Comments on: How to save the world by sleeping http://www.lifeclever.com/how-to-save-the-world-by-sleeping/ How to live and work as a designer Sat, 10 Sep 2011 15:51:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Chris http://www.lifeclever.com/how-to-save-the-world-by-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-54472 Chris Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:52:32 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/how-to-save-the-world-by-sleeping/#comment-54472 <p>Alexa, </p> <p>I like to refer to what your describing with a mac "computer not waking up when you open it" as Coma Mode. Sometime my Mac goes to sleep and just never wakes up, so I have to completely kill it and turn it back on.</p> Alexa,

I like to refer to what your describing with a mac “computer not waking up when you open it” as Coma Mode. Sometime my Mac goes to sleep and just never wakes up, so I have to completely kill it and turn it back on.

]]> By: Alexa http://www.lifeclever.com/how-to-save-the-world-by-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-54471 Alexa Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:47:18 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/how-to-save-the-world-by-sleeping/#comment-54471 <p>Hey, watch the Windows-bashing... Hibernate is a great option that I <em>really</em> wish my Mac had.</p> <p>When my Mac is "sleeping," sometimes the battery will drain to zero and lose everything... not to mention all the other sleep issues (computer not waking up when you open it, computer restarting itself, computer waking up while in my backpack and almost catching me on fire, etc.). And then there's the obnoxious "snoring" LED that illuminates my room all night).</p> <p>When PCs hibernate, they are using ZERO energy... they're turned off completely. Plus you have both Standby (sleep) AND Hibernate as options. Windows may not have figured all things out, but they know how to sleep.</p> Hey, watch the Windows-bashing… Hibernate is a great option that I really wish my Mac had.

When my Mac is “sleeping,” sometimes the battery will drain to zero and lose everything… not to mention all the other sleep issues (computer not waking up when you open it, computer restarting itself, computer waking up while in my backpack and almost catching me on fire, etc.). And then there’s the obnoxious “snoring” LED that illuminates my room all night).

When PCs hibernate, they are using ZERO energy… they’re turned off completely. Plus you have both Standby (sleep) AND Hibernate as options. Windows may not have figured all things out, but they know how to sleep.

]]> By: Karen http://www.lifeclever.com/how-to-save-the-world-by-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-54009 Karen Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:00:25 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/how-to-save-the-world-by-sleeping/#comment-54009 <p>What's the use of having a computer swithched on at night. You don't need it at all and it's better to get accostumed to turning it off. It saves not only energy but the computer's life as well.</p> What’s the use of having a computer swithched on at night. You don’t need it at all and it’s better to get accostumed to turning it off. It saves not only energy but the computer’s life as well.

]]> By: Chris http://www.lifeclever.com/how-to-save-the-world-by-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-53990 Chris Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:29:49 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/how-to-save-the-world-by-sleeping/#comment-53990 <p>It really is all the little things that you do daily that add up. In the past I have always used energy settings on all of my computers but recently I have been slack about it. Now it is time to get back into the routine of energy saving.</p> It really is all the little things that you do daily that add up. In the past I have always used energy settings on all of my computers but recently I have been slack about it. Now it is time to get back into the routine of energy saving.

]]> By: Kristina Richardson http://www.lifeclever.com/how-to-save-the-world-by-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-53818 Kristina Richardson Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:50:02 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/how-to-save-the-world-by-sleeping/#comment-53818 <p>Everyone can make a difference! If you are passionate about stopping global warming and the environment you should check out this website http://www.nvisioncfl.com . Changing to CFLs is a great way for individual people to really make a difference! You should also check out this site http://www.youtube.com/user/helpourworld for more ideas on how to help our world!</p> Everyone can make a difference! If you are passionate about stopping global warming and the environment you should check out this website http://www.nvisioncfl.com . Changing to CFLs is a great way for individual people to really make a difference! You should also check out this site http://www.youtube.com/user/helpourworld for more ideas on how to help our world!

