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[bpratt]

Also, kids are having a blast with the weather station: http://www.energysaver.net.au/product_i ... ucts_id=23. Yeah, I have geek kids, I know They take after their dad, haha.

If you want to get PC software to go with it, take a look at Weather Display, it's what I use here.
The support forum is at weather-watch.com

Another good weather forum is wxforum.net

[Gordon-Loomberah]

I'd suggest Cumulus software: http://sandaysoft.com/ - excellent response from the author and other knowledgeable users/developers on the forum if you have problems or suggestions for new features too.

My Cumulus weather page is here:
http://weather.gunagulla.com/Cumulus/index.htm

[Tracker]

Get an energy auditor out to your home to advise on how to make your home more energy efficient (and not the type that hand out shower heads and light bulbs )

FORGET that - they are useless ! Another stupid idea from a stupid Government !

The guy has mentioned "beyond normal" attempts to control energy.. The only real method is as others have said - Measure and Switch.

Know which of those devices are "Stand-By-Wasters". Use your hands !.. Let your fingers do the walking !
Feel things - If it's warm and OFF - you are in trouble !
Feel the facia on the dish-washer - MANY run very warm when OFF. Same for Laundry-Washers and dryers

Plug-Pack power supplies that are warm, are wasting power..
I think that Government specifications require "Switch-Mode" supplies, that have no transformer-losses.

NO - Forget Energy Auditors - They just check for the obvious !
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[karlajensen]

Ditch the PC and replace with Laptop
PC = ~300W with the monitor
laptop very rarely more than 50W running.

I scored a second hand lappie, threw in a new Hybrid drive. new battery and power supply.
for $200 I saved it from landfill and will save more than its purchase price in power every year


Its a dell XPS M3300 and I can get it down around 25W for doing things like posting here

[Allen]

Insulate your fridge. I did so and energy consumption is cut down to the half. See here: http://coolfridge.blogspot.com/

Allen