Save the Polar Bears! (And battery life)

Well, I haven’t posted in a while.  (Sorry about that.)  I’ve been exploring Windows 8 for a while now, and I’m trying to recall any tricks I came across, so I could tell you guys here.  I know I have come across a lot recently… hmm… oh!  Okay, this isn’t related directly to Windows 8, but anyway… So recently my laptop has not had the most amazing battery life, I had about 3 hours on a full charge (not bad, but not great).  I found an amazing utility which cuts cpu power consumption by 50% and reduces your computer’s carbon footprint. (At least, it cut cpu power consumption by 50% on my laptop.)  It doesn’t even affect performance!  It’ll work great as a power saver on desktops too.  Here it is:

http://personal.grano.la/

And for even more power saving (laptops only), use battery care.

http://batterycare.net/en/index.html

I can personally vouch for both of these being great programs.

Also, everyone should have granola personal, because it saves tress and helps reduce your computer’s carbon footprint.  Seriously, install granola.

The planet thanks you in advance.