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soil, shutting off the air supply to the roots.The roots die, no water gets to the foliage,and the plants wilt. This is a commonproblem. Of course, watering too infrequentlycauses plants to wilt too. Water with highsoluble salts can also make it tough for theplant to extract enough "good" water to meetits needs. It wilts. Use light potting mixes forhouseplants; stay away from heavyunamended garden soil. Poor soil aerationrestricts root growth, making it difficult forthe plant to extract enough water from thesoil. And then the plant wilts.Heavy salt buildupon the surface ofthe soil can signalsalt problems dueeither to using saltywater oroverfertilizing. Ineither case, repotthe plants into freshmedia or at leastscrape off the saltbuildup. Flushingthe media with atleast 4 inches ofclean water per 1 inch of pot depth is anotheralternative, provided you use non-saltywater.Bob’s ByteShould You Turn Off Your ComputerWhen You Aren’t Using It?By Bob JohnstonThere are two differentschools of thought onthis. One is thatcomputers use energyand should be turned offwhen not in use. Theother is that the hard drives and electronicsare stressed more by the power up processand changing temperatures than by aconstant temperature, and turning it on andoff actually shortens the life of the computer.Peter Norton, an acknowledged technicalexpert, responds to this question in his book,“Inside the PC.” He states that “The realquestion is not ‘Should you turn off you PCwhen you aren’t using it?’ but ‘For how longdo you have to anticipate that you won’t beFebruary, 2008using your PC before it is clearly better toturn it off rather than leave it on for yournext use?’”He responds that if you expect to be usingyour computer within 8 hours, it makes senseto leave it on. If longer, you should powerdown.If your computer is on the MSU domain, youshould probably leave it on over-night. ITCpushes operating system updates to yourcomputer around 2 AM. If your computer isturned off, these updates will be installedwhen the computer is restarted and mayslowdown the boot-up process. Also: if youuse remote desktop to access your computerat night or weekends, it must be left on!!If you opt to keep your computer on, you canstill save power.The monitor usually uses more power thanthe computer and all the rest of theaccessories put together (other than a laserprinter). You can simply turn off the monitorand turn it back on when you want to use it.Many newer computers have automatic powersaving features that minimize the powerused. If the screen goes black when youaren’t actively using the PC, it probablyalready has its power saving featuresenabled.Some computers have a button on thekeyboard that puts the computer into SleepMode. This doesn’t power it downcompletely, but it does minimize powerconsumption.If you would like to check out how muchpower your computer hardware uses, I havea monitor which will allow you to determineyour usage.Thanks to janescomputersmadeeasy.com forthis hint.Recipe of the MonthPretzel Strawberry Salad2 c crushed pretzels¾ c butter3 T white sugar
1 8 oz container frozen whipped topping,thawed or use real whipped cream,whipped2 small packages strawberry flavored gelatin2 c boiling water2 10 oz packages frozen strawberriesPreheat oven to 400 degrees F. Stir togethercrushed pretzels, melted butter and 3 Tsugar; mix well and press mixture intobottom of 9 x 13 inch baking pan.Bake 8-10 minutes, until set. Set aside tocool. In a large mixing bowl, cream togethercream cheese and 1 c sugar. Fold in whippedtopping. Spread mixture onto cooled crust.Dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in stillfrozen strawberries and allow to set briefly.When mixture is about the consistency of eggwhites, pour and spread over cream cheeselayer. Refrigerate until set.February BirthdaysMike Sun 2Jeff Johnston 2Norm Weeden 12Alan Dyer 15Phil Bruckner 17Pam Border 23
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