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R Cell phone chargers that we used to leave connected to the wall socket are nowunplugged after each charge. The phones weve picked are all NiMH batterypowered. We also have chargers that work using the cigarette lighter outlet in ourcar.R Ground fault interrupt (GFI) plugs usually found in bathrooms can be a constantsource of a tiny amount of electrical energy usage . Given their requirements in thebuilding code you may not be able to avoid them.R The antique clock we got as a wedding prese nt requires a constant connection toan electrical outlet. I suspect it probably uses about as much power as ourrefrigerator if we had it plugged in as the old mechanical system is severelyoutdated. Sadly, until I can find a way to remove t he constant trickle of powerrequired by these clocks well have to use our wrist watch. I recently purchasedthe Solar Alarm Clock that I found at the Real Good web site atwww.realgoods.com. It has a solar cell that charges a battery so that no electricalconnection is required.R For some time now weve enjoyed a Fujifilm FinePix 1400Zoom digital camera. Ithas captured many of the photographs include in this book and on our web site atwww.NaturalLifeNetwork.com . These cameras seem to suck conventionalalkaline (four AA batteries in our case) battery power very quickly. The previewmode and connection to computer modes are also hard on the batteries whichmeans we go through four every month or so. This past week I finally got fourNiMH rechargeable batteries for this device and use the Dorcy ( www.dorcy.com)charger. This takes about 16 hours to charge but lasts about the same time as eachset of new alkaline batteries. These NiMH batteries are recyclable and do notcontain any heavy metals like alkaline or NiCd batteries. Real Goods(www.realgoods.com) has a solar powered charger which might make a goodreplacement for the Dorcy unit which currently plugs into a wall socket.R Several years ago I bought Leigh an HP Jornada 690 handheld computer whichhas allowed us to keep up to date on our finances wherever we are. These unitscome with rechargeable batteries. While not in use we turn off the powerbarwhich ensures that the tansformer and tiny green LED does not stay on all daywhile the device is not connected using up a tiny amount of energy all the time.R The new Asko dishwasher we bought was the most efficient model we could findin our area. It is rated at 375 kwh. Unfortunately by the time we finally got theunit up and running we found that the electronic controls remain illuminated,274