On 10/14/09 12:18 PM, "Lawrence David Eden" <[email protected]> wrote:

> 
> I used to turn my Mac off whenever I was not using it.  My intention
> was to save electricity.  However, a few months ago, I had some
> startup issues with my old Smurf and I began leaving the computer on
> because re-starts were traumatic.
> Those issues have all been resolved now (Thanks, DC), but I found
> that the convenience of having my Mac on all the time was worth the
> electricity I was burning.  I use sleep mode and my monitor sleeps
> too. I have not seen any difference in my electric bill.....
> 
> 
> Larry

I leave my machines on all the time (5 Macs an' 3 peecees). Most of them are
running s...@home and while the iMac does boot up quickly, I just don't want
to wait! ;-)
Electric bill is only 'bout $67 a month, so I don't worry.

amanda



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