Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting a Little Green Behind the Ears 5
Chapter 1: What Is Green Computing? 7
Chapter 2: Checking Out Your Carbon Footprint 17
Chapter 3: The Straight Scoop on Power 31
Part II: Choosing Your Green PC Path 63
Chapter 4: Assessing What You’ve Got 65
Chapter 5: Giving Your Computer a Green Makeover 83
Chapter 6: Buying a Green Computer 105
Chapter 7: Choosing Earth-Friendly Peripherals 125
Chapter 8: Recycling Your Computer 139
Part III: Greener Under the Hood 163
Chapter 9: Optimize Your Computer Power Management 165
Chapter 10: Greening Mobile Devices 195
Chapter 11: Print Less, Breathe More 213
Chapter 12: Seamless Sharing across Systems 227
Part IV: Telecommuting, Teleconferencing, and Teleporting 247
Chapter 13: Making the Case for Telecommuting 249
Chapter 14: Telecomm Central: The Green Home Office 269
Chapter 15: Collaborating and Cloud Computing 283
Chapter 16: Making the Connection: Virtual Presence 301
Chapter 17: Your Green Small Business 321
Part V: The Part of Tens 341
Chapter 18: Ten Best Ways to Make Your Computer Greener 343
Chapter 19: Ten (Plus) Online Resources for Green Info, Action, and Products 351
Index 359