[newbie] Turn off computer only ends the session

2005-03-19 Thread Paul Smith
Dear All After having installed KDE 3.4 (which works fine), when I select turn off computer, it only ends the session. Any ideas? Thanks in advance, Paul Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to

RE: [newbie] turn off computer?

2005-01-24 Thread steve.goodey
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Huff Sent: 22 January 2005 21:00 To: newbie@linux-mandrake.com Subject: Re: [newbie] turn off computer? Andy Yankovich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Snip 4. Is the anti-span feature built

[newbie] turn off computer?

2005-01-22 Thread Andy Yankovich
Hi guys, My computer is used only by me. Never by another person. I have a cable connection that is always on. 1. Is the recommended procedure to turn computers off at least nightly or keep them on all the time? 2. Should I install some type of firewall for security reasons? I do not have any

Re: [newbie] turn off computer?

2005-01-22 Thread Eric Huff
Andy Yankovich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My computer is used only by me. Never by another person. I have a cable connection that is always on. You'll get a lot of suggestions, but here is what i do: 1. Is the recommended procedure to turn computers off at least nightly or keep them on all

Re: [newbie] turn off computer?

2005-01-22 Thread Avi Schwartz
Andy Yankovich wrote: Hi guys, My computer is used only by me. Never by another person. I have a cable connection that is always on. 1. Is the recommended procedure to turn computers off at least nightly or keep them on all the time? This is really up to you. I keep mine on all the time (1)

Re: [newbie] turn off computer?

2005-01-22 Thread Kenneth Rhodes
On Sat, 2005-01-22 at 15:15 -0600, Avi Schwartz wrote: Andy Yankovich wrote: Hi guys, My computer is used only by me. Never by another person. I have a cable connection that is always on. 1. Is the recommended procedure to turn computers off at least nightly or keep them on all

Re: [newbie] turn off computer?

2005-01-22 Thread JoeHill
On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 13:00:09 -0800 Eric Huff disseminated the following: 1. Is the recommended procedure to turn computers off at least nightly or keep them on all the time? I turn mine off to save power, but there is little or no need to do it for stability. Once you've stopped using

Re: [newbie] turn off computer?

2005-01-22 Thread Paul
On Sat, 2005-01-22 at 23:15, JoeHill wrote: On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 13:00:09 -0800 Eric Huff disseminated the following: 1. Is the recommended procedure to turn computers off at least nightly or keep them on all the time? I turn mine off to save power, but there is little or no need

Re: [newbie] turn off computer?

2005-01-22 Thread Eric Huff
I turn mine off to save power, but there is little or no need to do it for stability. Once you've stopped using your machine for some time, and the drives have spun down and the monitor goes into powersave mode, how much are you really saving? I've always been curious about that one. I

Re: [newbie] turn off computer?

2005-01-22 Thread Eric Huff
1. Is the recommended procedure to turn computers off at least nightly or keep them on all the time? I turn mine off to save power, but there is little or no need to do it for stability. Once you've stopped using your machine for some time, and the drives have spun down