Re: the mac, shutting down, and other things

[Scott Howell]

Mike et all, there is no reason to leave a computer running 24 hours a  
day if your only using it for a quarter of that time or you run a  
server or have a need for it to be running. ALl this worry over  
wearing out parts etc. seems to be of no real issue any longer. If  
your not shutting it completely down, at least allowing it to sleep  
will conserve electricity. So, maybe that will answer your question  
Mike as to why someone would want to shut their machine down. Of  
course you could argue this point all day long, but conservation is  
not a bad thing and I've yet to wear out a drive whether leaving it on  
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or turning off the machine for more  
than 60 percent of the day.