tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post2628475756533058039..comments2024-03-27T09:55:23.143-07:00Comments on Dispatch from the Digital Health Frontier: Green IT for DesktopsJohn Halamkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04550236129132159307noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-48810739637799325492009-04-23T00:51:00.000-07:002009-04-23T00:51:00.000-07:00If your desktops and laptops are Windows-powered P...If your desktops and laptops are Windows-powered PCs,you earn a better energy saving figures simply to switch on computer's perfomance settings to "adjust to better perfomance". And, if you have got Windows Vista powered PCs, an improvement can be made simply disabling indexer options on control panel and disabling Windows Sidebar.Maimónideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719622199799832215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-54549590937916898032009-04-02T07:34:00.000-07:002009-04-02T07:34:00.000-07:00This is great information for how healthcare organ...This is great information for how healthcare organizations can use Green IT to cut costs and increase efficiency. As a provider of Green IT solutions, Miles Technologies offers Network-Based Power Management Software to automatically shut down equipment during specified periods of inactivity.Miles Technologieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10708874612113631057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-23341456096883933722009-03-29T05:53:00.000-07:002009-03-29T05:53:00.000-07:00When I used a "kill a watt" wattage meter I saw no...When I used a "kill a watt" wattage meter I saw no significant decrease when the drive spins down. Either way the wattage of a Dell Optiplex 755 hovers around 50 watts.<BR/><BR/>Monitor standby tested out well, though, dropping from 60w to 0w.<BR/><BR/>PC standby also works, going to 0 watts. As far as instant-on: I think resuming from standby is quick, depending on your hardware etc. In any case you still need a solution for the Remote Desktop problem. There are third-party tools to send a wake-on-LAN command. Verdiem.com has an enterprise solution that appears to be exactly for this, but I have not tried it.<BR/><BR/>- Damien, IT for Penn LawDamien Lerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047211944120369657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-47743589860549498032009-03-28T05:37:00.000-07:002009-03-28T05:37:00.000-07:00While the healthcare reform issue is large enough ...While the healthcare reform issue is large enough on its own, seems to me that we need to consider even bigger picture integration of our problems. Consider a solar panel or microwind integration with the install of each those 664,000 EHRs. It may not pay the heating bill, but it could offset the extra electricity cost, limit further drain on the power grid, and reduce carbon footprint swelling. Further bonuses: new jobs, new commerce, and promotion of energy-efficient thinking.Gregg Alexander - London, OHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08007068920058441390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-30040384285939752062009-03-26T15:44:00.000-07:002009-03-26T15:44:00.000-07:00Harddrive spinup is sometimes slow. It may take ...Harddrive spinup is sometimes slow. It may take 30 seconds to get a response with the harddrive stopped.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832492782384626948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-28472012993056657642009-03-25T05:07:00.000-07:002009-03-25T05:07:00.000-07:00I would be interested if your drive failure rate i...I would be interested if your drive failure rate increases on your desktops over time.Techno Tornadoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00301204174123454469noreply@blogger.com