Entries from I've switched tagged with 'green'
a switched power strip
Individually switched is the key feature. The power strip, now gracing our bedroom, has a switch per socket on the extension. This means I can turn off the plugged in devices one at a time. This is a simple benefit,...
a power strip
Just for the sake of clarity, this is a power strip, they have many local names, about as many as there are plug types in the world. The UK plugs shown below are the more complex end of the plug...
The ugliness of unplugging
One of the background thoughts behind creating this site was about aesthetics or beauty. When you have a set of power supplies plugged into a power strip then they look tidy and correct. Unplug the ones you don't need and...
Why do we have so many power supplies anyway?
Short piece in the Guardian today on the multitude of power supplies required to support a digital lifeWe're under attack. Our civilisation is being colonised by an alien species intent on destroying our planet and, in the meantime, our sanity.Evidence...
Power consumption wasted via plugged in power supplies
Some quick back of an envelope maths about power consumption of those black power supplies. They take AC current 230V in Europe and 110V in the USA and convert it to DC current. They mainly seem to have a standby...
I'm switching green and so should you
This blog is the beginning of a micro-campaign to encourage the general public, that is you and I to use switched extension blocks (or power strips). We'll also be persuading our retailers to stop stocking the non-switched variety and encouraging...
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