Previously, I wrote an article on how you can set up your Microsoft Windows machine to help you save money.

Since they, my lovely wife has provided instructions on how to set up Apple MacOS machines similarly.

So, if you are running Apple MacOS X, here are the equivalent set of instructions.

1. Click on the Apple menu in the upper left-hand corner and select “System Preferences”. This will open the System Preferences window.
2. Under the Hardware section, you will see a picture of a light bulb labelled “Energy Saver”. Click on that to go to the Energy Saver options.
3. Click on the menu labelled “Optimization”. There are four options: “Better Energy Savings”, “Normal”, “Better Performance”, and “Custom.”

   Selecting “Better Energy Savings” will change your settings so that:

• The monitor turns off after 5 minutes of inactivity
• The computer will go to sleep after 10 minutes of inactivity.
• When possible, the hard drive will be put to sleep.
4. Close the System Preferences application.