I’m pretty good at the four-minute showers but as the mornings get darker and colder I’ve got to admit I am spending longer under that lovely hot blast of water and dreaming of getting back into bed rather than schlepping off to work. I’ve only twice hit the eight-minute mark, jolted out of my reverie …
I know, I know, we already said farewell to the Climate Wizard a while back but turns out it was just some associated infrastructure. While the two Climate Wizard units that actually do the magic cooling stuff (and can reduce your energy consumption by 80% compared to regular aircon) were decommissioned, they were not removed. …
Recently a crew from CNBC Asia came to the smart home as part of a story on water consumption in Australia. So I figured it was time to do some H2O homework. We have plenty of data to work with as every water fixture (31 points) in the home is metered and logged, we have …
There aren’t many deciduous trees in Newington but we happen to have one. It’s not quite Alien vs Predator or even Ava’s favourite video game, Plants vs Zombies, but this tree is doing a good job of smothering our infant native garden. Okay maybe a tad dramatic – covering rather than smothering. Not equipped with …
If imitation is a form of flattery then the German production house that made an unsolicited ad for the Mitsubishi i-MiEV should be very happy. The German ad envisioned a world where everything — from your toothbrush, to your hairdryer, to your child’s toy dog — is petrol-fuelled. Except for the electric i-MiEV. As reported …
