On 1/3/06, Marta Edie <martaedie at mac.com> wrote: > Lee, and you all-- thanks for all this insight. I shall need a life > extension to study all of this, But seriously, is it better to leave > your computer on constantly? I thus far I usually turn mine off at > night, but then, maybe I should only shut it off when thunderstorms > hit, also because you once told us , that in the wee hours of the > night, all maintenance is being done. I just think that somewhere one > is wearing out the equipment through constant usage.
I don't know if it's still true, but it was always said that the act of turning the computer on and off was far more wearing than the act of being on. Now for a laptop; I'm never sure how best to manage things so that the batteries don't weaken and die oh so quickly. Hen | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
