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> > Well, I thought your points where valid. I didn't > > bash you. :) Thankyou very much for that. > Or maybe have it delayed and run when the screensaver > comes up or the cpu has been idled for a while? Absolutely ! Isn't this what M$ attempts to do with their indexing utils (Find Fast or some such) ? Trouble with the M$ solution is that when the user demands some CPU / disk usage the system is all tied up with doing the indexing jobs. Owen On Mon, 2002-02-18 at 19:35, SI Reasoning wrote: > > > --- Mattias Dahlberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 17 Feb 2002, OS wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > Maybe I'm feeling sensitive since my road > > accident, but how come this guy > > > gets nice sensible comments when he raises this > > point and I just get a load > > > of "there, there - maybe you should try the newbie > > list. Cooker is for the > > > real developers you know" type of comments !!! > > > > > > ;-) > > > > Well, I thought your points where valid. I didn't > > bash you. :) > > > > But the thing is, my question is not how to turn > > these processes off, my > > question is if it's wise to have CPU intensive > > programs (which the user > > might not need) running at every boot. Because yes, > > a lot of us do turn > > our computers off during the night, which makes the > > nightly cron jobs run > > right after boot. It does turn a lot of new user > > off, I know that. > > > > I thought the idea that Martin had was good. The > > idea of having something > > on the screen notifying the user that a cron job is > > running. Perhaps an > > icon appearing in the panel (an icon of the Greek > > god Chronus perhaps) > > on which the user could double-click to get some > > info, and maybe also the > > chance to remove the program from /etc/cron*. > > > > Regards, > > Mattias > > Or maybe have it delayed and run when the screensaver > comes up or the cpu has been idled for a while? > > ===== > SI Reasoning > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > A requirement of creativity is that it contributes to change. Creativity keeps > the creator alive. > > -FRANK HERBERT, unpublished notes > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games > http://sports.yahoo.com > THIS E-MAIL MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. IF YOU ARE NOT THE INTENDED RECIPIENT, PLEASE DO NOT READ IT, DELETE IT IMMEDIATELY AND INFORM CAMBRIDGE POSITIONING SYSTEMS LIMITED BY TELEPHONING +44 (0)1223 326900. This Email has been checked for viruses but it is your responsibility to conduct your own virus checks on all parts of it. Cambridge Positioning Systems Limited, 62-64 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 1LA, is registered in England under company number 2808344. ***************************************************************************
