Nervious wannabe new user asks for advice.

[Kam Leo]

On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:28:34 -0500, Scot L. Harris <webid at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-01-13 at 15:20, jbest at insightbb.com wrote:
> 
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> Windows all the time.  I realize windows users are used to booting their
> systems several times a day ;) but this just increase down time for them
> when they want to do something in linux.
> 
> I feel the whole idea of having a computer is to get some task or work
> done, not spend time futzing with it and rebooting every hour or two.
> Getting something productive done should be the goal.
> 

I turn off power to any machine that is not being used or used as a
server. There is no point is wasting 200-500 watts for a computer to
sit in idle mode.  California would be better financial condition if
its people had just thrown the switch during the power crisis!

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> Scot L. Harris
> webid at cfl.rr.com