electricity
How to Save Energy With Your Computers
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed FlavioGomes asked the Lockergnome community how we can save money and energy with our computers. He has to leave his machines on all day, and he claims that it makes a big difference in his electricity bill each month. He’s hoping [...]
When Do You Power Down Your Laptop?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed One caller to the live show the other night wondered if it’s a good idea to turn off your laptop when you are finished using it. Many people simply let the machine go into sleep mode or flip it to a [...]
How to Save Electricity
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed If a device is plugged into the wall, it’s using electricity. Even if it’s not turned on, it’s still draining your wallet by running up your power bill. You may want to look into a device that can help you cut [...]
Caption This Photo
Funny. This doesn’t SOUND like AC/DC. – Akiva Moskovitz Caption This Photo or I’m going to plug this to my ear! – AJ Batac ♘ WTF is THAT above your right eyebrow?! – Mona N. (Hello from Row 5!) – Who said that? – Anthony Stevens Chris Pirillo, unplugged – Dave Hodson OK, Akiva wins. [...]
How Much is Electricity Costing You?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Elektronova is a company that presented at Live Pitch 2008 in Seattle recently. Elektronova is dedicated to helping consumers monitor their electrical consumption. This will not only allow people to save money. It will also help promote a more energy-efficient lifestyle. [...]
How to Save Energy
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The cost of energy these days is outrageous. Many of us cut corners wherever and whenever we can. Ryan_Leaf sent in some excellent tips to help all of us conserve energy. How many of these do you already do? See how [...]
How to Check Electricity and Energy Use
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Do you know how much energy each of my 30″ monitors takes up? Do you know how much they cost me on a monthly basis? More importantly… how much does YOUR computer cost you a month? Do you even know, or [...]
Wireless Power
Is it just me, or is this invention a game changer? It may sound futuristic, but Powercast’s platform uses nothing more complex than a radio–and is cheap enough for just about any company to incorporate into a product. A transmitter plugs into the wall, and a dime-size receiver (the real innovation, costing about $5 to [...]
Cutting Cable and Cord Clutter
My latest CPU Magazine article is out: The Power Of Power. I recently moved into a new house in the Seattle area. Moving is anything but fun, especially when it happens to coincide with the same time frame as your wedding/honeymoon. Well, the movers we selected did an absolutely rotten job at packing our stuff. [...]
Electricity: Restored!
Ponzi and I finally have electricity again! We’ve been dark since 1:30AM on Friday – nearly three and a half days ago. It wasn’t quite like Gilligan’s Island for us- since we had running water and natural gas (with a few gas-powered fireplaces to boot). We had enough food to see us through the crisis, [...]
