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08-26-2003, 05:47 AM #23BigBig Hello Kitty Addict
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Originally posted by DAVESBABYDOLL
shut down completely...during storms I also unplug
make sure you unplug your phone line from the pc as well
Real women don't have hot flashes, they have POWER SURGES!!
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08-26-2003, 06:50 AM #24BigBig Lurker
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I never shut down unless I am going out of town. I turn the monitor off at night. (Thats usually about 1 o'clock and my dh turns it back on about 5 o'clock) I have been told that starting up the computer is worse than leaving it on.
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08-26-2003, 06:53 AM #25Domestic Goddess
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i shut mine down every night
i spread myself so thin, how can i be so fat?
a smart woman learns from her mistakes
a wise woman learns them from others
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08-26-2003, 06:54 AM #26Banned
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Shut it down here!
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08-26-2003, 07:00 AM #27I am the walrus
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any time i don't plan on any one using it for a long while i completly shut down, or if there is a storm i even unplug it and the phone line, even though both are conected to surge protectors, just to be extra safe. if i dont turn it off it will automatically go into a stand by mode including the monitor to safe energy.
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08-26-2003, 07:04 AM #28Big Big College Student
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I used to leave the computer in my room on 24/7. I think that may be why it's so slow now and hardly works... poor thing never got a break to rest, and now he doesn't even want to turn on and load for me.
The laptop is easy to turn off. All I gotta do is shut the screen down and it hibernates and goes off. 
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08-26-2003, 07:23 AM #29BigBig Moderator
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I shut mine down completely. If I'm home all day and I turn it on in the morning I will leave it on most of the day but if I go out or go to bed then I shut it down completely.
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08-26-2003, 08:46 AM #30Registered User
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i have three in my office and they are always on - screen are set to turn to power save after 15 minutes of non use - but we only powere them down if we are going outof town.
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08-26-2003, 08:51 AM #31Registered User
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Never shut mine down.
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08-26-2003, 09:07 AM #32Registered User
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I always shut down and unplug from the wall and the phone. I got zapped last spring by an unexpected storm in the middle of the night. Fried the tower and cost $100.00 to get it fixed and it still is slower than it used to be.
Toodles, Nanajoanie
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08-26-2003, 09:09 AM #33I LOVE FREEBIES
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