- Use the power save options on your computer; set it to hibernate or turn off after an hour or two.

- Install new parts when they're needed; a computer won't run as efficiently with old parts.

- Research computers before you buy. You want a computer that will fit your lifestyle as effectively as possible, and one that will last. Plus, green computers don't cost much more than their counterparts. If you can handle it, try buying a laptop. They're much more energy efficient than other computers, and they're mobile.

- Recycle everything: packaging, donate old parts that are still functional, misprints of papers, etc.

- If you're willing to get a little more involved, install a program in your web browser that allows you to remove unnecessary elements when you're printing pages.

- Vampire is a term applied to a device that comsumes power when it isn't needed (usually during the night, hence the name). Get the Energy Saving Smart Strip or the Power Minder to help keep these under control. Or just turn off or unplug your power cords/strip when you're done powering off.

- Go digital when you can; you don't have to print out every last thing.

- Use paper from your recycling to write little notes and lists. You don't need to write your grocery list on a fresh sheet of paper.

- Set a limit for yourself (or have another person set one for you, if you have no self-control) for how much time you spend on the computer, particularity the Internet. It's not worth the energy to spend it randomly surfing around trying to find something to do.