On 30/08/2015 19:00, Dale wrote: > Alan McKinnon wrote: >> On 30/08/2015 17:56, Peter Humphrey wrote: >>> On Sunday 30 August 2015 00:04:43 Philip Webb wrote: >>>> How long do desktop users typically leave their systems between reboots ? >>>> How long between power off/on's ? >>>> >>>> I've long been in the habit of switching everything off while I sleep, >>>> then restarting after I've woken & got going again myself. >>>> However recently, I've run into delays getting my router >>>> (only 1 device attached) to shake hands successfully with my ISP's >>>> server, >>>> which have been requiring several power off/on's before it works. >>>> As a result, I've started rebooting only after my weekly system update >>>> -- it means I get to use the new versions of everything -- >>>> & not powering off at all ; the monitor + Xscreensaver are off >>>> whenever I'm away from the machine for >= 1 hr (approx). >>>> >>>> Are there any pro's/con's I sb aware of ? >>> No-one has yet mentioned taking backups. I'm still using a brute-force >>> approach, in which I shut down each of my two machines once a week to make >>> a >>> backup to external disk. Otherwise they're on 24 hours a day running BOINC >>> projects. On the desktop PC kmail makes a daily archive of messages, and >>> once >>> a day a cron job copies my user directory to /home/<me>.bu/ . >>> >>> I know it burns energy but I'm prepared to make my small contribution to >>> what >>> I think is a good cause. >>> >> >> A desktop or laptop will typically draw far less power than a single 60W >> incandescent bulb. I bet you have quite a lot of those. Even if not, the >> CFLs you'll have to give you light at night still draw much much more >> than a computer. >> >> If saving energy is your personal driver, then you should be looking at >> water heaters, central heaters, aircon and stove as the main culprits. >> Everything else, whilst measurable, is a small drop in the bucket and >> probably not worth worrying about. >> >> Assuming of course that your computer is a desktop/laptop, and not a 42U >> cabinet jam packed full of Dell 2950s >> > > > Don't forget the clothes dryer to, if you have one. Mine is electric > and it pulls as much as my water heater does. I just don't use it as > much is all.
I forgot about that :-) Add in almost all laundry appliances and kitchen power tools too... -- Alan McKinnon [email protected]
