Powering Down Your Computer (Winter holiday, December 25, 2014 - January 4, 2015)
As in recent years, the CLASSE computer group is
making the following recommendations for the holiday period from December 25, 2014 through January 4, 2015:
- If you will be leaving for the holidays and have a desktop computer used only by yourself in Wilson, Newman or the Physical Sciences Building, please do a "graceful shutdown" of your computer before you leave.
- Of course, if you expect to use your desktop computer from a remote location, then you should turn off only its display and not the computer itself.
- Turn off only your computer's display if you will be away from your computer only for a night or weekend. Do not turn off the computer itself. Leaving it on makes it possible to apply security fixes and install software updates while the computer is unattended.
- Please use a blank screen saver when your computer is idle. Dynamic screen-savers increase power consumption and do not further the goals of the Lab.
if you have any questions about these recommendations, please send email to
service-classe@cornell.edu
CLASSE IT Group
December 15, 2014