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  2. Unplug These Appliances That Hike Up Your Electricity Bill - AOL

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    Your computer doesn't draw a ton of power, even when it's on, with a typical desktop costing you about a penny an hour. ... If you have a charger at home that's plugged in 24/7, you're costing ...

  3. Standby power - Wikipedia

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    Unused features may be disabled in the computer's BIOS setup to save power. Devices were introduced in 2010 that allow the remote controller for equipment to be used to totally switch off power to everything plugged into a power strip. It was claimed in the UK that this could save £30, more than the price of the device, in one year. [33]

  4. Sleep mode - Wikipedia

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    Wake-on-LAN (WoL or WOL) [a] is an Ethernet or Token Ring computer networking standard that allows a computer to be turned on or awakened from sleep mode by a network message. The message is usually sent to the target computer by a program executed on a device connected to the same local area network (LAN).

  5. The phone charging mistakes that are killing your battery ...

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    Congratulations if you have the mental resilience to keep your charge on the lower end of that spectrum. The mere thought is making me anxious. Most new phones now have built-in battery management ...

  6. Air gap (networking) - Wikipedia

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    An air gapped network (right) with no connection to a nearby internet-connected network (left) An air gap, air wall, air gapping [1] or disconnected network is a network security measure employed on one or more computers to ensure that a secure computer network is physically isolated from unsecured networks, such as the public Internet or an unsecured local area network. [2]

  7. The best Presidents' Day laptop sales, including a stellar ...

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    Battery life isn't the best, but I'm used to leaving my laptop plugged in, so it's not a deal breaker for me. Was able to download multiple apps and games with the space already on the computer.

  8. Laptop - Wikipedia

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    A laptop's battery is charged using an external power supply, which is plugged into a wall outlet. The power supply outputs a DC voltage typically in the range of 7.2—24 volts. The power supply is usually external and connected to the laptop through a DC connector cable. In most cases, it can charge the battery and power the laptop ...

  9. Someone could push your buttons if you aren't careful. That isn't to say you can control other people, but you do need to be responsible for your emotional reactions, especially as the Moon in ...