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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Why You Should Get Rid of Your Screensaver (Tip of  the Day)]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/why-you-should-get-rid-of-your-screensaver-tip-of-the-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/why-you-should-get-rid-of-your-screensaver-tip-of-the-day/</guid><description><![CDATA[A better tip of the day would have been to TURN YOUR COMPUTER OFF!! Not only will you not need a screensaver, but you may save electricity, help reduce global warming, possibly lose weight, and maybe even improve your life.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 28th 2009 1:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Why You Should Get Rid of Your Screensaver (Tip of  the Day)]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/why-you-should-get-rid-of-your-screensaver-tip-of-the-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/why-you-should-get-rid-of-your-screensaver-tip-of-the-day/</guid><description><![CDATA[Every time you power-cycle a computer, electricity surges through those soldered joints and contact points. This weakens the solder over time. Even worse, with RoHS requiring lead-free solder, its even more brittle.<br><br>Use an 80 Plus-certified power supply and keep your computer on all the time.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[michas_pi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 28th 2009 2:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Why You Should Get Rid of Your Screensaver (Tip of  the Day)]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/why-you-should-get-rid-of-your-screensaver-tip-of-the-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/why-you-should-get-rid-of-your-screensaver-tip-of-the-day/</guid><description><![CDATA[A screen saver has been useless since EnergyStar requirements required a sleep mode for monitors - long before LCD's. I remember a few 21" Trinitron/Diamnondtron CRT monitors I owned that had sleep features and OS's supported sleep modes since the late 1990's as far as I can remember. I distinctly remember having sleep timers set up on Slackware running kernel 2.0.34+.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MadMike]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 28th 2009 3:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Why You Should Get Rid of Your Screensaver (Tip of  the Day)]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/why-you-should-get-rid-of-your-screensaver-tip-of-the-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/why-you-should-get-rid-of-your-screensaver-tip-of-the-day/</guid><description><![CDATA[michas, shut your pi hole! Computers are designed to barely outlive  their warranties.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 28th 2009 3:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Why You Should Get Rid of Your Screensaver (Tip of  the Day)]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/why-you-should-get-rid-of-your-screensaver-tip-of-the-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/why-you-should-get-rid-of-your-screensaver-tip-of-the-day/</guid><description><![CDATA[My Apple //c from 1984 thinks otherwise.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[michas_pi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 28th 2009 5:43PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Why You Should Get Rid of Your Screensaver (Tip of  the Day)]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/why-you-should-get-rid-of-your-screensaver-tip-of-the-day/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/01/28/why-you-should-get-rid-of-your-screensaver-tip-of-the-day/</guid><description><![CDATA[I recommend the sleep state. I have my home theater PC set to sleep after 30 minutes. But it wakes up whenever it's time to record a TV show. Definitely a better option than leaving it running 24/7.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ryaninc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jan 29th 2009 9:11AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
