on 6/23/01 8:59 AM, countless monkeys randomly typing on behalf of Frank
Cornew at [EMAIL PROTECTED] miraculously produced:
> Looking for suggestions on how to shutdown the computer after a given
> period of keyboard/mouse inactivity, or at a specific time... while
> managing to sheperd the process through typical dialog boxes (e.g.
> save work in open documents), etc.
>
> The energy saver CP initiated shutdown always seems to be deceived by
> some kind of background activity for the timeout shutdown (which is
> why I'm interested in keyboard inactivity), and both it and the
> scheduled shutdown always seem to get hung up in dialogs regarding
> save work, etc.
>
> I want to do this because my wife refuses to turn off the computer,
> and will leave it on for days at a time without using it. Please
> don't recommend counseling.
>
> Looks like a job for applescript, but I want to make sure its worth
> the trouble to learn, or that there is not a better option out there.
> I may just put a timer on the 110 to the dock.
>
>
Is there any particular reason to shut it off?? My computers just go to
screen saver or sleep the screen after some time, but otherwise, they're
generally on 24/7. I try to remember to reboot once a week, just to keep
from accumulating crap in memory. (If that thing in Energy Saver really
worked to schedule a shutdown and to schedule a restart...)
With the monitor asleep, computers just don't draw a whole lot of power, so,
unless there's a security problem (like kids using it when you're not
there), there's no real reason to shut down.
- Eric.
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