X-Git-Url: https://pere.pagekite.me/gitweb/homepage.git/blobdiff_plain/8cdfe585bb858e4964ed579a4e170456987a07aa..69f5f8287dda053a1d33568581dbc3b17f43383f:/blog/index.rss diff --git a/blog/index.rss b/blog/index.rss index 12f1ce1906..d1eaa37be4 100644 --- a/blog/index.rss +++ b/blog/index.rss @@ -6,6 +6,44 @@ http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/ + + Change the font, save the world (and save some money in the process) + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Change_the_font__save_the_world__and_save_some_money_in_the_process_.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Change_the_font__save_the_world__and_save_some_money_in_the_process_.html + Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:10:00 +0100 + <p>Would you like to help the environment and save money at the same +time, without much sacrifice? A small step could be to change the +font you use when printing.</p> + +<p>Three years ago, +<a href="http://arstechnica.com/business/2010/04/last-year-printer-comparison-website/">Arts +Technica</a> reported how the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay +changed their default front from +<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arial">Arial</a> to +<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_Gothic">Century +Gothic</a> to save money. The Century Gothic font uses 30% less toner +than Arial to print the same text. In other word, you could cut your +toner costs by 30% (or actually, increase your toner supply life time +by 30%, by simply changing the default font used in your prints.</p> + +<p>But it is not quite obvious how much one will safe by switching. +The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay said it used $100,000 per year +on ink and toner cartridges, according to +<a href="http://www.twincities.com/ci_14833097">a report from +TwinCities.com</a>, and expected to save between $5,000 and $10,000 +per year by asking staff and students to use a different font. Not +all PDFs and documents are created internally, and those from external +sources will most likely still use a different font. Also, the +Century Gothic font is slightly wider than Arial, and thus might use +more sheets of paper to print the same text, so the total saving +depend on the documents printed.</p> + +<p>But it is definitely something to consider, if you want to reduce +the amount of trash, decrease the amount of toner used in the world +and save some money in the process.</p> + + + Typesetting a short story using docbook for PDF, HTML and EPUB http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Typesetting_a_short_story_using_docbook_for_PDF__HTML_and_EPUB.html @@ -722,27 +760,5 @@ men det er svært hjelpevillig og engasjert.</p> - - Frikart - Free Garmin maps for European countries based on OpenStreetmap - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Frikart___Free_Garmin_maps_for_European_countries_based_on_OpenStreetmap.html - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Frikart___Free_Garmin_maps_for_European_countries_based_on_OpenStreetmap.html - Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:30:00 +0100 - <p>If you, like me, want an updated a map for your Garmin GPS, there is -now a great source of free maps available from -<a href="http://www.frikart.no/garmin/index.html">Frikart</a>. To -download a map, just click on the country you are interested in, and -download the map type you want. There are 8 different maps available, -using different colours and data selection. Pick one of Roadmap, Topo -Summer, Topo Winter, Roadmap II, Topo Summer II, Topo Winter II, -"Trails - overlay map" and "Cross country - overlay map" (see the web -page for descriptions).</p> - -<p>The maps are updated weekly, so if you find something wrong in the -map you can just edit the -<a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/">OpenStreetmap</a> map source -(anyone can contribute) and fetch a fixed map a week later. :)</p> - - -