[Nfb-krafters-korner] OT computers

Wed Mar 25 15:39:08 UTC 2009

The computer doesn't use that much power but the screen uses a lot of 
eelectricity.  You can turn the screen down so it is pretty dim so it 
doesn't use as much power.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "joseli Walter" <joseli at thezoolady.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 9:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] OT computers


> I'm not sure how just having one computer on all the time effects one's 
> power bill.  Between my roommate and I we have five computers, so at least 
> 2 are on at all times.
> both of us are totally blind though, so for the most part, our monitors 
> are turned off, and my computer is a laptop, so I think it uses a bit less 
> power than a pc.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <powerst at dcpcepn.nci.nih.gov>
> To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 2:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] OT computers
>
>
>> How can you afford this.  How does this effect your power bill?  I have
>> all electric.
>>
>> Terry
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: joseli Walter [mailto:joseli at thezoolady.net]
>> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 7:31 PM
>> To: List for blind crafters and artists
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] OT computers
>>
>> I rarely shut my computer down, so I have my antivirus run every night
>> at midnight and update once a week at about 2 in the morning.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
>> To: "List for blind crafters and artists"
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 10:39 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] OT computers
>>
>>
>>> Joyce & All:
>>>
>>> Both Louis & I back up about once per month.  It should probably be
>> done
>>> in our case once a week or every other week.  The frequency depends on
>> how
>>> vital you rate the information you keep/change/add onto your computer
>> and
>>> the volume of the info you're dealing with.  This is a personal
>> choice.
>>> We used to start the back ups running at bed time and would let it run
>>
>>> over night.  With newer back up systems it does not take as long.
>> Maybe
>>> you could run it during dinner when you will not be using the
>> computer.
>>> Since your backup is new & external, I'd expect it might take approx 1
>>
>>> hour to run,  This to depends on the size of your hard drive and how
>> much
>>> your backing up.
>>>
>>> IMO More importantly for everyone is the anti virus & spyware
>> software's.
>>> These should be set to update definitions on a daily basis for both
>>> updating & scanning for infections.  To ignore either of these is not
>> only
>>> detrimental to one's self but inconsiderate to those people with whom
>> any
>>> type of correspondence, frequent or infrequent, occurs since the
>>> infections can spread & possibly do damage to their computers.  Its
>> easy
>>> to set options within your antivirus/spyware program to automatically
>>> update definitions & perform scans on a daily basis.
>>>
>>> I leave my computer turned on from the point I wake up to the time I
>> go to
>>> bed, so there are plenty of time slots to choose during the day to
>> allow
>>> both of these operations to take place without impacting my working on
>> the
>>> machine.
>>>
>>> Eileen
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
>>> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:56 AM
>>> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] OT computers
>>>
>>>
>>>> This is off topic, but do any of you  have your computer set up to
>> auto
>>>> backup on a monthly or timely basis?  If yes, how frequently does it
>>>> backup?
>>>> Does it take a short or long time to backup?
>>>>
>>>> I purchased one of those external drives when I got my computer for
>>>> Christmas and needless to say the drive is still in the box.  I was
>> told
>>>> I would not
>>>> want it to backup everytime I guess I put the computer on or off, but
>>
>>>> just
>>>> wondering what others have found to work.
>>>>
>>>> I know this is not crafty, but if we were to lose all our stuff in
>> the
>>>> computer regarding crafts, this is not a happy face here.  I went
>> through
>>>> that
>>>> loss twice in the last 8 months.
>>>>
>>>> Joyce
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