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Adjust brightness/contrast and turn on auto volume control.

If you have house with many small room; consider vacuuming different room each day with small rechargeable vacuum. Then every fortnight you could use standard vacuum for the whole house.

Opening curtains in the morning in every room, will allow natural sunlight to warm the room. Minimize condensation.

Install thermal curtains and door/window draft stopper.

I'm a fan of halogen lighting. It's cheap, bright, and contemporary.

Laptops: consider buying Intel Duo Core 2/Centrino branded chip. These are powerful yet efficient microprocessor. For those with laptops on the go, consider a 9 cell battery.

I've noticed from hardware store: outdoor powered shower pouch. Just hang it outside, wait for 3-5 hours depending on sunlight. Give your pet/kids a shower.

Visit your local hardware store for ideas for heating. Oil heaters, dehumidifiers, ceramic heaters are recommended.They may have heaters on demonstration, so take your time..

Venturing out of bed in night for a quick snack or pitstop? Invest in power saving night light or torch. It's easy on your eyes!

Tired of commercials? turn off the tv, grab a hot cuppa from the the thermos, unplug any unused appliances, check the mail come back and the ads probably finished. Talk about being a couch potato!