27 No and low cost ways to green your IT

27 No and low cost ways to green your IT

Just say No! • Don’t print!

Control the Urge • Proof read on screen before hitting print • Do you need the whole document or just one page? • Only print what you really need • Use print preview to check what you are printing • Who’s doing the printing? • Go print friendly on web pages

Slim down • Use a narrow font • The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog • The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog • The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog • The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog • The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog • Drop a font size

Around the Edges • Reduce the margins

M i n d t h e G a p • Set line spacing to single

Better by half • Print double sided • Print two pages to a sheet

Hold the ink • Avoid the use of best quality printing • Don’t print the pictures • Print in black and white • Print PowerPoint slides as handouts

Power Rangers • Switch off when not in use • Enable the internal power save modes • Disable active screen savers • Turn down monitor brightness

Buy green • If it’s working - keep it • Check out energy consumption • Check out the manufacturers green credentials • Where does your paper come from? • Buy with minimal packaging

Clear the Clutter • Clean up days • Default reply to sender not reply to all

Good Housekeeping  • Do the dusting • Maintain printers and copiers • Do a server room health check

Time’s Up • Dispose of broken and obsolete items properly

27 No and low cost ways to green your IT