I get up at about 8 am each day and switch on. The computer is on then until I go to bed around midnight. I don't switch it off because I have permitted a University (Oxford, in UK, and Stanford in USA) to use the spare space on my computer for cancer research. If any wants further details I will be glad to send them. You don't have to be on line for this - they set up the "problem" while you are on line, and then your computer works on it - but the computer does have to be switched on. I might be tempted to leave it on overnight, but I know Don would be unhappy about a possible fire risk. Marj Also I never leave tv's on standby either, in fact my new tv came with the instructions that it must NOT be left on standby for long periods. Roz --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.317 / Virus Database: 176 - Release Date: 21/01/02
My PC stays on overnight so that AVG can do a scan, DEFRAG can run and SCANDISK can do it's work whilst I'm in the land of nod. Brian List Admin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marged" <marged@btinternet.com> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 7:03 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-FRIENDS] shutting down > I get up at about 8 am each day and switch on. The computer is on then > until I go to bed around midnight. > > I don't switch it off because I have permitted a University (Oxford, in UK, > and Stanford in USA) to use the spare space on my computer for cancer > research. > > If any wants further details I will be glad to send them. You don't have to > be on line for this - they set up the "problem" while you are on line, and > then your computer works on it - but the computer does have to be switched > on. > > I might be tempted to leave it on overnight, but I know Don would be unhappy > about a possible fire risk. > > Marj > > Also I never leave tv's on standby either, in fact my new tv came with the > instructions that it must NOT be left on standby for long periods. > > Roz > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.317 / Virus Database: 176 - Release Date: 21/01/02 > > > ==== GEN-FRIENDS Mailing List ==== > Please change the Subject line when the subject of the reply > changes. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.317 / Virus Database: 176 - Release Date: 21/01/2002