Other people have mentioned excellent tips like fluorescent bulbs (instead of incandescents), LCDs (instead of CRTs), and using a cell phone (instead of a landline). Now that many wireless provides are offering high-speed data packages, I've started pricing out an unlimited data package to go with my cell phone. For about $90 (U.S.) per month, I can use my cellphone and have high-speed access almost anywhere in the country. I'm not sure what the pricing plans are like in the UK where you are, but it's something to think about.
Before turning your thermostat down to far, read your lease, or check with your landlord. In all of the apartments I've rented, I've been required to keep my thermostat set above a minimum temperature to avoid the pipes freezing. I live in Michigan (about the 45 parallel), this is a real concern during the winter.
I've learned to set my thermostat to briefly warm my apartment from 6am to 7am (when I'm up in the morning showering and getting ready for work), and again from 5pm to 10pm. The apartment is naturally warmer during the daylight hours, and will keep most of its residual heat until I've fallen asleep at night. Have the furnace on for only 1/4 of the day has noticeable cut down on my heating bills, and there's nothing like curling up under a warm blanket (or a warm girlfriend).
What am I missing...? $5/GB = $150/30GB, not $300... and if current market conditions hold true, the larger the drive, the *cheaper* the cost/size, not the other way around...
I've been a Nielsen "household" for about six months now. If I recall my agreement correctly, I received $100 at the time they started monitoring, and $50 for every additional six months they have their equipment attached to my television. In addition, if my television/DVD player/VCR is damaged (for *any* reason!) during the time they have their equipment attached, Nielsen will pick up 50% of the repair costs.
It's almost completely transparent to my viewing experience; I only have to push a button on a remote when I first turn on the television, then again if I've a) watched continuously for about an hour, or b) changed the station. Since I personally have time to watch more than one TV show, I almost never have to do anything beyond the original login...
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Other people have mentioned excellent tips like fluorescent bulbs (instead of incandescents), LCDs (instead of CRTs), and using a cell phone (instead of a landline). Now that many wireless provides are offering high-speed data packages, I've started pricing out an unlimited data package to go with my cell phone. For about $90 (U.S.) per month, I can use my cellphone and have high-speed access almost anywhere in the country. I'm not sure what the pricing plans are like in the UK where you are, but it's something to think about.
Before turning your thermostat down to far, read your lease, or check with your landlord. In all of the apartments I've rented, I've been required to keep my thermostat set above a minimum temperature to avoid the pipes freezing. I live in Michigan (about the 45 parallel), this is a real concern during the winter.
I've learned to set my thermostat to briefly warm my apartment from 6am to 7am (when I'm up in the morning showering and getting ready for work), and again from 5pm to 10pm. The apartment is naturally warmer during the daylight hours, and will keep most of its residual heat until I've fallen asleep at night. Have the furnace on for only 1/4 of the day has noticeable cut down on my heating bills, and there's nothing like curling up under a warm blanket (or a warm girlfriend).
What am I missing...? $5/GB = $150/30GB, not $300... and if current market conditions hold true, the larger the drive, the *cheaper* the cost/size, not the other way around...
Hmmm... I seem to recall a recent South Korean researcher making the journal option just slightly less trust-worthy...
I've been a Nielsen "household" for about six months now. If I recall my agreement correctly, I received $100 at the time they started monitoring, and $50 for every additional six months they have their equipment attached to my television. In addition, if my television/DVD player/VCR is damaged (for *any* reason!) during the time they have their equipment attached, Nielsen will pick up 50% of the repair costs.
It's almost completely transparent to my viewing experience; I only have to push a button on a remote when I first turn on the television, then again if I've a) watched continuously for about an hour, or b) changed the station. Since I personally have time to watch more than one TV show, I almost never have to do anything beyond the original login...