Thanks makmac and Eric for your feedback, but I really do want to
shut it down. Anyone else with some suggestions?
>Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 22:41:15 -0400
>Subject: [Duo2400] Re: Scheduled shutdown
>From: "Eric L. Strobel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>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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