[muglo] To Quit or Not to Quit ?
- From: Ilbert Walker <walker@xxxxxxxx>
- To: MUGLO <muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, SMUG@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, MacOutpost@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Family@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, NITS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Mathew Templer <mtempler@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, John Major <john.major@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Joharia Gamblin <Kgamblin@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 13:23:45 -0400
It seems that most of the messages and questions here at MUGLO are
traceable to poor design of hardware/software by programming nerds'
ignoring or being unaware of how end users really use their products.
This was reinforced by my reading of recently published The Human
Factor by Vicente, a U of T ergonomics prof - and confirmed my own
experience teaching the subject of industrial design, communication
and the GUI.
He quotes research info which refutes the myth (according to him) that
leaving a computer on 24/7 prevents motherboard wear and tear by
turning off one's computer when not in use at night etc . Similar to
the reason why cities are illuminated by office flouorescents left
burning all through the night.
His research states that computers left on 24/7 last on average 2.3
years versus 9.6 years of life for computers turned off when not in use
.
Working on the old mother board/screen burnout myths, I've been
leaving my G5 on 24/7 , which also saves me the hassle of restarting
etc . I don't wish to have the expense of the G5 again , but I guess
computers do change significantly in 2.3 years ?
Would be interested to hear your practices, comments or recommendations.
BTW I can really recommend a reading of Vicente's book - explains and
justifies much of the frustrations of technophopia! :)
Ilbert
And a final thought from Walker's Wit & Wisdom ? :-)
Nils carborundum illegitimi ?
(Don't let the bastards grind you down!)
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