They should be turned off at night because they are not being used for a long period. However, I feel the best saving of electricity would be to make sure the G3s turn the video signal off instead of using a screen saver although some monitors might not support this. Have been using a 3rd party extension which works better than Apple's energy saver.
Rebuild the desktop file once a month (or if there is something strange happening). Re-installing a program should only be necessary if there is a disk or virus problem. > > I'm wondering about our school monitoring a lab of 20 networked Beige G3 > Desktops. This past year they have been kept running day and night. Obviously > for the electric bill, it would make sense to turn them off. But I was told > by someone that used to work there that they SHOULD be turned off at the end > of each night because the rebooting deletes the "garbage" files and otherwise > helps keep things in order. He also suggested "rebuilding the desktop" and > periodically reinstalling everything. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
