Hows about turning off this thread?
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Marcy Weinberg" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 6:20 AM
Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Turning Off Computers
> If they are spending so much money exploring the issue, it defeats the
> whole purpose, way it seems to me.
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> On Mar 25, 2010, at 9:32 PM, Christopher Chaltain <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
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>> I guess the debate over whether you should power off your own PC or
>> not is a
>> fun water cooler question with no right answer to it, but if I
>> remember, the
>> original post had to do with how much Ford was saving by turning off
>> computers during evenings and weekends. This is a huge issue in the
>> computer
>> industry right now, and IBM, Intel, HP, Sun, Dell and others are
>> investing a
>> lot of money into having computers consume less power. This isn't
>> just a
>> green environment friendly issue, but it's big dollars for big
>> companies
>> with a big information technology investment. It's more than the
>> cost of the
>> power as well. Companies have to build up their physical
>> infrastructure and
>> power grid to handle the power needed by their computers.
>>
>> Remember too, that Ford and others aren't talking about turning off
>> computers doing valuable work but rather shutting down systems that
>> don't
>> need to be running. Of course, the question becomes how do you
>> determine
>> which systems are needed and which aren't.
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>> Also, on the issue of wear and tare, I'm guessing the wear and tare
>> on a
>> system booting up is probably off set by the wear and tare generated
>> by the
>> heat of a running system. Even if it isn't, I think most systems for
>> most
>> people become obsolete before they break down due to wear and tare.
>>
>> For my own part, I turn my system off when I'm not using it, but I
>> also have
>> no qualms leaving it up over night because of scheduled maintenance
>> or a
>> file transfer. Research and development in advanced power management
>> is also
>> helping keep me and some of my employees gainfully employed.
>>
>> --
>> Christopher
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mike Pietruk
>> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 5:30 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Turning Off Computers
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>> Without expressing an opinion on this and I don't have a strong one:
>>
>> this question has been debated back and forth by countless pc gurus
>> with
>> absolutely no discernable aggreement. Probably more energy is spent
>> discussing the question than anything else.
>> And probably more items in the typical office or home drain far
>> greater
>> amounts of electricity than the lowly personal pc.
>> Keep in mind that not only must power issues be considered, but also
>> wear
>> and tear on the components involved, what others items remain
>> powered when a
>> pc runs, what is lost in time value with pcs running or not running,
>> etc.
>> It's a fun question to discuss over the water cooler, but I doubt
>> that there
>> is a real right ansswer to it.
>>
>> As for what we do around our home, we generally leave desktops on
>> during
>> waking hours or when scheduled to do recordings; turn them off at
>> night or
>> during t-storms.
>> Remember, your time is also worth something.
>>
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