Comments on: Energy saving tip – How much money can you save by turning off your computer overnight?

By: Richard Burgess

Richard Burgess — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:12:36 +0000

One thing to keep in mind is that antivirus scans and windows updates are best run overnight as if they are run during the day they can slow down productivity on the desktop and reduce productivity across the board (would be interesting to see a study on this as well if you are thinking of doing another). If these scans are not done however you are leaving your network open to virii, hackers and problems. I would advise comparing the cost of that down time which could potentially be hundreds of dollars a MONTH vs leaving it on overnight during the week (i would recommend turning the machines off over the weekend however and then perhaps having one person come in early on Mondays to turn the machines on and let the scans run before normal business hours. Or setup an automated process for this.).

By: K. Nye

K. Nye — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:31:03 +0000

Our school district uses a server based program to force PCs to shutdown either at a set time or after a configurable amount of inactivity. It’s very flexible, versatile and reasonably priced. Check out AutoShutdown Manager. Tech support is responsive and helpful too, though I really only needed a few questions answered while setting it up on one of my domain controllers.

By: Model Planes

Model Planes — Tue, 31 May 2011 04:52:13 +0000

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By: Dallas Internet Marketing Help

Dallas Internet Marketing Help — Mon, 30 May 2011 05:33:45 +0000

Thank you for quantifying the amount of savings per computer. I had no idea that a Dell Optiplex would cost an additional $100/year if left on all the time.

Great job on the calculation breakdowns!

By: 3D Printers

3D Printers — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 10:46:58 +0000

Hi,, i am trying to implement this power saving technique for my call center. lets see how it works…

By: Umesh

Umesh — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:08:16 +0000

Actually I am trying to implement power saving techniques for my office which has 50 computers. Is there any central tool to implement using AD policy? .-= Umesh´s last blog ..MB-D80 Multi-Power Battery Pack =-.

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Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:28:37 +0000

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