Re: testcard on analogue BBC2 last night



"Ivor Jones" <ivor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Dave Liquorice" <new5pam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:nyyfbegfubjuvyypbz.jukgm67.pminews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : : On Sat, 12
Jan 2008 19:26:08 -0000, Ivor Jones wrote:
: : : : : I've given up trying to get them to turn off the
: : : computers overnight at our place.
: : : : There is such a thing as "Wake On LAN", couldn't there
: : be a "Switch off on LAN" as well? Central server sends
: : out a "switch off" signal every hour or so. If the PC
: : hasn't got a user logged in it shuts down straight
: : away. If there is user loged it it waits say 15 minutes
: : after the signal to check for activity, with no
: : activity it logs the user off and shutsdown. This would
: : automagically put the mointor into standby as well. : : : : For
machines that need to remain on, the central server
: : wouldn't send them the switch off signal.

That still doesn't explain why the twits don't switch the monitors off..!

Ivor


If Windows, just use power settings to turn monitor off
after a long delay, say an hour. They will probably never
notice it during working hours, and they have probably
set a fancy screen-burner pattern to come on more
frequently.
--
Graham

%Profound_observation%


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