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I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...

by sacked (Hermit)
on Sep 21, 2006 at 05:38 UTC ( [id://574055]=poll: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??

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Moving the mouse around wildly
[bar] 123/27%
Moving the mouse around in a controlled manner
[bar] 54/12%
Accidentally bumping my desk, which in turn moves my mouse around wildly
[bar] 26/6%
Clicking one of the mouse buttons
[bar] 10/2%
Pounding the keyboard
[bar] 10/2%
Pressing the shift key
[bar] 91/20%
Pressing the spacebar
[bar] 46/10%
Pressing another key which I believe will not affect any open programs or windows
[bar] 74/16%
Pressing any key, not caring if it affects any open programs or windows
[bar] 21/5%
455 total votes
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Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by wolfger (Deacon) on Sep 21, 2006 at 12:48 UTC

    Power save mode? You mean, there's actually times when people aren't using their computers?

    And really, it should be called "power waste mode". Because if you computer is on and you're not using it, you're wasting power, not saving it. That's the power of marketing, though...

      wolfger - surely even you take a break every now and then. Perhaps to drink coffee, have a bathroom break, or dress up as a knight and hit people with a long stick?

        I'm busted... Yes, I do have a life away from the computer, occasionally. I sleep, and I dress up like a medieval warrior to hit people with sticks. But I would save more power by turning my computer off... Which I don't do. :-(

        As for drinking coffee Mountain Dew, and potty breaks, neither of those lasts long enough for the power save mode to be invoked.

      When turned off, the computer uses an average of 2.3 W. When on hibernate, the computer uses an average of 2.3 W. Do you see any difference?
        When turned off, the computer uses an average of 2.3 W

        My computer uses "an average of" 0.0 Watts when turned off. If yours uses more, something's wrong with your power switch.

Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by McDarren (Abbot) on Sep 21, 2006 at 06:12 UTC
    you mean.... I don't have to switch it off and on again when the monitor goes blank???

    ...truly?

    wow!!

    ;)

      I thought the engineer gave me a funny look ;)
Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by Smaug (Pilgrim) on Sep 21, 2006 at 08:52 UTC
    I look up - see that the screen is off and shout "Damn Powersaving @#$%^@!#!!!" while banging my head on my desk.....which in turn moves my mouse around wildly.
Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by radiantmatrix (Parson) on Sep 21, 2006 at 14:50 UTC

    Um... opening the lid? Seriously, no love for us notebook-using folks?

    I guess I have to vote for pressing the shift key, since that's what I do on my work desktop. I know that waking up the box from sleep will not propagate the keystroke, but since I set my display to sleep earlier than the rest of the box (and therefore, the keyboard is still active input), I got in the habit of using 'Shift'.

    I'd use the mouse, but have gotten to the point where I rarely use it anymore... GIMP and games, pretty much.

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Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by swkronenfeld (Hermit) on Sep 21, 2006 at 14:29 UTC
    ...opening up my laptop.

    People still use desktops? That's so 20th century. :)
Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by arkturuz (Curate) on Sep 21, 2006 at 11:38 UTC
    And I thought that power-save mode was for python programmers....
Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by samizdat (Vicar) on Sep 21, 2006 at 18:58 UTC
    what, you mean computers can come back from power-save mode?

    Don Wilde
    "There's more than one level to any answer."
Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by Moriarty (Abbot) on Sep 22, 2006 at 12:18 UTC

    I yell abuse at mine but it doesn't seem to do any good. Maybe if I connect a microphone I would have better luck. Anybody got any programs that will cause a wake-up event when a microphone picks up certain noises?

      Anybody got any programs that will cause a wake-up event when a microphone picks up certain noises?

      If it's only certain noises - then doesn't that imply that the system is already running a routine to tell the difference between a target noise & everything else?

      Wouldn't this imply a need for out-of-phase hardware rather than simply a program?

      Or maybe - just maybe - you could have different configurations for your system - that would power down all of the processes (like WiFi connectivity, power to the screen, power to the hard drive(s), etc.) except the audio processing and bring them all back up when you hear that target noise..

      It's not quite the same - though IIRC most hardware with a 'standby' mode still uses up to 60% of the power it draws when it's 'on' - so it could technically fall into that range...



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Sorry in advance...
by DentArthurDent (Monk) on Sep 22, 2006 at 14:33 UTC
    DOH! Where's the 'any' key?
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Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by Juerd (Abbot) on Sep 21, 2006 at 15:23 UTC

    ctrl

Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by kabeldag (Hermit) on Sep 21, 2006 at 06:05 UTC
    Yeah. The old 'power-save wake-up'.
    Well what can I say. Space bar or ESC.

    Big-up the 'ESC' key...yea! : - |

    N E X T
      suddenly

      BOO !!!
        The best way to wake up the computer is the following: Rip the plug right out of the back of the computer while banging fiercely on the desk. Then once you have slammed your head into the keyboard, calmly plug the computer back in. If it says you did not shut down properly, just ignore it and throw the mouse right at your monitor. Wait three days and the computer will wake up. Hope this helps and have a great day.
Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by merlyn (Sage) on Sep 21, 2006 at 15:41 UTC
Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by ikegami (Patriarch) on Sep 23, 2006 at 17:39 UTC
    My cat does it for me when climbing up to the top of my monitor.
Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by blue_cowdawg (Monsignor) on Sep 22, 2006 at 18:06 UTC

    Depends on my mood at the time. My methods range from clicking a mouse button, hitting the space key to slamming my hand down the desk in frustration due to the REMF that just pissed me off and I need stress relief!

