Joulemeter – Software to measure power consumption of a PC

Ever wondered how much power is required to run a desktop computer or laptop? Freeware software Microsoft Joulemeter will give you the answer.

Joulemeter is a software-based solution that measure the energy usage of virtual machines (VMs), servers, desktops, laptops, and even individual software running on a computer.

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Joulemeter estimates the energy usage of a VM, computer, or software by measuring the hardware resources (CPU, disk, memory, screen etc) being used and converting the resource usage to actual power usage based on automatically learned realistic power models.

Joulemeter can provide insight into just how much energy a computer is using when a physical power measuring tool is not accessible. Joulemeter can be used for gaining visibility into energy use and for making several power management and provisioning decisions in data centers, client computing, and software design.

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How to Schedule Changes to Your Facebook Page Cover Photo

Facebook’s current layout, the so called Timeline, features a prominent, large cover photo that some people are using in a lot of different creative ways. Timeline is also available for Facebook Pages that people can use to promote their website or business or event. Although you can change the cover photo as often as you like, it’s meant to be static – something which you design and leave it for at least a few weeks or months like a redesigned website. However, there are times when you may want to change the cover photo frequently and periodically to match event dates or some special promotion that you are running or plan to run. So, here is how you can do that.

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