Re: Simple Screensaver?

[bchurch@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu (Robert Church)]

In article <C9BKrt.5BF@wave.scar.utoronto.ca> 90taobri@wave.scar.utoronto.ca writes:
>In article <24JUN199306033538@utkvx.utk.edu>, Sadasivam, Krishna Madur writes...
>> 
>> What about just turning the monitor off? ;) It's cheap, it's effective,
>> and it consumes a whole lot less CPU! (best of all, theredditional
>> cost!)
>
>    Unfortunately, the monitor won't turn itself off after 'x' number of
>minutes if you're called away from the computer by your spouse, friends,
>children, phone, nature, etc.  ;-)  Besides, I try to use the power
>switch on my computer equipment as little as possible.  On in the
>morning (or whenever I first use it), then off before hitting the sack
>at night.

My boss pointed out another good reason for a screen saver. He sets his for
a very short timeout. He trys to keep an open office policy. This means that
sometimes people will come in and start talking to him while he's working.
The screen blanks out preventing the person from seeing what he was working 
on. Since it's automatic it's not as offensive as actually turning off
the monitor or closing the window.

Bob