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Set your computer to automatically hibernate/sleep after a short period of inactivity. When in sleep mode, the display and computer go into a low power consuming mode. The machine keeps the current operating settings, so if you have a file or an application open, it will still be open when you reactivate the computer. This is not the same as using the screensaver; a screensaver requires both the display and computer to continue to work, and consume energy, when you are not actively using the computer.

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From: user_385 on 31 May 2009 (see all comments from this user)
On OS X you can use cron to automate this process if you want a longer delay during working hours but a quick sleep mode in the evening: # during the day, don't sleep the display as quickly # run it each hour in case computer was asleep during the 7/22 transition 0 7-21 * * * /usr/bin/pmset -c displaysleep 10 sleep 15 0 0-6,22,23 * * * /usr/bin/pmset -c displaysleep 3 sleep 5
From: user_3 on 18 Jun 2009 (see all comments from this user)
That's very useful to know. Thanks for the tip!
From: user_3 on 18 Jun 2009 (see all comments from this user)
Can you explain exactly how to set that up? Do I paste the text you included into a txt file and then run cron on it? For beginners it would be great to have the information about how to set this up (what's the chron command line to run the file, etc) Thanks! jen
From: user_962 on 3 Jan 2011 (see all comments from this user)
Unfortunately, the "sleep" setting on my Windows XP computer does not work - after I use it I get the blue screen of death. And it takes about 5 minutes to boot up. So, I opt for just turning off the monitor when I leave the computer for a bit.

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