what setting when u leave your computer on overnight

[lai918]

What setting will be the best setting in the Power Management if you leave your computer on overnight ( but still have application like kazaa, icq, and other programs running) . I mean what setting will be the best to save more energy but still wants it to be functioning when u away for sleep for a period of time ?

[NDD]

Usually turning off monitor.

[Sark]

I turn my monitor off and I have a screensaver for seti@home run then. Otherwise I set to have the hdd turn off after an hour.

[Sus~]

"like kazaa, icq" ??

On all night ???

Ya'all heard of the ongoing security problems on the internet or what ?

[Sark]

I have a firewall Im not too concerned ( I dont have Kazaa by the way)

[Bigjakkstaffa]

I'll leave kazza on if im dloading something from it obviously, but apart from thta... maybe SETI hide and norton AV, oh yeah and maybe download accelarator plus if im dloading via it -- but not a lot else really...

--Jakk

[trouble]

monitor off ,firewall and av running.

[AllGamer]

Monitor in Auto On/Off 1 min

ICQ
MSN
Yahoo
many download tools
VNC
pcAnywhere
NIS
NAV
logger

oh yeah

AND LOCK DOWN THE CONSOLE!!!!

[Sus~]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/26794.html

Worm spreads through KaZaA network, again

Virus watchers have discovered the latest in a line of viruses targeted at file sharing networks.

Hackers LOVE "always on" connections. It gives them at least 8 hours every night to get passed all your security, all your passwords and set up anything they want. Once done, they hide it. You wont ever see that extra little drive where they store their stuff. And chances are you wont ever see their programs at work either cause the connection programs they use are a special DOS that isnt picked up by firewalls ( and I wont tell you what cause then other RSOLES might try to use them.)BUT what you might see, is your ISP cutting you off cause your using too much resources, OR your ISP being notified that your attacking some poor shlep~ with sub 7, and they cut you off for a month. Everybody says they have nothing of value and nothing to hide. Its YOUR connection that is of value to them, so that they can use your connection to hide their OTHER hacking activities.

You think its rare? Its not at all. Its just that very few people catch whats going on cause it really only shows up on netstats and not firewalls etc.But CATCH em.... and all the sudden your computer goes kerflooey and you have to reformat. * roe*

[AllGamer]

Old news

just keep your AV software and FireWall running, and you'll be fine

[Mutant_Donkey]

sygate personal firewall running, also behind a proxy server in france through kazaa/at night.what can a hacker do through that?

[absalom]

Monitor off and cable modem on standby

[rangeral]

If your not home and machine decides to **** out and fry then its bye bye system, business can run 24/7 because they have somebody there 24/7 in case of emergencies, you don't so why not shut it off and be safe.

[arkie]

I have my monitor set to shutdown in 30 min and the hard disk to shutdown in 30 min. If I'm not going to be using my computer in the next couple hours I shut the whole mess down.
Takes 15 sec to shutdown and 45 sec to startup.
The power companies love for you to keep it all running 24/7.


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[absalom]

Originally posted by rangeral
If your not home and machine decides to **** out and fry then its bye bye system, business can run 24/7 because they have somebody there 24/7 in case of emergencies, you don't so why not shut it off and be safe.

hmmm good point but I do have a 3 PABST FAN SYSTEM which were used to cool a telecomm rack and presently used to cool my open computer case.