On Apr 28, 2004, at 2:28 PM, Steve Fuller wrote:
Timothy J. Luoma writes:Now I see that OSX has a sleep mode, but this does not seem to shut the
computer down completely, and I am wondering if it is safe to leave it in
that mode when going from home to work or whether I should shut it down
completely and just restart when I get home.
I've been using sleep between work and home for a year now on my 17" PowerBook. Removing the battery will kill sleep mode, but for transporting between work and home it's perfect. All I do is open the machine up, choose a different Location out of the Apple menu, and I'm on my wireless network and surfing away.
I too have been using sleep mode with my PowerBooks since 1998 (Wallstreet II, now 15" Titanium). Works great, you can leave it for an extended period of time no sweat. Also, sleep mode is handy for swapping batteries. If you do it quickly (less than 60 seconds I think but don't quote me on it) you can swap out a discharged battery for a full-charged one. I use this when traveling on airplanes and want to finish watching a DVD. Usually I can't make it all the way through a movie on one battery. I simply put it to sleep, swap out the battery and start it back up. Works like a champ.
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