Do you ever leave you Computer on when you go out for a short time?

by Sister Jean Posted 2012/10/12 17:34:45

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	yes	59 votes	74%
	nay	16 votes	20%
	None of the above	5 votes	6%

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VenomHalos 2012/10/14 20:01:33

nay

+1
Oh God, no.

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lucythetooth 2012/10/14 00:14:08

yes

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My work computer stays on all day whether I'm actually in my office or not. My laptop hibernates when I shut the lid... and I shut the lid every time I leave it. Found out the hard way that my cats like to tiptoe across my keyboard.

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Sister ... to lucythe... 2012/10/14 01:03:27

+1
LOL

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the spoiler 2012/10/13 21:40:34 (edited)

yes

+1
I turn my computer on early in the morning around 5 AM and turn it off around 9 PM

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♛Littlɘ Ǫuɘɘn~ƿɦɐɘϯ 2012/10/13 21:39:15

yes

+1
Rarely, but, yes.

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bodaishinboy 2012/10/13 18:48:58

yes

+1
Sometimes.

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Lefty 2012/10/13 14:45:21

yes

+1
Yup, but sometimes I put it on sleep mode.

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Nan 2012/10/13 10:14:56

yes

+1
Sure..it will just go into sleep mode. At the end of the night though we turn it off.

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Saga 2012/10/13 06:45:34

yes

+1
All the time!

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♥dreamer-leigh♥ 2012/10/13 05:04:57

nay

+1
No when I am out the computer is OFF

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Blade 2012/10/13 03:20:15

None of the above

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sometimes

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Riley 2012/10/13 03:17:48

yes

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It's usually always on.

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Link 2012/10/13 02:20:02

yes

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But, I do shut the monitor off so it looks off and my computer nicely slips into power save... If I'm gone all day, I will shut her down, though...

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ikeknight 2012/10/13 02:00:36

yes

+1
Only when I'm downloading something.

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cjd 2012/10/13 01:58:29

nay

+1
no

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american patriot 2012/10/13 00:30:10

yes

+1
The thing runs all day when when I'm home.

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Sonny 2012/10/13 00:28:05

nay

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The cost of electricity is not something to be taken for granted, I prefer setting my computer on Hibernation, saves all the work I've been doing then resumes it once I turn it back on

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William Lau 2012/10/12 23:23:25

yes

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I only turn it off if I'm done, need to charge, or get inerrupted and know from experience sessions over whether I like it or not.

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Somkey the Hores 2012/10/12 23:09:18

yes

+1
Yes.

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janice.heartbriggs 2012/10/12 22:37:25

yes

+1
i leave it on all the time

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k.a.walker 2012/10/12 22:30:53

yes

+1
Yes I do, all the time.

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*SqU!R@L QuE3N* 2012/10/12 21:50:09

yes

+1
i come back and my sisters are on it grrr

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Cricket 2012/10/12 21:41:17

nay

+2
I hibernate the beast

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wildcat 2012/10/12 21:28:56

yes

+1
certainly do

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Scott (o)(o) 2012/10/12 20:28:37

yes

+1
always

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adeenmckenziekennedy 2012/10/12 19:39:31

yes

+2
I do and my mother yells at me for it.

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Bronar 2012/10/12 19:37:02

yes

+2
All the time.

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Ma La 2012/10/12 19:36:27

None of the above

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Oops, that should be "nay." I live where others might have access to my dear lappy and it has a wonderful feature called "hibernate." It's always hibernating when I leave the building.

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RyokuSonic to Ma La 2012/10/14 14:45:32

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I thought Hibernating was a form of leaving your computer on.
It drains no battery? *Hmph*

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Ma La to RyokuSonic 2012/10/15 04:32:23

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Dunno about battery drain, but I do know that only my fingerprint wakes it up. I'm sure some people could get around it, but I live with idiots that are just too likely to get snoopy, not geeks. I'm a nerd, so I should know.

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Fockq 2012/10/12 19:27:26

yes

+2
yep apparently waiting for windows to load is a pain in the neck and I'm impatient:D

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Robin 2012/10/12 19:00:15

None of the above

+3
I put my baby to sleep.

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Dave0626 2012/10/12 18:45:44

yes

+2
Turning a PC on and off is not good for it. Puts a lot of stress on it to reboot all the time. Best to have it set to 'Hibernate'.
Can do this via:
Control Panel>
Display>
Screen Saver Tab>
Power button there
Then Power Scheme settings of 'Advanced and Hibernate' tabs. :
'When I Press Power Button on My Computer' - Hibernate.
On 'Hibernate' tab...check box: Enable Hibernation.

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Sister ... to Dave0626 2012/10/12 19:02:27

+2

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Dave0626 to Sister ... 2012/10/12 23:31:19

Welcome, Sister, hope you use it...will extend PC life and start up coming out of Hibernation is a lot faster...with everything showing the same as when you hibernated it. And not to worry, your modem/internet connection, automatically disconnects during Hibernation.

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Libby Tardinski 2012/10/12 18:45:16
Miss Pattinson 2012/10/12 18:38:16

yes

+1
yes

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M A 2012/10/12 18:37:35

yes

+1
turn them off before i go to bed

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Todd Parsons 2012/10/12 18:37:25

yes

+1
....but disconnect the router...just in case.

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RayG 2012/10/12 18:13:35

yes

+2
Only time I turn it off is when we're on vacation

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