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12 Easy Ways To Cut Your Company's Tech Costs Now!

Start The Discussion | Scott Koegler | October 29, 2008 06:05 AM

Today more than ever you need to watch your company's IT spending. Fortunately, there are plenty of easy ways to quickly reduce your business technology costs. From all-in-one printers to open source alternatives and more, get started now with these 12 simple suggestions.

12 Easy Ways To Cut Your Company's Tech Costs Now!

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Embrace The Off Switch

Most of us leave our computers running when we walk away from our desks at night, or even just for lunch. The typical argument is that booting up every time we come back takes too long, and the electricity used doesn't amount to much, particularly because the monitor automatically shuts down after a few minutes.

In fact, most monitors, particularly LCDs, continue to use power when blank or even turned off. The power brick that converts wall currents for use by the LCD is still drawing power; it doesn't know the monitor isn't in use. And the computer also is using power, just waiting for your finger to tickle the keyboard. For complete conservation, shut down the computer, and then switch off your surge protector to kill the power to the adapter.

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