Pretty Commonsensical™

So I was just reading this article and I thought you guys might find it interesting. I've heard before that stuff that's plugged in is always drawing power, even when it's "off" but I didn't know specifics like the fact that a computer that's "off" can potentially draw as much power as a refrigerator, or that a cell phone charger that's still plugged in draws almost as much power as if you were charging your phone.

Story's here, http://greenhome.huddler.com/wiki/how-to-reduce-vampire-power , if you're interested. I've been shutting off power strips when I don't use stuff for a while, but I'm gonna do even more now that I know this, save myself a little money. Apparently it's supposed to be good for the planet too or something like that, not really sure how that works but hey, two birds with one stone.

Later!

-loren