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andysetra · 20-04-2008

I leave everything open on my computer, and like to be walk up to it, use it for 5min and leave again. During the summer I'll just put it into sleep mode so it doesn't heat my house up so much. In the winter, however, I leave it on all the time (makes a great heater for the my room with the terrible heating

)

Behold, my uptime

mm3 · 20-04-2008

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It's hard on components. Especially server grade components.

Exactly.

Tigger · 20-04-2008

rubbish. Turning your computer off every day does no harm to it

ShippoFox · 20-04-2008

It's pretty annoying to have to restart after every little update or installation. I use a laptop though, so I end up shutting mine off when I go to bed or leave the house. Probably saves a little bit of power anyway. If I used a desktop, then I'd probably leave it on more often, but probably not for weeks at a time.

genbaby · 21-04-2008

even when it says it dose it doesn't and it's not rebooted it's restarted.

Kams · 21-04-2008

I just hate waiting for it to turn on. When I go to bed at night, I just put it in sleep mode so that the next day, all I have to do is press a button and it turns back on instantly. But if I start having problems or need to update something, then I'll restart it.

mm3 · 21-04-2008

I try to have a dedicated day to restart all my machines, usually Sunday, where most people won't be using my servers for much, so that things don't get too sluggish. Same with my computers I use for things such as Web and IM, usually once a week.

Martin · 21-04-2008

I tend to restart my computer once a week too. It gets sluggish.

Lizzie · 21-04-2008

I have a Mac and it never tells me I need to restart. I restart it if it's being slow and that usualy works and it takes about a minute and a half so doesn't really bug me

Mr Alex · 26-04-2008

My computer takes like 5 mins to boot and have all the on startup applications up so I can actually start stuff on it.

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20-04-2008	#11 (permalink)
andysetra focaccia! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 1,202 Threads: 8 Gallery Uploads: 7 Blog Entries: 5	I leave everything open on my computer, and like to be walk up to it, use it for 5min and leave again. During the summer I'll just put it into sleep mode so it doesn't heat my house up so much. In the winter, however, I leave it on all the time (makes a great heater for the my room with the terrible heating ) Behold, my uptime

20-04-2008	#13 (permalink)
Tigger Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Age: 20 Posts: 507 Threads: 7 Gallery Uploads: 2 Reputation: 7	rubbish. Turning your computer off every day does no harm to it

20-04-2008	#14 (permalink)
ShippoFox VIP Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: PA Age: 22 Posts: 868 Threads: 19 Gallery Uploads: 5 Wiki Edits: 2 Blog Entries: 21	It's pretty annoying to have to restart after every little update or installation. I use a laptop though, so I end up shutting mine off when I go to bed or leave the house. Probably saves a little bit of power anyway. If I used a desktop, then I'd probably leave it on more often, but probably not for weeks at a time.

21-04-2008	#15 (permalink)
genbaby Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maryland USA Age: 14 Posts: 1,320 Threads: 26 Wiki Edits: 5 Blog Entries: 6 Reputation: 8	even when it says it dose it doesn't and it's not rebooted it's restarted.

21-04-2008	#16 (permalink)
Kams Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Age: 15 Posts: 357 Threads: 11 Gallery Uploads: 2 Wiki Edits: 2 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 3	I just hate waiting for it to turn on. When I go to bed at night, I just put it in sleep mode so that the next day, all I have to do is press a button and it turns back on instantly. But if I start having problems or need to update something, then I'll restart it.

21-04-2008	#17 (permalink)
mm3 Metal Militia Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New York Age: 17 Posts: 1,011 Threads: 62 Gallery Uploads: 3 Wiki Edits: 3	I try to have a dedicated day to restart all my machines, usually Sunday, where most people won't be using my servers for much, so that things don't get too sluggish. Same with my computers I use for things such as Web and IM, usually once a week.

21-04-2008	#18 (permalink)
Martin What's up doc? Historical Donor Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The Netherlands Age: 17 Posts: 2,198 Threads: 40 Gallery Uploads: 127 Wiki Edits: 93 Blog Entries: 28	I tend to restart my computer once a week too. It gets sluggish.

21-04-2008	#19 (permalink)
Lizzie Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kansas, USA Age: 15 Posts: 511 Threads: 24 Gallery Uploads: 12 Reputation: 2	I have a Mac and it never tells me I need to restart. I restart it if it's being slow and that usualy works and it takes about a minute and a half so doesn't really bug me

26-04-2008	#20 (permalink)
Mr Alex Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Michigan Age: 16 Posts: 2,159 Threads: 58 Gallery Uploads: 2 Wiki Edits: 11	My computer takes like 5 mins to boot and have all the on startup applications up so I can actually start stuff on it.