Linux Ecology HOWTO

Werner Heuser, < wehe@snafu.de > Wade W. Hampton <whampton@staffnet.com>

1. Introduction

2. Reduction of Power Consumption

• 2.1 Advanced Power Managment (APM/ACPI)
• 2.2 Power Saving Techniques
• 2.3 Turn Monitor off, use Keyboard LEDs
• 2.4 Screensavers

3. Alternative Power Supplies - Sun, Wind, Water

4. Noise Reduction

• 4.1 Fan
• 4.2 Harddisk
• 4.3 Speakers

5. Saving Consumables (Paper, Ink, etc.)

• 5.1 Printing of Drafts / Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper
• 5.2 Reading From the Monitor Instead From Paper
• 5.3 Other Techniques

6. Extending the Life Cycle of your Hardware

• 6.1 Recycling of Hardware
• 6.2 Other Techniques
• 6.3 Other Operating Systems

7. X10

8. Uninterruptable Power Supply - UPS

9. Games

10. Ecology Software (Simulation, Datacollection, Statistics, etc.)

• 10.1 Ecolab
• 10.2 OpenClassroom
• 10.3 Tierra
• 10.4 Linux in Environmental Research

11. Related Projects, Mailing Lists and Newsgroups

12. Credits

13. Revision History

14. Copyright and Disclaimer

15. Appendix A - Linux with Laptops

• 15.1 Battery
• 15.2 PCMCIA Card Services and Advanced Power Management
• 15.3 Power Saving Techniques

16. Appendix B - MP3-Hardware-Decoder at Parallel Port

17. Appendix C - Bibliography

18. Appendix D - Recommendations for Buying a New Computer

19. Appendix E - Recommendations for a New Environmentally Friendly Hardware Design

20. Appendix F - Computer Related Eco Labels