[Nfb-krafters-korner] OT computer to leave on or off?

[Annette Carr]

I have a Del laptop, and had a few other laptops prior to this.  I leave my
computer on all of the time.  I have virus check and other things like that
set to occur during the night while I'm sleeping.  If I know I'm going away
for a while like over night or longer and not taking my laptop with me
(which is rare), or if I know a thunder storm is coming, I turn off my
computer and unplug all cables from it.  Yes, sometimes a good old fashion
shutdown and cold boot is the cure for odd computer behavior.

Annette


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Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 7:23 AM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] OT computer to leave on or off?

Some say it's best to just leave the computer on all day, but others say
it's ok to turn it on and off.
I think those that say to turn it off are thinking about the older windows
98 computers that had a memory leak, so if you did leave them on all day,
they would slow down. Xp doesn't have a memory leak problem though, so
turning the computer off is not necessary, as it will not slow down over the
course of a day.
Also, leaving a computer on reduces the risk of start up problems, which I
have been told can happen with computers that are constantly turned on and
off.
Also, it's just plain convenient to leave the computer running, you don't
have to wait for it to boot up when you want to use it.
If you want to save power but not have to turn off the computer, you can put
it in stand by mode, which turns off the hard drives, monitor, etc, but runs
just enough power to quickly bring the computer back online when you ask it
too.
it is not a complete system shut down, thus there is no need for the
computer to boot up again.
if you have any questions about any of this, you can email me offlist or
what ever and I'll be happy to answer them.
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From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
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Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] OT computer to leave on or off?


> This is interesting.  I do not leave my  computer on all day, but I 
> turn it on and off at least probably 3 or 4 times a  day  Now this is 
> a new computer that I got in December and the old computer  was at 
> least 3 years old.  If I was on the old one example maybe 4 hours at  
> one time, it would kinda act up and
> not respond as it should.     It would be sluggish and of course if I hit 
> too
> many keys and did not pause a  few seconds between hitting commands, 
> puff it would freeze.  If I turned it  off and then back on things 
> would be back to working well.
>
> So advised with this new baby would be appreciated.  I have Vista on 
> board and still getting acquainted with some of this.
>
> Joyce
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