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If you think booting up and shutting down your computer negates the benefits of turning it off to begin with, or that your screensaver is saving you energy, get thee to Ted Samson's rundown of five PC power myths and why they're wrong. Save yourself and your company some cash and compute more sustainably by getting your computer's power management in order.

If you think booting up and shutting down your computer negates the benefits of turning it off to begin with, or that your screensaver is saving you energy, get thee to Ted Samson's rundown of five PC power myths and why they're wrong. Save yourself and your company some cash and compute more sustainably by getting your computer's power management in order.

"A lawn is nature under totalitarian rule," argues Edible Estates: Attack on the Front Lawn contributor Michael Pollan. If so, Fritz Haeg isn't just an artist but a freedom fighter with his Edible Estates projects around the country. The basic idea: If you're already spending time watering, weeding, seeding and mowing your lawn, why not spend that time (or even less) tending a productive garden?

We've never been fans of the impossible-to-open packaging holding us twenty tedious steps away from satisfying our gadget lust (surprised?), but apparently neither is Amazon. To address the issue, Amazon has launched a Frustration-Free Packaging storefront:

While kicking the commute habit can certainly help reduce your carbon footprint, you can be greener. Green web site TreeHugger's guide to greening your home office offers some good tips. The truly smug use recycled furniture, have a paperless office, clean with non-toxic, biodegradable products, and buy earth-friendly electronics and office supplies.

Before you hook up the string of pumpkin lights outside the house, check out Google's energy conservation calculator for how you can save some money this chilly fall and winter.

The Simple Dollar blog runs through the most straight-forward way to save money over the long term, and it doesn't involve any banking whatsoever. After moving into a new place, run an 18-point checklist to see where heat and electricity are escaping onto your utility bills. Trent says some small investments always save money over time, and they're often tax-neutral:

Tutorial site wikiHow says you can get rid of nastry, goopy build-up on your showerhead without using chemicals—instead, simply simmer it in white vinegar and wipe off any mineral deposits.

Weblog Machinist highlights a Berkeley study that says painting your roof white could just save the planet and reverse global warming. If you're not ready to paint your roof white for the planet, maybe lower cooling bills will help.