re monitors should they be kept on hours a day in article apr alleg edu comp sys mac hardware smytonj murr alleg edu jim smyton writes in article r jl igh function mps ohio state edu nevai mps ohio state edu paul nevai writes yes i know computers and harddisk drives should be always on but what about monitors they generate a lots of heat should i or shouldn t i keep them on hours a day any advice thanks take care paul paul nevai nevai mps ohio state edu dept math ohio state university office columbus ohio u s a math dept fax actually i thought macs were suppoused to be restarted once a day nope i keep my mac running all the time since it also acts as a usenet node and exchanges mail and news every half hour i run uaccess and receives all my faxes i do turn off the monitors hooked up to it they produce more heat than i want it can be warm in my garage office in the summer i ve got one of those handy power control centers at fry s to i just flip the switch in front when i start or stop working by the way this strategy seems to be somewhat endorsed by apple since their new color classic will turn off its own monitor after a certain length of idle time michael peirce peirce outpost sf bay org peirce software suite hibiscus place san jose california usa makers of voice fax smoothie applelink peirce america online afc peirce
