In OSX I am pretty sure that the system run some maintenance and clean up routines in the wee hours of the morning. If you turn your computer off, these routines aren't run. There are shareware apps to make this happen when the user wants them to.
Here in the EU (European Union) almost all of the power lines are underground. In the USA, almost all of the power lines are above ground. I will let the reader decide which costs more to install and is better for our computers health! Obviously underground wiring is impractical when there is urban sprawl =) Regarding the fan never turning on inside Pismos, it seems to only happen with mine when I have an external monitor, AND the laptop lid is closed AND I am watching a DVD. I used to think my fan was broke too! Ryan > funny, in the US this is much more of an issue than here in the EU. i was in > GA for a few years, and whilst the storms were great, i was mildly surprised > at how much of a disruption they cause (hurricanes excepted). >> 3. Shutting down and restarting your Mac dumps the memory heaps and resets >> the system solving a ton of potential issues. > this is surely much more of an issue under OS7/8/9 than X, right? > speaking of which, at what point should the fan on my pismo cut in? i have > *never* heard it come on, whereas the pismo has been getting pretty darned > hot this summer ... sure, i can check the knowledge base, but real > experience might be more useful here. short of wrapping it in a blanket, can > i open it up and trigger the fan to check functionality? -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