]]> By: Diesel http://www.lifeclever.com/how-to-save-the-world-by-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-53815 Diesel Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:35:12 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/how-to-save-the-world-by-sleeping/#comment-53815 <p>I usually just push the button that turns off my monitor right before heading to bed. I realize I can probably save lots of electricty by just spending an extra few seconds to turn the whole desktop off.</p> <p>THANKS!</p> I usually just push the button that turns off my monitor right before heading to bed. I realize I can probably save lots of electricty by just spending an extra few seconds to turn the whole desktop off.

THANKS!

]]> By: Dancil' Fool http://www.lifeclever.com/how-to-save-the-world-by-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-53794 Dancil' Fool Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:58:36 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/how-to-save-the-world-by-sleeping/#comment-53794 <p>Hello! Great post and Happy Blog Action Day to you. </p> <p>I have the blissful joy of being brought up a worrier therefore have to turn all electrical appliances off when not likely to be in use in the imminent future for fear of house fire!</p> Hello! Great post and Happy Blog Action Day to you.

I have the blissful joy of being brought up a worrier therefore have to turn all electrical appliances off when not likely to be in use in the imminent future for fear of house fire!

]]> By: shoobe01 http://www.lifeclever.com/how-to-save-the-world-by-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-53788 shoobe01 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:06:28 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/how-to-save-the-world-by-sleeping/#comment-53788 <p>CRTs indeed use less power when displaying dark images (or nothing). So, screensavers (originally before you could power down the monitor remotely, then just to keep it warmed up for instant use) were a good choice for these systems. Since it makes some sort of innate sense, I feel a lot of folks still think its true that dark is off, so subtle screensavers are only a bit above full off.</p> <p>PC bashing? Just if its not true, and its true here. I know about zero PC users who sleep their computer. The power management software is so unreliable that most everyone I know turns their laptop OFF for a 5 minute move between conference rooms instead of even trying to sleep it. Note that this is indeed windows, not the h/w; switch to any well-compiled unix/linux variant and the same machine works fine.</p> CRTs indeed use less power when displaying dark images (or nothing). So, screensavers (originally before you could power down the monitor remotely, then just to keep it warmed up for instant use) were a good choice for these systems. Since it makes some sort of innate sense, I feel a lot of folks still think its true that dark is off, so subtle screensavers are only a bit above full off.

PC bashing? Just if its not true, and its true here. I know about zero PC users who sleep their computer. The power management software is so unreliable that most everyone I know turns their laptop OFF for a 5 minute move between conference rooms instead of even trying to sleep it. Note that this is indeed windows, not the h/w; switch to any well-compiled unix/linux variant and the same machine works fine.

]]> By: Jon http://www.lifeclever.com/how-to-save-the-world-by-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-53787 Jon Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:58:35 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/how-to-save-the-world-by-sleeping/#comment-53787 <p>Ah, the not-so-subtle PC bashing. I think all the people who hate PC's haven't used one in like 10 years. Press the hibernate button, it sleeps. Press it again, in a few seconds, you're back. And who still uses screen savers? Most computers default to having the screen shut off after 5-15 minutes.</p> Ah, the not-so-subtle PC bashing. I think all the people who hate PC’s haven’t used one in like 10 years. Press the hibernate button, it sleeps. Press it again, in a few seconds, you’re back. And who still uses screen savers? Most computers default to having the screen shut off after 5-15 minutes.

]]> By: Jacob Share http://www.lifeclever.com/how-to-save-the-world-by-sleeping/comment-page-1/#comment-53767 Jacob Share Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:30:11 +0000 http://www.lifeclever.com/how-to-save-the-world-by-sleeping/#comment-53767 <p>Good tip. Alot of people think that using Blackle on their LCDs is saving energy too, but it's actually more wasteful than the plain Google style.</p> <p>Here's my Blog Action Day 2007 missive:</p> <p>The Obnoxious Guide to Environmentally-Safe Job Hunting</p> <p>http://jobmob.co.il/blog/the-obnoxious-guide-to-environmentally-safe-j ob-hunting/</p> Good tip. Alot of people think that using Blackle on their LCDs is saving energy too, but it’s actually more wasteful than the plain Google style.

Here’s my Blog Action Day 2007 missive:

The Obnoxious Guide to Environmentally-Safe Job Hunting

http://jobmob.co.il/blog/the-obnoxious-guide-to-environmentally-safe-j ob-hunting/

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