Do you turn off your computer at the end of your day?

The only time I completely shut down my computer is when we're having thunder/lightening storms, otherwise when I'm not using my computer I have it in "sleep" mode (mine's a Mac computer)--guess that's the equivalent of a PC screensaver mode?? Want to tell you a funny story though. Like I said I keep my computer in sleep mode when not using...and can go on by just touching a key of the keyboard, or touch the mouse. Well my computer is located at the one end of the living room and opposite end of from my bedroom..my bedroom is really an "alcove" so no door, just an archway--that means I can see my computer from my bedroom. Well, one night I went to bed...just nestling in and drifting off to sleep. A few minutes later I nearly fell out of bed as I was awakened by a brilliant light that had suddenly come on--it was my computer! A four-footed kitty had stepped on the keyboard which activated the computer to go on---mmmm...think he was trying to order cat food?

I turn off my computer, for me it is a safe to turn it off for my file to be save and safe. I don't know the reason behind but that is only my thoughts to save my file safely. I think its okay on screensaver as I do that also sometimes when leaving my computer but not for long.

We sometimes shut off the computer. However, when we're downloading stuff from the Internet. We keep it on because sometimes the files are pretty big.

I am not the last one to use the computer so I do not get to turn it off anymore, but we do turn it off at the end of the day, I hear both the monitor and the modem need to rest.

i turn my computer off, just because i don't want for a virus or someone with not the best intentions to get in...

If your computer do not have enough of air flow or air cool such as proper fan or heatsink, it could damages your processor or motherboard or even your hard disk. Next you can damage your monitor by leaving it on without power-off it. Why not just turn you monitor off. You are just increasing your electric bill. I would suggest you to check your operating system, for it should not boot too long. Maybe by turning off some special effects of your OS might just speed your boot up.Remember there are lots of possibilities that slows down your system.

Most of the time I sht it down, when I am not using it, if i am going to e home most of the time i leave it on. because it takes to long to load, well, it really does take to long, I just get impatient that's all!

I always turn of my computer at the end of the day. It saves electricity but what is more important to me is that the fan is not running to keep it cool. I had one computer where the fan did stop and I was lucky enough to notice it before it completely burned out my computer BUT it cost me $250.00 to get the fan replaced. So I NEVER leave it on over night.

I usually turn off the computer, when I go to sleep. The computer is also a machine which needs a rest and on the long run, you will definitely harm the computer if you are going to keep it on for all the time. Finally it is a waste of electricity, and it is our duty to save electricity and save the world.

i do turn my computer off before i sleep. it is on for like 20 hours everyday but i don't think there's wear and tear. maybe that's applicable only to computers that aren't maintained well from dust and other particles which may damage the hardware. I've been doing this for years so i guess as long as you are taking care of it, it doesn't matter whether it's turned on the entire day.

Yes...I do turn off my computer at the end of the day...I am a student and therefore when I go to sleep I turn it off..Except when I have put downloads ON..

Well i have the laptop... and when ever i got outside for the long time.. say 2-3 hours.. then i definelty shut down my laptop// and in night also.. i shut down the laptop then only i sleep.. because they too nedd rest.. Some time when if forget to shut down the laptop then in the morning it will affect the speed of the laptop.. So it always better to shutdown the laptop when ever we are not using that.. Happy myloting..

i used to shutdown my computer at night before going to sleep.. why to waste electricity, if we are not using it... and turning off atleast in the night will reduce the static charges in the computer i suppose...

Sure if you leave it on for a long time , i mean a few days i think yeah some damage will occur , but it's hard to say . As you see the computers on the web bar turn on all the time . i will turn off my computer when i go to sleep at night . During the daytime if i don't use it i will set it into "scree saver" to save electricity .

I don't think it hurts anything to leave it on most of the time. I do shut mine down in storms just because of the lightening. If I begin to hear the fan work overtime and it's annoying, I also shut it down. I was gone the first part of this month for a week and I turned it off. Nobody was going to be using it so there was no point in running the risk of storms and having it on. My screen turns off after 15 min. of idle time.

hi friend most of the time i will not shutdown my computer when i am going to sleep i will put songs in that and will sleep so i cant able to shut down it at that time

I don't turn it off... I know I shouldn't leave it on all night but I don't like waiting for it to start up again. My computer doesn't burn out and it isn't even one of those new ones. No, its one of those gray big fat ones. my computer treats me really well.

Yes i turn off the computer at the end of the day.I will give rest to my computer after doing a lot of work.If you keep your computer on screensaver mode lot of electricity will get wasted.Also there are chances that the processor will get heated up and the motherboard will get spoilt.If you don't want to wait then switch on the computer sometime before you start work from it.

Yes. i will turn off my computer once the day ends. During the I will switch off the moniter

hii i always turn off computer at the end of the day.. because.. there is no need of .... to on computer every time.. when your worked are finished,..then you should always.. turn off computer carefully..