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Tales of PC Insomnia
21 October 09 04:20 PM | markaggar | 1 Comments   
Sleep is a wonderful thing. Particularly if it saves you energy. Of course I’m talking about PC sleep (although I suppose it applies to your own sleep as well). If you’re using Windows XP, chances are your PC isn’t sleeping automatically unless you manually Read More...
E-Readers – better for the environment than paper books?
29 September 09 05:46 PM | markaggar | 0 Comments   
A co-worker recently sent a message to our team asking whether an Amazon.com Kindle would be better for the environment than books.  Of course, with anything related to technology (and me), the answer is, it depends. My short answer was that if you Read More...
Disposing of Dead Batteries? Not so fast...
29 September 09 02:54 PM | markaggar | 0 Comments   
[It’s been a long while since my last post – it’s good to be back!] I was replaced some alkaline batteries in my son's "activity seat" the other day.  As am I allergic to waste, I habitually test the batteries I replace to see if they really Read More...
The Rise of AV Power and Green TV
19 February 09 01:41 PM | markaggar | 2 Comments   
  When I first moved to the United States from England some fourteen years ago, my TV and movie viewing experience consisted of a 21" standard definition TV (with cable!), a VCR and, if I could be bothered to turn it on, a stereo amplifier that Read More...
One shiny new gadget, hold the lacerations please!
28 December 08 02:53 PM | markaggar | 2 Comments   
  Like most people, I've never been a fan of the so-called "blister-packs" that house today's electronic gadgets.  While I've never personally done any serious damage to myself when trying to open one of these, it's understandable Read More...
Electric Cars = Environmental Paradox?
15 December 08 03:58 PM | markaggar | 1 Comments   
I was just reading a BBC news story about the new electric Mini E . This little beauty does 150 miles on a 2 hour charge at 48 amps (presumably on 230V). A quick back of the envelope calculation (actually calc on my Windows Mobile smartphone) yields figures Read More...
Server Efficiency Pot o' Gold
10 December 08 03:11 PM | markaggar | 0 Comments   
My colleague Matt Robben from the Windows Server performance team has produced a very comprehensive white paper and accompanying blog post which goes into great detail about how you can save energy with Windows Server 2008 power management, including Read More...
Efficiency part 2
09 December 08 05:04 PM | markaggar | 0 Comments   
A few things today. First, part 2 of my Green IT interview has been posted on TechNet Radio .  Direct links are available to WMA , MP3-Hi and MP3-low .  In this one, I talk predominately about virtualization. Also in the deja vu category is Read More...
Green IT TechNet Radio Interview
02 December 08 12:06 PM | markaggar | 0 Comments   
My former colleague, Adam Bogobowicz interviewed me recently on Green IT for TechNet Radio .  This is part 1 of a 2 part interview.  You can access part 1 of the interview via the following links: WMA   MP3 (Hi bandwidth)   MP3 (Low Read More...
Greening your PC
12 November 08 05:54 PM | markaggar | 4 Comments   
  I’m often asked what can be done to reduce technology’s impact on the environment. Before I answer that, I usually like to point out that technology can have a net-positive effect by reducing the need for transportation and materials and generally Read More...
Welcome to my blog!
12 November 08 05:48 PM | markaggar | 0 Comments   
Greetings!  My name is Mark Aggar and I'm Microsoft's Environmental Technologist.  I work on the Environmental Sustainability team, reporting to our Chief Environmental Strategist, Rob Bernard.  Mine is one of the more unique job titles Read More...

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