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Sleep & Hibernation Settings on your Computer

There are two main features on computers that most people are
not fully aware of, they are the Sleep and Hibernation settings.
While many people won’t recognize these settings, they have
probably realized that their computers have fallen into these
setting at least once in the past. Here is what both Sleep and
Hibernation settings are used for and how they operate.

The sleep setting on your computer is usually set up to make
sure that no harm comes to your computer while you are away from
it for a few hours. The sleep setting tells your computer to
turn off the monitor, stop the hard drive and save your current
programs and files that you were working on to memory. Many
people walk away from their computer while mid task for hours at
a time. The Sleep setting ensures that your work won’t be lost
and that your hard drive won’t crash.

The Hibernation setting is similar to the Sleep setting. If you
walk away from an active computer for more than a few hours or
days, your computer will go into hibernation mode. Hibernation
also shuts down the monitor, stops the hard drive and saves
files and applications into memory, but it also lowers your
computer consumption. Hibernation mode will stop your computer
from wasting energy for long periods of time while it is not in
use.

You can change the amount of time for these setting in your
computers control panel. You can even turn off the setting if
you wish. So now you can use these two setting to your
advantage.

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Keeping your Computer Cool

One of the biggest problems facing newer desk top computers and
laptops is keeping your computer cool. New chips in both desk
tops and laptops run at incredibly high temperatures. If your
computer is not ventilated properly, it can cause your computer
to have a melt down and crash- causing lots of wasted time and
money. Here are a few tips to keep your computer cool and
running smoothly.

Make sure your computer air vents are clean and free of dust. If
your air vents are blocked, then cooler air can enter your
computer to cool your chips and hot air can’t escape your
computer causing the core temperature to rise to possible
meltdown temperatures. It is also a good idea to keep your
computer in a cool room or in well ventilated portion of the
room, so there is always fresh, cool air available.

If you have a laptop then you will need to be extremely careful
and watch that your laptop does not heat up. Locate where the
fan is located on your machine and make sure that it is never
blocked. Make sure that these vents are also clean. Try not to
put your computer on warm or hot surfaces or surfaces that
conduct heat.

If you find that your desktop or laptop computer is having heat
problems, look into installing a larger or extra fan. Internal
fans only cost a few dollars and can help cool your computer
down quickly.

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Scanners are Great Computer Accessories

Scanners are extremely practical computer accessories. Scanners
have been around for many years and have always been popular.
Many people love the convenience of scanning documents from
paper to their computer, or making a copy of a document from the
scanner to the computer to the printer just like a photocopier.

Today scanners are extremely inexpensive but highly reliable.
Most scanners are perfect for transferring color photographs
into digital photographs. And if you have a large collection of
photos then you will definitely want to archive your photos on
some kind of digital media. Scanners are also great for craft
projects such as scanning in a photo or newspaper articles and
creating a scrapbook.

Today’s stand alone scanners usually cost anywhere from about
$50 to $200 depending on the bells and whistles that are
included. There are also scanners that are part of all in one
models. These all in one models usually include a computer
printer, scanner, copier and sometimes a fax machine. So if you
don’t have a lot of room in your home or office, these all in
one models are extremely practical. So take advantage of the
scanner, their uses are endless and they are affordable enough
for any home or office.

About the author:

Jay is the web owner of http://www.dsl-in.com DSL, a website that provides
information and resources on DSL, DSL Service, and DSL Service
Providers. You can also visit his website at:
http://www.dsl-service.us DSL Service