[iBook] what do you do at night?

[david]

On Jun 25, 2005, at 10:04 PM, Michelle wrote:

> I heard this sort of "debated" on a computer radio show, but it was  
> more about desktops (and mostly, IBMs) - and I wondered which  
> option is really "best" for my iBook G4.
>
> Do you "shut down" your iBook at night? Or let it naturally go to  
> "sleep"? Do you leave it plugged in (to charge up or ?) Or do you  
> leave it totally unattached to anything (i.e. power source, modem,  
> etc)
>
> Any advice on what is "best" for the life of the iBook would be  
> appreciate. I do not have any automated functions or programs that  
> need to (or should) run at night... just FYI.

I've been doing the same thing since I bought my first PowerBook back  
in the early 90's. I almost never turn off my PowerBook, in fact,  
about the only time it gets turned off are those rare occasions when  
I don't intend to use it for a week or more. Until Apple introduced  
wireless access I generally had my PowerBook connected to power and  
the phoneline so at the end of the day it was charged. These days  
though I'm totally wireless so at the end of the day I plug it in to  
top off the battery. Since my computer is asleep when *nix management  
routines would activate, I run MacJanitor once a week. If you connect  
via phoneline I'd suggest that you unplug it, at least during  
thunderstorm season.

david

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david
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