re monitors but when i m not using it i m using it in article c x x vp usenet ucs indiana edu cliu silver ucs indiana edu chang hsu liu writes the u s environmental protection agency has formed an alliance with computer manufacturers to promote the introduction of energy efficient pcs that power down automatically when not being used this is a bad idea my machine is on hours a day but it s actually doing things hours a day i use it as an all purpose alarm clock scheduler i ve got routines that run in the middle of the night phone calls it makes during the day when i m out if your machine is on hours a day then you can count on it to be working hours a day i could call it from work and download a file that i might need i could call it from work and have it turn the lights on if i m going to be late oops more wasted electricity but conversely i could have it turn the lights off heck i suppose i could even connect the microwave and have dinner ready when i get there oh well nevermind i m just babbling
