Energy Saving

AllOff is a computer activity and shutdown utility which monitors mouse, keyboard and download activity plus CPU load and starts shutdown if there has been no activity for the set times. It also supports fixed activation and shutdown initiation times plus a variable delay before shutdown occurs....

AllOff Lite is an activity monitor and shutdown utility which monitors the mouse, keyboard and CPU load and initiates computer power off or hibernation if there has been no keyboard or mouse activity for 900 seconds and the average CPU load has been below 15% for over 60 seconds. A fixed shutdown...

ProcOff monitors up to three processes and initiates computer shutdown if there has been no process activity for the set time. It also supports fixed activation and shutdown initiation times plus a fixed delay before shutdown initiation. There is an optional configurable shutdown delay to give...


Platforms: Windows

The "Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment" is an extremely fast-performing and energy-saving desktop environment. Maintained by an international community of developers, it comes with a beautiful interface, multi-language support, standard keyboard short cuts and additional features like tabbed...


Platforms: *nix

Do you often wonder which household appliances use so much power? You don't know why your water bill is so high? This free power and water consumption calculator will allow a quick and easy calculation of the consumption of utilities of a single appliance. Just after the installation,...


Platforms: Windows

Energy Schedule, a cute Dashboard widget, reveals the computer's queued power events.Software applications use power events to aid automation and schedule changes in the computer's power state; such as waking from sleep or switching off.The widget's front is a small disc showing a summary of the...


Platforms: Mac

Do a complete energy audit of your business with this easy to learn and use program. Evaluate effective energy saving projects like changing roof or wall color, attic ventilation, and window shades. The program does peak and annual loads. The program is written by a national authority on...

FreeDOS is a free DOS-compatible operating system for IBM-PC compatible systems. FreeDOS is made of up many different, separate programs that act as "packages" to the overall FreeDOS Project. FreeDOS aims to be a complete, free, 100% MS-DOS compatible operating system (mostly achieved except...


Platforms: *nix

EZ Wizard provides a simple point and click interface to enable monitor power management on Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000 and XP systems saving up to $50 / yr in energy costs. It was developed by the DOE/EPA under the Energy Star Monitor Power Management program to promote increased use of PC monitor...


Platforms: Windows

This program consecutively after preset time intervals turns display monitor into energy saving modes. It expands Windows 98/Me/2000/XP functionality allowing in particular to turn monitor into Standby mode (unlike Windows 95 these OS'es are only capable to completely turn monitor off). Being...


Platforms: Windows

EnCalcL calculates the real cost of purchasing and running water using appliances, allowing items to be compared under the same or different conditions, or the true cost of one item to be worked out simply. The results which include the cost and water used can also include annual inflation can be...


Platforms: Windows

EnCalcEU calculates the cost of electricity, allowing both the real cost based on meter readings and forward prediction based on the readings and elapsed time. The results can be saved to results and history log files for later analysis. The program can cope with different charging rates for...


Platforms: Windows

CPUOff monitors average CPU load and initiates computer shutdown if the CPU load has been below a specified percentage for a specified length of time. It can be started manually, on start up or automatically via the Windows Task Scheduler. The CPU load and many other parameters can be configured...


Platforms: Windows

DownOff monitors the average file transfer or download rate and initiates computer shutdown if the rate has been below a specified rate for a specified length of time. It can be started manually or automatically via the Windows Task Scheduler. The download rate and many other parameters can be...


Platforms: Windows

KeyOff monitors keyboard and mouse and initiates computer shutdown if the there has been no key or mouse activity for a specified length of time. It can be started manually or automatically via the Windows Task Scheduler. The shutdown time and many other parameters can be configured via the...


Platforms: Windows

EnCalcGU calculates the cost of gas used, allowing both the real cost based on meter readings and forward prediction based on the readings and elapsed time. The results can be saved to log files for later analysis. The program can cope with different charging rates for gas at different times of...


Platforms: Windows

KeyOff Lite monitors keyboard and mouse and initiates computer shutdown if the there has been no key or mouse activity for 900 seconds. It can be started manually or automatically via the Windows Task Scheduler. The computer shuts down 60 seconds after shutdown is initiated unless shutdown is...


Platforms: Windows

EnCalcOU calculates the use and cost of heating oil, allowing both the real cost based on tank readings and forward prediction based on the readings and elapsed time. The results can be saved to a log files for later analysis.The log files save details of deliveries, a history of oil use and the...


Platforms: Windows

Wake Assist helps fix a stuck-on-wake bug suffered by some Mac users.Wake Assist helps by providing a couple of automated clicks of the mouse on waking from sleep. These clicks help nudge a stuck Mac to fully wake up.Wake Assist is a daemon process that runs quietly in the background. When the...


Platforms: Mac

Granola is an intelligent software power management solution for x86 servers, laptops, and PCs running Linux and Microsoft Windows. Granola automatically optimizes a system to use energy more efficiently without compromising performance or availability. The Granola Power Management Daemon (see...


Platforms: Windows