Turn Off Or Hibernate Your Computer & Close Running Applications At A Specified Time

Tools that allow you to automatically shutdown your computer are a good way to save up on your energy bills. If you leave your computer running for long hours, it is going to consume a lot of electricity and add up to your electricity bill. However, there are a lot of situations, where one needs to leave the computer running for some time. For example, if there is an on-going file transfer or download, you cannot turn the computer off if the process is not resume supported. You can always wait for the process to finish and turn off the computer manually, but sometimes, that is just not the option. In those situations, automatic shutdown managers are the best tools that can help you in shutting down the PC, even if you are not present in front of it. Previously, we have covered shutdown tools, such as DShutdown, a tool that lets you shutdown local, as well as remote computers connected through LAN, and Shutdown Schedular, an automatic shutdown application that triggers computer shutdown based on various scenarios. Today, we have an application for you called Auto Power Switch that lets you not only shutdown the computer, but also perform other Power functions, such as hibernate and sleep. Moreover, you can close multiple applications at a specified time by adding them to a list. Read More

Manage Windows 7 Power Options From System Tray With Power Scheme Switcher

Power Scheme Switcher allows quick management of the power scheme options of Windows 7 from the system tray. It is similar to previously reviewed Power Plan Assistant, but provides more than verbose power management options. With the help of this application, users can quickly change the power plan from the system tray within a simplified user interface. Other than configuring verbose options, such as, allowing the computer to run in Power Saver, High Performance and Balanced mode, it can also be configured to automatically switch to a customized power plan. Read More

How To: Save Energy By Reducing CPU Usage

Granola is a simple Power Management tool which reduces CPU usage slightly to save energy. While not gaming or designing, your CPU still uses more energy than needed when browsing the web or using desktop tools. Do you want your CPU to waste energy while you are browsing GMail or playing a YouTube video? We believe not. Read More

Windows 7 Advanced Power Management

Looking for a laptop battery power manager that can efficiently manage the power plans and allows you to tweak the power profiles? Meet Power Plan Assistant. It is a free Power Management tool developed for Windows 7. Instead of changing the basic power management feature, it adds additional features which enhances the overall power of your laptop/netbook running Windows 7. So is it a Battery booster? No, but it helps increase the overall life of the battery. With this tool you can automatically switch between Windows default power plans – High Performance, Balanced, and Power Saver. Read More