Go green by going black? …not convinced.

I just came across an interesting post about energy savings based on the colour of a webpage (specifically, – but the idea applies everywhere): A black Google start screen? | Wired Gecko.

I've found other posts dating back to May of this year (The Numbers Guy) on the subject, so it's really not a new idea.

The largest part of my doubt is the question of technology. In a CRT, it does indeed use more energy to display bright colours than dark (ref. DOE Energy Star Desktop Information). A CRT produces bright colours by directing an energy beam at the front of the screen; more brightness == more energy used.

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I annoyed Google! Go me!

I'm too impatient to wait for Calculator.app to load, or for the Calculator dashboard widget to catch up with me. The solution? .

If my computer is turned on, there's generally a browser open. [tag]Google Calculator[/tag] meets my needs, and it's faster than opening a local app or taking my boots off (if I need to count past 10).The downside? Apparently it annoys [tag]Google[/tag] if you do it a lot:

I annoyed Google! Go me!