[AusNOG] [off-topic] Computer off, save power...simple stuff.

[Christopher Pollock]

What kind of OS bloat (or horribly populated msconfig->startup) could cause
machines of that spec to take so long?  My old core2 on win7U is boots from
power button to usable in under two minutes, and it's got every post check
in the world turned on.  Glad I'm not responsible for _that_ SOE.

Seriously though, this happens.  I read an article by a guy who got reamed
for not being functional until 9:20am because his ancient computer was so
slow.  Management refused to pay for upgrades, and demanded instead that
staff turn up 20 minutes earlier in order to be 'ready to work' at 9am. So
people logged OT, which they subsequently denied.  IIRC a fair few people
quit after that..

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On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 7:16 PM, Jake Anderson <yahoo at vapourforge.com> wrote:

> Just so long as its better than AMP,
> Their call centre desktops take 10 minutes to go from cold boot to login,
> then another 10 to become usable.
> They aren't lightweight machines either, core2 with 2gb ram.
>
> Currently the staff leave their computers on 24/7 just because of how long
> they take to start, forcing an extra 10 minutes wait by making a login each
> morning would probably get you lynched ;->
>
>
>
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> On 03/09/2012 03:48 PM, Kai wrote:
>
>> If we all turned off when we're not using out gear, we could save a lot
>> of power!
>> http://www.itnews.com.au/News/**292690,bendigo-bank-mandates-**
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