Easy Green Home Plans Is Your Internet Green Secrets Exposed

Your computer, monitor, and other components are still pulling current. The ISP (Internet service provider) that provides you with access to the Internet pulls a lot of current. And as you click from link to link, site to site, bouncing all over the world, your actions move through dozens or hundreds or thousands of servers, through miles and unfathomable miles of cable (or transmitted via wireless transmission) that was created and is maintained by goods, services, employees, utilities, and . . . the list goes on and on.

So that little act of browsing can have a big footprint, when you consider all the touches along the way.
How can you green your Internet access? There are a couple of things you can do. First, you can check out the access speed you're getting from your service. Find out if the access is as fast as they promise. The faster the access, the quicker you'll find what you need and the faster you can turn the computer off, go outside, and work in the garden.

CNET offers the Bandwidth Meter Online Speed Test that enables you to clock your Internet speed. Want to take a test drive? Here are the steps:

1. Go to www.reviews.cnet.com/internet-speed-test
2. Enter your area code in the box.
3. Click the appropriate radio button to indicate the type of connection you currently have.
4. From the drop-down menu, choose your ISP.
If you don't see your provider in the list, click the Other box and type the name of the service provider you use.
5. Click Go.
The results of the access speed test show you where your access speed rates in comparison to the range of possibility.

You also can download a widget to your desktop (for both PC and Mac systems) that enables you to check your access times no matter where you connect. Follow these easy steps and make your home green today.

No home is perfect. Taking steps to make your home green is a hugely commendable effort. I operate a site that overviews the easy ways to take your home to the next level of eco friendliness www.easygreenhomeplans.com.