Muffit,
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So why does a 21st century computer with 256MB of memory, a huge hard disk drive and screaming along at 2.5 GHz take a gazillion times longer to turn on and off?
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Even a Formula 1 race car needs to be warmed up and idled before racing at top speeds. You can be full of energy during the day, but in the morning how long does it take to get your mind and body to wake up? I have to set my alarm for an hour earlier, because I always hit the snooze for an hour. And look at how much time it takes to put a hyperactive child to sleep at night. All that energy and momentum can't be slowed down and turned off so quickly. That's what your computer is when it is off, a tired blue collar worker who doesn't want to wake up, and a hyperactive child at night who doesn't want to go to sleep. Have you consulted with a pediatrition for your computer's nighttime hyperactivity? Just be glad it doesn't have ADD too.
I can give you one bit of advice, however, and that is leave your comp on at all times. I leave mine on 24/7 with a screensaver, and only log off the internet when I'm not using it and close all my programs. It doesn't hurt the comp at all (look at businesses that leave their comps on all day long even when they're not being used.), and it's always booted up when I need it so I never have to wait.
