Intelliplug could reduce nagging
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008I am constantly harassing my husband to switch off unused and standby lights in our house. Wherever he goes in our house he seems to leave a trail of lit, vacant rooms and a plethora of standby lights on.
The one light he especially loves to leave on is his computer monitor light, which I religiously turn off nightly.
So, he did make me giggle when he sent me this article about the Intelliplug. It’s a plug that contains a switching system that automatically switches off attached peripherals when the PC is turned off. In other words, when the PC is turned off at the end of the night then monitor and speakers will automatically power-off too. A PC monitor on standby overnight can use the same amount of energy as a microwave would need to cook six dinners. Although, my husband denies this
Anyway, the Intelliplug is available in the UK but not here yet. Hopefully, it is on its way – maybe in time for Christmas. Or maybe there is something out there already in Australia, which I don’t know about yet?


This Saturday (March 29) at 8pm don’t forget to turn off all your lights and unused appliances at the switch to show your support for
I love beer, especially now that I am pregnant and shouldn’t drink it
Adelaide is one of my favourite Australian cities and recently I was lucky enough to travel there for a good friend’s wedding.
Although it’s in the UK, I just love this site. Such a great idea and many of the ideas in this online animation are similar to what is being, and can be, done in Australia.
