Comments on: TrickleStar Says it Will Slash Your Electricity Bill by 12 Percent http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/10/tricklestar-says-it-will-slash-your-electricity-bill-by-12-percent/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tony http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/10/tricklestar-says-it-will-slash-your-electricity-bill-by-12-percent/#comment-3815 Tony Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:36:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1474#comment-3815 It is best to do this with all your appliances not just your computer. I did not realize until recently how many electronics still used energy even when they are shut down. The best solution is to plug them into a power strip and turn it off when your done. You can save a decent amount of change on your bills this way. It is best to do this with all your appliances not just your computer. I did not realize until recently how many electronics still used energy even when they are shut down. The best solution is to plug them into a power strip and turn it off when your done. You can save a decent amount of change on your bills this way.

]]> By: Tony http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/10/tricklestar-says-it-will-slash-your-electricity-bill-by-12-percent/#comment-20794 Tony Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:36:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1474#comment-20794 It is best to do this with all your appliances not just your computer. I did not realize until recently how many electronics still used energy even when they are shut down. The best solution is to plug them into a power strip and turn it off when your done. You can save a decent amount of change on your bills this way. It is best to do this with all your appliances not just your computer. I did not realize until recently how many electronics still used energy even when they are shut down. The best solution is to plug them into a power strip and turn it off when your done. You can save a decent amount of change on your bills this way.

]]> By: chrysrobyn http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/10/tricklestar-says-it-will-slash-your-electricity-bill-by-12-percent/#comment-3814 chrysrobyn Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:54:32 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1474#comment-3814 When my iMac goes into standby (sleep), USB shuts down. I don't know if I could power my peripherals with it (would my external hard drives spin up faster than the OS could realize they were down?), but I don't see why this is specifically useless to those of us who don't completely power off. When my iMac goes into standby (sleep), USB shuts down. I don’t know if I could power my peripherals with it (would my external hard drives spin up faster than the OS could realize they were down?), but I don’t see why this is specifically useless to those of us who don’t completely power off.

]]> By: chrysrobyn http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/10/tricklestar-says-it-will-slash-your-electricity-bill-by-12-percent/#comment-20793 chrysrobyn Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:54:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1474#comment-20793 When my iMac goes into standby (sleep), USB shuts down. I don't know if I could power my peripherals with it (would my external hard drives spin up faster than the OS could realize they were down?), but I don't see why this is specifically useless to those of us who don't completely power off. When my iMac goes into standby (sleep), USB shuts down. I don’t know if I could power my peripherals with it (would my external hard drives spin up faster than the OS could realize they were down?), but I don’t see why this is specifically useless to those of us who don’t completely power off.

]]> By: Tim Smith http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/10/tricklestar-says-it-will-slash-your-electricity-bill-by-12-percent/#comment-3813 Tim Smith Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:26:39 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1474#comment-3813 I'm voting for the Smart Strip. These things are great. You turn off your PC and anything else turns off automatically. Doesn't work for laptops, but it's cheap and great for corporate use. I’m voting for the Smart Strip. These things are great. You turn off your PC and anything else turns off automatically. Doesn’t work for laptops, but it’s cheap and great for corporate use.

]]> By: Tim Smith http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/10/tricklestar-says-it-will-slash-your-electricity-bill-by-12-percent/#comment-20792 Tim Smith Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:26:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1474#comment-20792 I'm voting for the Smart Strip. These things are great. You turn off your PC and anything else turns off automatically. Doesn't work for laptops, but it's cheap and great for corporate use. I’m voting for the Smart Strip. These things are great. You turn off your PC and anything else turns off automatically. Doesn’t work for laptops, but it’s cheap and great for corporate use.

]]> By: William Oetting http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/10/tricklestar-says-it-will-slash-your-electricity-bill-by-12-percent/#comment-3812 William Oetting Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:01:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1474#comment-3812 The Smart Strip seems like a better solution. I use it for my TV and peripherals, but I think it could be easily used for a computer. It also allows you to adjust the sensitivity. http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Strip-SCG3-049418906-Autoswitching/dp/B000P1QJXQ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1226440766&sr=8-2 The Smart Strip seems like a better solution. I use it for my TV and peripherals, but I think it could be easily used for a computer. It also allows you to adjust the sensitivity.

http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Strip-SCG3-049418906-Autoswitching/dp/B000P1QJXQ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1226440766&sr=8-2

]]> By: William Oetting http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/10/tricklestar-says-it-will-slash-your-electricity-bill-by-12-percent/#comment-20791 William Oetting Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:01:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=1474#comment-20791 The Smart Strip seems like a better solution. I use it for my TV and peripherals, but I think it could be easily used for a computer. It also allows you to adjust the sensitivity. http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Strip-SCG3-049418906-Autoswitching/dp/B000P1QJXQ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1226440766&sr=8-2 The Smart Strip seems like a better solution. I use it for my TV and peripherals, but I think it could be easily used for a computer. It also allows you to adjust the sensitivity.

http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Strip-SCG3-049418906-Autoswitching/dp/B000P1QJXQ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1226440766&sr=8-2

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