On Wed, 2002-06-26 at 10:15, Steve Juranich wrote:
> I'm the kind of guy who turns off his machine at night (mostly because the
> wife is worried about electric bills, though). After I boot up the machine,
> I
> can't play any sound until I first start gmixer (I've tried using amixer
> instead
> Hint: Just turn your monitor off. It uses quite a bit more
> electricity than the computer itself and if it is turned off,
> many people assume the computer is also off. ;-)
This would work, except we live in a small apartment, so she hears the fan and
sees the cable-modem lights blinking.
> A
> I'm the kind of guy who turns off his machine at
> night (mostly because the wife is worried about
> electric bills, though).
Hint: Just turn your monitor off. It uses quite a bit more
electricity than the computer itself and if it is turned off,
many people assume the computer is also off. ;-)
I'm the kind of guy who turns off his machine at night (mostly because the
wife is worried about electric bills, though). After I boot up the machine, I
can't play any sound until I first start gmixer (I've tried using amixer
instead, but it always barfs). After I start gmixer, everything is c
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