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ElviraGoth:
Funny. I don't understand why anyone would leave it on all the time. Memory can only properly be reset and cleared by turning it off. Not to mention the waste of electricity. Learned that years ago.
And now that I have a cable modem, I certainly wouldn't want to leave my computer open to attack by some malicious hacker by leaving it on or the network cable plugged in all the time. Even with three firewalls and anti-virus software. I'm way too paranoid for that. I had a telemarketer call recently trying to sell me something that would stop a hacker from taking control of my computer while I was away. I told them "You have to leave it ON and plugged into the modem for them to do that."
Shivani:
Quote from: ElviraGoth on 2005 October 11, 21:14:34
Funny. I don't understand why anyone would leave it on all the time. Memory can only properly be reset and cleared by turning it off. Not to mention the waste of electricity. Learned that years ago.
Because I (for one) would rather not deal with the metal stress (or whatever it is) that comes from heating up the innards, then letting them cool, then heating them up, ad nauseum. I've lost components that way when they finally cracked from the expand/contract stress. So long as I turn off my monitor, I'm good to go. In fact, I only reset when the computer starts acting a bit dodgy, or shut it down when I must change something, or move it. Besides, I let our laptop share drive space on my desktop so I can work on my stuff anywhere in the house and not have to be tied down to the desk.
Brynne:
I definitely didn't mean that I leave my cable plugged in all the time! Just leave my computer on, unless, like shivani said, it starts acting up on me and needs a reboot.
witch:
If a PC cools properly before being turned back on, ie overnight for me, it is unlikely to cause any more metal fatigue than leaving it continuously running. I always think of; hackers, electricity, overworked fans/harddrives etc. I reckon I'll get a much longer lifespan from my PC if it is only turned on when I use it - about 3-4 hours a day.
Also we get electrical storms here, there is no circuit breaker in the world that can stop a lightning strike, even having the cable plugged into the phone socket can ground a strike. I physically unplug my power and Internet cables when not using the PC. I've seen plenty of burned out PCs that were plugged in and not even turned on.
Brynne:
Yes, but there is no lightening in the sims ;D
I do turn my laptop off occasionally, but mostly I let it hibernate or go to standby. It stays pretty cool that way. But no constant internet access! That cable is unplugged the second I'm done online.
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