Re: Screen saver how to question

In article <slrngnou93.1mu3.foo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Ian Gregory <foo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I will not use a "screen saver" on my iMac because it does nothing to
improve the life of the display and simply wastes energy by preventing
it from sleeping when it should. I know some "screen savers" are mighty
pretty but when I am not actively using my machine I am up and about,
not sitting staring at it.

I know you have already verified your concerns about energy consumption.
So I will point out a very good reason for a screen saver, security.
Here at home, I don't want my kids monkeying around on my main computer
without permission (that's why they have their own iMac). So I have
screen saver kick in to lock them out (my 10 y.o. son likes to see what
he can get away with). In a more public enviroment, this is still
valid, maybe more so.

jt
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