I don't shut mine down much either, because I use BOINC software for various projects when my computer is idle. I usually shut it down when there's a close thunderstorm, or I restart it if it's acting strangely.
Teresa Slow down; you'll get there faster. On Jun 6, 2014, at 7:02 AM, Tim Kilburn <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I seldom, if ever shutdown my Mac. My MBP is put to sleep at night simply > due to the fact that I close the lid whereas my other Desktop Macs stay on, > 24-7-365. In fact, the computer is set to stay awake and only the display > goes to sleep. Just makes it easier for me to access other computers when > they're awake. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Jun 6, 2014, at 12:39 AM, Anne Robertson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello Don, >> >> I put my Mac into sleep mode at night and very rarely shut it down. However, >> VO-Cmd-Eject is the best way to shut it down. It's all to easy to hold down >> the Power key for too long and shut the Mac down brutally without it having >> the chance to close down tidily. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Anne >> >> >> On 6 Jun 2014, at 07:22, don bishop <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I assume most people turn their mac off at night rather than just putting >>> it into sleep mode. Right? >>> If you do turn it off, how do you do it? I turn mine off using vo command >>> eject. I purchased the learning the mac discussed a few days back, and in >>> there she says to press the power button for about 3 seconds to shut down. >>> >>> Is one method any better than the other? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Don >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
