O'Reilly Radar's blog (always an entertaining read) has an interesting article about tools you can use to help save power. I picked up a Kill A Watt not too long ago and was amazed by how much power is consumed by my computers when they're in standby. Other things like the cable box and DVD player also use a fair amount while they're supposed to be powered off.
We all need to take steps to conserve power wherever possible.
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