Originally posted by Somebody1234+16 September 2003 - 00:57--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Somebody1234 @ 16 September 2003 - 00:57)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-zapjb@15 September 2003 - 13:20
Unless one's running a server, IMO it's ego & foolish to leave it on 24/7.@zapjb, are you trying to start a flamewar???
being a bit of a environmentalist I don't really like people leaving their computers on all the time - it's only acceptable if you're doing something, like downloading or calculating Pi
if you are going to leave it on make sure you turn off the monitor/speakers/or any other peripherals to save our planet (or some of its resources at least)
I believe in saving our planet too. I leave my computer on but it's because I use it a lot and I have it doing things like downloading, uploading and other things while I'm not in front of it.
These machines are designed to be used in this fashion. I do use the power management features to conserve energy.
http://www.harveyind.com/site/images/about/energystarlogoMoney.jpg
ENERGY STAR is a government-backed program helping
businesses and individuals protect the environment through
superior energy efficiency.
Quote directly from their web site:
Remember, saving energy prevents pollution.
Because most computer equipment is left on 24 hours a day,
power management features are important for saving energy and
are an easy way to reduce air pollution.
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=computers.pr_computers[/b][/quote]
Calculating Pi...I like that...
If you are not using your computer, why leave it on?
http://www.harveyind.com/site/images/about/energystarlogoMoney.jpg
You can't "really" defrag your computer unless you run diskeeper at boot time. By the way diskeeper 8 is nice. The boot time defragmenter is what really sets diskeeper apart from other defraggers.
I turn my computer off every night before I go to bed. I have been known to run refresh rates at or over 100 Hz. And besides that video card, as Wolfmight knows, is not exactly energy efficient...and my
[email protected] GHz and the RAID volume...all of that is heavy power consumption, yes...
I think turning off your computer is a good idea in general whenever you are not using it. It is that simple...I mean I guess you could hypothetically keep it on for no reason, just to keep it on for the f*ck of it...it is refreshing rebooting...
And not to mention, whenever you upgrade your operating system it is required for you to reboot anyways for the changes to be applied...and if you are a computer geek like me and get most of your day to day thrills from tweaking your
computer, you will end up occasionaly needing to reboot...
:blink: And to thehttp://www.mcbriens.net/liam/img/smilies/swearani.gif flaming, http://www.mcbriens.net/liam/img/smilies/thumbsdown.gifignore them Somebody1234, I have seen a lot of people post on this board; you have good computer karma coming to you, http://www.mcbriens.net/liam/img/smilies/monthehoops.gifyes, I have seen you help more confused computer newbs than everybody except Lamsey. We all appreciate you, bud. http://www.mcbriens.net/liam/img/smilies/thumbsup.gif