tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post5825129833642165356..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Saving EnergyDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-63168157269522937072008-08-28T11:07:00.000+02:002008-08-28T11:07:00.000+02:00Thanks for your replies. David MacKay's comments a...Thanks for your replies. David MacKay's comments actually include some measurements, which gives them a lot more validity than many of the opinions I've seen.<BR/><BR/>I have long been skeptical about the huge savings sometimes claimed to be possible by unplugging the likes of mobile phone chargers and I remain skeptical of this (I'm planning to round up the family's chargers and plug them all inDavid Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-67936249881332290942008-08-28T00:39:00.000+02:002008-08-28T00:39:00.000+02:00The Intel P4 appears to have been the high water m...The Intel P4 appears to have been the high water mark in CPU power consumption, and thankfully things now seem to be taking a downturn. We're seeing initiatives from both AMD and Intel with their 'Underclocked Athlon' and Atom ranges, and lower powered motherboard chipsets are also on the horizon.<BR/><BR/>Laptops - and particularly netbooks - can certainly use a lot less power overall, and have Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04236324797918643122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-83206868104121336452008-08-19T10:58:00.000+02:002008-08-19T10:58:00.000+02:00We've been inspired by David MacKay's comments abo...We've been inspired by <A HREF="http://withouthotair.blogspot.com/2008/06/i-do-advocate-switching-off-electrical.html" REL="nofollow">David MacKay</A>'s comments about how worthwhile it is to turn various appliances off. I've developed a habit of turning everything off at the wall last thing at night. Since starting to do it, I've wondered to myself why I ever thought leaving the wireless router Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com