On Tuesday, September 30, 2003, at 06:29 PM, David Binnion wrote: > Whatever works for you is the right answer. Shades of the 70s and psychobabble... :) > I only turn off my computers if > I'm going to be away for several days. Even at work over the weekend I > only > sleep them. Why not? My devices use almost no electricity while > asleep. If I > were using OS 9 or Win98 or if I had some device that didn't power > itself > down I'd think otherwise. Good answer. One extra point, if you use sleep then you don't subject your computer to the rigors of a cold start not to mention the user's nerves being frayed by having to wait. --- What happens to privacy and personal info as more and more American corporations outsource the data processing to foreign countries where our laws do not protect us? <http://www.JackRodgers.com> <http://www.lobatelacscale.com> JackRodgers at earthlink.net