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Take a byte out of energy use.


I agree with the sentiment of your response to the question of whether it's it's  

1. Contraction of it is.

2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its.


it's it is or it has
it's be ~have
 better to leave a computer on or shut it off when it's not in use (Ask E, March/April 2003). But your citation Citation

(foaled 1945) U.S. Thoroughbred racehorse. In four seasons he won 32 of 45 races, finished second in ten, and third in two. He won the 1948 Triple Crown, and became the first horse to win $1 million. He set a world record in 1950 by running a mile in 1:33 3/5.
 on energy wasted isn't entirely accurate.

While a computer might use 300 watts at full blast, all Energy Star-compliant computers have lower-power modes. My fellow E readers should certainly turn machines off or at least put them into sleep mode when not in use, and should check the energy settings on their operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. .

Glenn Fleishman Glenn Fleishman is a freelance journalist who edits Wi-Fi Networking News, a widely cited early news blog that covers wireless data networking. Fleishman founded one of the earliest Web development firms, Point of Presence Company, worked at Amazon. , Seattle, WA
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