduction
• Fan
• Harddisk
• Speakers
• Saving Consumables (Paper, Ink, etc.)
• Printing of Drafts / Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper
• Double Sided Printing
• Reading From the Monitor Instead From Paper
• Other Techniques
• Ecological Behaviour is Convenient
• Recycling of Consumables (Paper, Printer Cartridges, CD, Floppies, Tapes)
• Reduction of Radiation, Electro Magnetic Fields, Heat
• Extending the Life Cycle of your Hardware
• Recycling of Hardware
• Other Techniques
• Linux BadRAM Patch
• Installing Linux on Older Hardware
• Upgrading and Repairing Computer Hardware and Communication Devices
• Other Operating Systems
• Using Linux on non-PC Hardware
• Using Consumer Electronics Devices
• Using Embedded Linux Boards
• X10 - Home Automation System
• Uninterruptible Power Supply - UPS
• Games
• Ecology Software (Simulation, Data Collection, Statistics, etc.)
• Ecolab
• Tierra
• Linux in Environmental Research
• SWARM
• Climate-Dynamics
• UNCERT
• EcoTopia
• Digiqual
• Related Projects, Mailing Lists and Newsgroups
• Credits
• Revision History
• Appendix A - Linux with Laptops
• Ecological Comparisons of Computers
• Battery
• PCMCIA Card Services and Advanced Power Management
• Power Saving Techniques
• Appendix B - MP3-Hardware-Decoder at Parallel Port
• Appendix C - Bibliography
• Appendix D - Recommendations for Buying a New Computer
• Appendix E - A New Environmentally Friendly Hardware Design
• Appendix F - Computer Related Eco Labels
• Appendix G - Other Operating Systems
• DOS
• Appendix H - URLs of Recyclers
• Legal notice