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Blackle – The Environmentally-friendly Google
Whenever your PC screen is all white (as in a Word page for instance) the computer will consume about 74
watts. When black it uses an average of 59 watts. Using this knowledge, some months ago, Mark Ontkush
wrote an article about how much could be economized if a Google page used a black background instead of
white. Taking into account the enormous popularity of the site, according to Mark's calculations, about 750
megawatts/hour would be economized each year. Using this data Google created an all dark version of his
search engine calling it Blackle that works exactly as the original version but consumes less power.
http://www.blackle.com
"Chisel praise in stone; write criticism in sand."
thanks Sandra
I made it my default.
Sarah
When it's easy, ride hard; when it's hard, ride easy.
2011 Volagi Liscio
2010 Pegoretti Love #3 "Manovelo"
2011 Mercian Vincitore Special
2003 Eddy Merckx Team SC - stolen
2001 Colnago Ovalmaster Stars and Stripes
According to a C-Net article June 2003 (which I don't have in front of me now, can link later) Google has been using solar power as much as possible since about 2002.
That's one reason they've been my primary search engine.
So whether you use Blackle or "Blueble" they may be your "green'est" choice.
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Found on side of the road bike ~ Motobecane Mixte
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Just tried it and I don't mind the value reversal at all. But does it seem to anyone else like there are more ads/fewer results per page? The layout is different in a way I'm NOT sure I like...
Will have to play with it some more...
Hey there Sandra... can you link us to any articles that talk about this?
Just I am always weary of downloading stuff into my OS
Cheers, Rave
Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying,
"I will try again tomorrow".
To clarify, Blackle was not written by Google. It was created by a company called Heap Media using the Google Custom Search. Info is available by following the About Blackle link on the search page.
It may use less energy, but I find it much more difficult to read. My eyes prefer dark letters against a light background. So I will stick with Google!
You can find articles by searching on
energy use black screen vs. white
--- Denise
Last edited by DeniseGoldberg; 12-04-2007 at 08:39 AM.
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(quote courtesy of an unknown fortune cookie writer)
I got this in an email from a friend but the story is here.
"Chisel praise in stone; write criticism in sand."
Okay, usually I'm a googlemama... but when I want a different twist, I just ask www.msdewey.com - give her time to load and ask her questions... or just wait a while... there's audio
Winter riding is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery. - malkin
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2008 white Nakamura Summit Custom mtb/Terry Falcon X
2000 Schwinn Fastback Comp road bike/Specialized Jett
My default has been GoodSearch. They donate their proceeds and you can choose your favorite charity from a long list. It's a Yahoo powered search, so the results are a bit different from Google's.
So now I have to choose which does more good in the world as if I weren't agonizing over enough minor decisions already.