What is the one thing I can do to my computer to make it more energy efficient?

Turn off your computer at night. A recently released study conducted by Stamford, Connecticut and the Alliance to Save Energy, (a Washington, Dcomputer on button.png.C., coalition of business, government and environmental organizations) found that in the US alone, energy waste by PCs adds up to $2.8 billion.

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http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=leaving-pcs-on-overnight-wastes-bil-2009-03-30

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