--- On Wed, 8/20/08, laz at moaa.net <laz at moaa.net> wrote: > > --- On Wed, 8/20/08, Robert Darlington > <rdarlington at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > I'm really annoyed with all the devices that don't outright > > shut *off* (after a prolonged idle period). Especially all > > these things with stupid wall warts/bricks... > > > > Unfotrunately, I can't arrange for the things that I use > > "seldom" to all be on the same power strip or I could just > > flip one switch to kill them all! > > get a few of these: http://www.smarthome.com/2040.html > and a timer/controller, and a wall switch transmitter by > the door you use.. > plug all your phantom loads into the controlled plugs, and > turn them all off with one remote switch when you leave the > house... That won't be an improvement over my current setup. I.e., I would still need to be able to get all those loads into those outlets. If I can't manage to get them into common outlet STRIPS, I surely won't be able to get them into FEWER *outlets*! For example, I currently have 10 wall warts and 25 other "plugs" in my (bedroom) office. And, that doesn't count the loads that I use *so* infrequently that I don;t even bother to plug them in! My U60 (in another room) system has *17* plugs, alone! :< It would be *so* much nicer if you could just tell a device, "sleep if idle for X minutes; shutdown if sleeping for Y minutes". This is especially true of the many devices that don't have real power switches, etc. Also, I had bad experiences with X10 modules when I lived in the midwest (lots of electrical storms). That was many years ago so *maybe* they've fixed that issue (it also may not be an issue *here* since our utilities are below grade). I'd just not like to throw money away learning a had lesson :<