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Making some small changes to the power settings on your computer can save you money.<\/p>\n

Ok, so running your computer all day may not use enough electricity to send you broke, but with energy costs on in the increase it pays to know where you can trim usage.<\/p>\n

Within the Windows operating system you’ll find various power settings which will sacrifice performance for energy savings, however there’s also some free software that can tackle the task and help you get the most from your PC.<\/p>\n

SetPower <\/a>can schedule different power profiles across the to manage your computer’s power usage, controlling when features like hard drive and monitor shutdown will occur and when everything will remain powered up for optimum performance.<\/p>\n

You can download SetPower free from www.setpowersoftware.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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