Comments on: Exorcising the Energy Vampires

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:20:06 +0000

The one thing that I always wonder about is how much vampire power a power strip uses. Most have a light and probably generate some heat. Probably less than the appliances it is used to tame, but still…

By: Charlie

Charlie — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:18:19 +0000

I do wish there was a way to put Tivo to sleep. I’ve probably used the “buffer” about 10 times in 5 years. Having Tivo sleep and only tape selected programs might also help with hard drive life — I’ve heard contradictory reports on whether it is better to run a hard drive 24/7 or to shut it down.

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:06:37 +0000

As you know Disqus killed about 4 hours of my weekend and won’t be seen here again. Ever. As far as the AJAXy comment edit script, it was disproportionately CPU-intensive and has been disabled. I’m thinking of switching hosts in the next few months given my rate increase yet similar performance and their lack of backups – I’ll reconsider the function if/then.

By: Dale Dietrich

Dale Dietrich — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:47:50 +0000

Hey, I no longer get a count-down clock to nervously edit my comments. No Disqus, no count-down comment doomsday device … ZNF’s comments are degrading in functionality!

By: Dale Dietrich

Dale Dietrich — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:46:42 +0000

Ahh the joys of non-metered electricity. Just like my water, I use all I want (and I use a lot of both) for one monthly fee. Hey, if I don’t use it, my fellow condo dwellers willl!

BWAAAA HAAA HAAAA!!!

…Dale

By: dick larkey

dick larkey — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:51:22 +0000

THERE IS ONLY ONE PAPER SHREDDER WITH ZERO POWER CONSUMPTION IN STANDBY MODE.
IT IS THE KOBRA ENERGY SMART.
CHECK http://www.elcoman.it

By: Jeremy Jones

Jeremy Jones — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:12:41 +0000

Mine is 880 KWH for the past month. I have a new energy efficient house with top of the line A/C unit. That’s the reason why I bought the Kill a Watt. It’s not the cooling, it’s the gadgets. I have two HD DVRs and three desktop computers running at all times. Of course I don’t turn off any monitors, printers or anything else connected to them. Then you have ruko, DVD players, game consoles and stereo equipment. I’m looking forward to significantly dropping that number a month.

By: Dan S

Dan S — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:15:40 +0000

I’ve always wondered why Tivo can’t have some type of “hibernate” mode for when it isn’t recording.

I think its a safe bet that (for me at least) it only records in prime time, so the other 20 hours a day, it’s just wasting electricity.

And realistically, the buffer thing is pointless when I know I’m going to be at work or sleeping.