Computing Week in Review: April 21st Through April 27thby Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger 28 Apr 2008 07:50 AM
April 21st Does Shutting Off Your PC Daily Shorten It's Life? One of the greatest technology debates is not about cell phones causing cancer or Yahoo versus Google, but something more domestic. Does shutting down a PC on a daily basis shorten its life? Do you have to compromise saving energy for the health of your computer? Here is the answer. Computing Week in Review: April 14th Through April 20th Are you looking forward to the new Wii Fit release? I know that many people are sure to be first in line when it is released in May. For that story and more, check out today's week in review. April 22nd Going green can mean ensuring that your technology doesn't hog electricity and other resources. A good part of your "footprint," the amount of impact that you and your household have on the environment, can be affective my your technology. Here are some ways to green up your stuff without living like you are off the grid. April 23rd When surfing the Internet, are you worried about cookies tracking your every movement and reporting it back to the bad guys, or advertisers (also sometimes known as the bad guys)? How can something with such an innocuous name strike fear and annoyance into the heart of Internet users? April 24th Controversial Device Repels Teenagers In a previous article, we wrote about a ring tone that only teenagers can hear. They use it to fool adults into thinking that they aren't using a cell phone, such as in school where cell phones may be banned. Now, it seems, the adults are getting back at the teens, taking advantage of the sound to repel teens from hanging out in places where they are not wanted, such as in front of an apartment building, at the street corner or on school grounds after hours. But the device is highly controversial. Human rights activists and civil liberties unions say that it is a weapon impinges on the teen's rights and that putting such a crowd control device into the hands of the public is dangerous. April 25th Are You Shortening Your Laptop Battery's Life? One of the concerns that plague laptop owners is whether or not they should make an effort to run down their laptop computer battery to nothing before charging it back up again. Sometimes this just isn't convenient, such as when you shut down your laptop at night and it only has 15 minutes of battery time left. That 15 minutes is certainly not enough to get your through the next day, but if you plus the laptop in to charge it, are you shortening your battery life? Learn more about Mary Ann Romans  Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat. Relevantcomputers tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Community Tags cell-phone, cookies, green, technology Discuss this article
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This past week, we've answered that age-old (well at least decades-old) question, does turning your computer off and on damage it. for the answer to this dilemma, as well as stories about greening up your technology and more, check out the Computing week in review for April 21st through April 27th.
