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How to Lower Your Monthly Tech Bills

by Dan Reilly on August 18, 2009 at 12:01 AM


Use Efficient Power Strips

Power strips are great and all, but they can lead you into the bad habit of always leaving gadgets and appliances on, thereby raising your energy costs. That's why you should look into efficient power strips like the $90 Wattstopper, which senses when you're at your desk and turns on the connected gadgets, or the $42 Smart Strip, which shuts down idle gadgets, but keeps power going to those that need to be plugged in 24/7 (like cable boxes and clock radios). Or, you could just turn your strips on and off each time you need them. That also works.


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