At 3:32 PM -0400 23/6/02, Stephen Gerke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote in G-List Digest #155 : > > 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. >
Use the Energy Saver Scheduler to automatically switch the G3s on and off each day. If the monitors are plugged into the CPUs they'll come up and down with the computers. I have mine set to start up at 5.30am week days and shut down at 11pm every day. (I've also got a relay in the monitor supply that turns the external hard disc, CDRW, hub, router, amplifier, printer etc on and off at the same time.) Note that if some student has left an unsaved document on the desktop, the application will wait for a confirmation to save the item and block the auto-shutdown. If you want to be extra careful, someone will have to pop their head in at 5.35pm or whenever to make sure they have all gone bye-byes. -- ------- Keep in touch....Ian O <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- 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>