    Then I have to put in my password since, even though I work from home and nobody is going to touch my computer, company security regulations require that my screen saver be password protected. There's even a lovely job that runs on my laptop that squeels on my if I disable the password.

    Hmmm... wonder if that job would squeel on me if I downloaded pr0n to my laptop...


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Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by EvanK (Chaplain) on Sep 26, 2006 at 01:03 UTC
    i wake my computer with a highly complex rube goldberg device involving bowling balls, pulleys, glasses of water, and many many many funnels

    __________
    Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
    - Terry Pratchett

      Nice :)
Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by ambrus (Abbot) on Sep 21, 2006 at 20:12 UTC

    I hit the left Control key because that's on the corner of the keyboard so it's easy to hit even before I sit down.

    Update: Oh yeah, that's not power save mode of the machine, I never use that. It's just the monitor that's put to power save (after running the Matrix screen saver for a while).

Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by tbone1 (Monsignor) on Sep 22, 2006 at 11:18 UTC
    I open the lid first ... which sounds like the answer to a very different question, now that I think about it.

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Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by ayrnieu (Beadle) on Sep 23, 2006 at 03:16 UTC
    I always use the shift-key, even on my Zaurus. Even on windows, even when I thereafter must tell windows not to enable its 'sticky key' feature.

      I got used to using the Shift key because every computer I currently own is running Debian, so I don't generally have to worry about the sticky keys thing. On the rare occasion when I find myself having to wake up Windows systems five times without using any other keys between times, though, the sticky keys thing bites me -- which, of course, annoys me. C'est la vie. I guess that's just another reason to go back to my Debian laptop again at my earliest opportunity.

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Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by doran (Deacon) on Sep 23, 2006 at 04:59 UTC
    By giving it a swift kick!
Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by gam3 (Curate) on Sep 24, 2006 at 05:54 UTC
    What about:
     Moving the trackball around wildly
    or in my case
     Moving the TrackMan Marble around wildly
    -- gam3
    A picture is worth a thousand words, but takes 200K.
Missing Poll Option
by Anonymous Monk on Sep 21, 2006 at 14:11 UTC
    My old computer doesn't have a power saving mode!
Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by johndageek (Hermit) on Sep 26, 2006 at 15:48 UTC
    I say to my Secretary, "Honey, move the mouse"

    Please Read the rest of this post before flaming.

    Main Entry: joke
    Pronunciation: 'jOk
    Function: noun
    Etymology: Latin jocus; perhaps akin to Old High German gehan to say, Sanskrit yAcati he asks
    1 a : something said or done to provoke laughter; especially : a brief oral narrative with a climactic humorous twist b (1) : the humorous or ridiculous element in something

    If you do not find this funny, please be advised that some will, and you don't really believe I have to prompt her do you?

    Flame now if nessecery.

    Enjoy!
    Dageek

Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by parv (Parson) on Sep 23, 2006 at 06:50 UTC

    What do you mean by "power-save" mode really? Any of the presented options do not account for suspend or hibernation states. So, no cookie for you, pollster.

    Now, if "monitor" or "screen" were inserted somewhere, i would choose something from the below depending on my own state of mind ...

    • Moving the mouse around wildly
    • Clicking one of the mouse buttons
    • Pounding the keyboard
    • Pressing the shift key
    • Pressing the spacebar
    • Pressing another key which I believe will not affect any open programs or windows
    • Pressing any key, not caring if it affects any open programs or windows

        sacked, I much appreciate your response. (Editors just *had to* do their edit-thing!)
Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by bassplayer (Monsignor) on Sep 25, 2006 at 15:29 UTC
    Backspace. All of my boxes are password protected by screensaver, so Backspace ensures that the password field is empty and ready for typing.

    Update: I guess this is waking the monitor from power save mode, not computer. As for the computers, they don't like power save mode very much.

    bassplayer

Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by margulies (Friar) on Sep 22, 2006 at 09:03 UTC
    Power save mode?? What is this? Do people stay away more than 5 minutes nowadays?? o.O
Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by Panda (Scribe) on Sep 26, 2006 at 08:40 UTC
    I push the disc drive button, insert my game, push the disc drive button (again), and wait for the autorun to wake the computer up.
Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by swampyankee (Parson) on Sep 29, 2006 at 19:35 UTC

    Powersave mode? All the computers I've dealt with don't awaken from "power save mode;" it's more like a coma. "Awakening" them requires a power cycle. On my laptop, this required removing the battery.

    Needless to say, I've disabled "powersaving" for my computers. The monitors will still go into their powersaving modes, but the box with all the noisy bits stays awake.

    My Windows boxes ignore mouse movements in powersave (Why? I don't know nor do I particularly care), so I bang on the space bar (it's big and hard to miss). My FreeBSD box does pay attention to the mouse, so I just waggle it wildly.

    emc

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Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by Anonymous Monk on Nov 10, 2007 at 11:50 UTC
    my computer wont wake up from power save mode and i have tried all of your suggestions help! no jargon though please, im simple!
      i have the exact same problem, my screen just turns off and says 'go to power save', and then it goes on standby, the only problem is, i cant even get the screen to come up again!!! so how on earth can i go to power save when the freakin screen wont even 'wake up'! sooooo damn annoying!
Re: I wake up my computer from power-save mode by...
by AJRod (Scribe) on Sep 30, 2006 at 08:39 UTC
    One day, I threw a baseball in its direction and surprisingly, without altering its catatonic appearance, its hand came up and caught the ball....
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