There is no
right answer to that question. The point you raised about the fact that the moving parts of your computer are subjected to a small surge of power when it is initially turned on is valid, and that is an argument that many people use to explain why they prefer to leave the computer on when it is not in use.
The opposing argument reasons that if you leave the computer on all the time, moving parts (such as your hard disk) will eventually fail. While this was a much greater concern in the past, the size of today's hard disks and the quality of manufacturing has resulted in hard disks which are rated at tens of thousands of hours MTBF (mean time between failure). In the case of my particular system, on average the hard disk I use will fail in approximately 37 years by which time my eyesight will be so poor that I won't be able to read the monitor anyway.
Everyone agrees that computers should not only be turned off but unplugged from their power source if electrical storms are in the area (unless the system is equipped with an uninterruptible power supply which is rated to withstand the instantaneous jolt of a lightning strike).
I hope this information is helpful, and there is no need to apologize for your English--it is far superior to my Dutch.
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HTML tags. For bold, you place
before the text you want bold and follow it with . Same for underline (u) and italic (i).
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I agree with Denny! However I will say that I leave mine on at work 24/7 but...shut down,turn off,unplug mine (power as well as phone line) at home when not in use. Work has more repair monies than I do at home
...in case of those thunderstorms.
If you are running IE 5 or better, you can download the Microsoft Web Developer's Acceessories from here. This particular utility is at the bottom of the page. If you were to download and install it, then the next time you wanted to view specific source code, you would highlight the part of the page for which you want to view the source code, then right-click and choose View Partial Source. In terms of DellTalk, you can eliminate the Forum HTML code for the most part and just view sig code or message code, for instance. While you can also login to DellTalk and choose to reply to a message in order to view someone's source code for their text or sig (then back out without replying), I find that method more time-consuming than needed where this utility is available and works quite well.
GF, I agree with you about Erik's advice. I never took a course in computer science, but while I can read Greek, French, Spanish, EKG's, and MRI's,
source code is confusing. I guess I'll have to get a book on basic HTML. Erik, or anyone, would you please suggest a book for a beginner who is not very computer literate?
LOL, George--there are those who might say they see too much of me, but I like HTML threads, since it's fun to play with it. :)
Hope you enjoy the utility--I like it a lot for viewing source code everywhere. On webpages, it can get to be a huge screen of data if you can't trim the area down at all, so it's quite useful there.
Kay, thanks a lot for your helpful information about using "view source code". Perplexed has it right--you deserve a ribbon or some just recognition. This thread has gotten a little removed from how Denny changed the font but I'm happy to know that I raised a question worthy of a response from you!
Denny Denham
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April 15th, 2000 21:00
There is no right answer to that question. The point you raised about the fact that the moving parts of your computer are subjected to a small surge of power when it is initially turned on is valid, and that is an argument that many people use to explain why they prefer to leave the computer on when it is not in use.
The opposing argument reasons that if you leave the computer on all the time, moving parts (such as your hard disk) will eventually fail. While this was a much greater concern in the past, the size of today's hard disks and the quality of manufacturing has resulted in hard disks which are rated at tens of thousands of hours MTBF (mean time between failure). In the case of my particular system, on average the hard disk I use will fail in approximately 37 years by which time my eyesight will be so poor that I won't be able to read the monitor anyway.
Everyone agrees that computers should not only be turned off but unplugged from their power source if electrical storms are in the area (unless the system is equipped with an uninterruptible power supply which is rated to withstand the instantaneous jolt of a lightning strike).
I hope this information is helpful, and there is no need to apologize for your English--it is far superior to my Dutch.
Want to make a hyperlink in your post, want to add a graphic or sound file, need to troubleshoot a non-working Java applet, want to build an attractive signature? These capabilities can be yours if you visit Denny's DellT@lk Tutorials.
For help in deciding what can be eliminated from your Startup list, take a look here.
Want to get rid of Network Neighborhood, change your Registered Owner name? Check out the little utilities at Delltalk Tweekz.
perplexed
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April 15th, 2000 22:00
Denny Denham
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April 15th, 2000 23:00
HTML tags. For bold, you place before the text you want bold and follow it with . Same for underline (u) and italic (i).
Want to make a hyperlink in your post, want to add a graphic or sound file, need to troubleshoot a non-working Java applet, want to build an attractive signature? These capabilities can be yours if you visit Denny's DellT@lk Tutorials.
For help in deciding what can be eliminated from your Startup list, take a look here.
Want to get rid of Network Neighborhood, change your Registered Owner name? Check out the little utilities at Delltalk Tweekz.
Erik1
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April 16th, 2000 01:00
Erik
B3JR9, UKMBH & 07C0D
perplexed
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April 16th, 2000 02:00
perplexed
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April 16th, 2000 03:00
sjbirk02
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April 16th, 2000 03:00
...in case of those thunderstorms.
gfbrown_e64402
116 Posts
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April 16th, 2000 05:00
In 'view source', how do you keep from getting lost in all that HTML?
KayH
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April 16th, 2000 13:00
Hi George,
If you are running IE 5 or better, you can download the Microsoft Web Developer's Acceessories from here. This particular utility is at the bottom of the page. If you were to download and install it, then the next time you wanted to view specific source code, you would highlight the part of the page for which you want to view the source code, then right-click and choose View Partial Source. In terms of DellTalk, you can eliminate the Forum HTML code for the most part and just view sig code or message code, for instance. While you can also login to DellTalk and choose to reply to a message in order to view someone's source code for their text or sig (then back out without replying), I find that method more time-consuming than needed where this utility is available and works quite well.
Hope this helps,
Kay
perplexed
946 Posts
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April 16th, 2000 14:00
perplexed
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April 16th, 2000 15:00
KayH
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April 16th, 2000 15:00
Hi Perplexed,
Thanks--I have to recover a lot of points since I lost a bunch when I wouldn't wear the Pocket Protector Identifying Badge :)
Later,
Kay
KayH
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April 16th, 2000 16:00
LOL, George--there are those who might say they see too much of me, but I like HTML threads, since it's fun to play with it. :)
Hope you enjoy the utility--I like it a lot for viewing source code everywhere. On webpages, it can get to be a huge screen of data if you can't trim the area down at all, so it's quite useful there.
Have a good one,
Kay
gfbrown_e64402
116 Posts
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April 16th, 2000 16:00