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computerr question
is there a way to keep a program, example google talk,
running without wasting energy? like when i go on stand
by, the program shuts down. & obviously the same
with shutting down.
i'm talking about during the night - the times when i'm
not at the computerr?
thankss :]
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The only thing you can really do that will save energy and leave the program running would be to turn off the monitor - and if you have a flatpanel monitor, that won't save much. It will also help if the room is cool so that your computer's fan won't have to work so hard, but it's not going to save energy to crank the AC just to keep the computer comfy, so that will only help if the room is already cool.
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I've never actually used stand by before because I've always thought it to be pretty useless since it shuts everything down anyway (inclusing my net connection) and is something I'd love to use when downloading large files overnight (pretty much for same reason as you - so it takes up less energy).
I'm afraid as far as I know though there isn't unless someone can correct me and there is a way. I usually shut down as much as I can, leave my MSN/download running and then log out (Note: log out NOT shut down - with logging out everything will still be running) and then turn off my monitor. I would imagine that saves on a little.
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