>>On Jul 2, 2005, at 6:40 PM, MelodyArtist@a... wrote: >> If sleep is so useless, why does Apple bother with it? Sleep mode, if implemented well shouldn't cause a problem with any machine, Mac or PC... it's basic energy saving. For those that leave their computer on for days or never turn it off it would seem a useful feature. I don't set my computer up to go completely to sleep but do have it shut the monitors and hard drives down after an hour. HW