If you're thinking about being my search engine, it don't matter if you're black or white?

This is not exactly news - I am bedridden with flu at the moment and the grey cells aren't functioning, so my output is limited - but there's an interesting theory that Google (the search engine that most people use daily to perform searches) would be more environmentally friendly - that is, would consume less power - if it were black rather than white.

To this effect, Blackle, a black "Google" was created (NB. Blackle is not owned by Google). The theory is that a white screen uses 74 watts and a black screen 59. If Google itself were black, it is speculated/calculated that 750 Megawatt-hours would be saved per annum.

The reality is that Blackle probably only saves energy when used on CRT monitors but not LCD monitors.

However, Blackle - regardless of its black is more green than white claim - poses a problem to the vast majority of us who use computers - How do we make web-surfing more environmentally friendly, less energy-gluttonous?

For the time being, I may persevere with Blackle expediently. That is to say, when ill, bright, white screens cause my eyes to water.

And so I shall sign off with a sneeze and a promise that I will update properly when I have recovered from my seasonal ailment.