Be Clean, Green and Energy Efficient – Plus Save Money with WakeupOnStandBy
Posted by: mori_gda in Freeware, tags: Carbon Footprint, Energy Efficient, Freeware, Independant Review, Power Saving, Programs, Save Money, Software, Utilities, Vista, Windows, Windows XPWhat are the Technical Details & Compatibility?
| Name | WakeupOnStandBy |
| Software Version | 1.7.13 |
| Release Date | 5 September 2008 (assumed from zip file) |
| Compatibility | Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista |
| Homepage | dennisbabkin |
| Download | Here… |
| Download Size | 406KB |
| OS Reviewed On | Windows XP Pro |
| Size on Disk | 812KB |
| Memory Use (Base) | 5,384K |
| License | Freeware |
| Review Date | September 2008 |
What is the ProReviewer Experience?
| Name | WakeupOnStandBy |
| User Level | Intermediate/Advanced |
| Functionality | Moderate |
| Complexity | Fairly High |
| Interface | OK (Needs revamped logic) |
| General Usability | Could be better |
| Overall Experience | OK |
| Help | Reasonable |
| Resources | Low |
This is potentially a great program. From my point of view it needs to sort the logic to Standby/Hibernate as the first event and then wake up later rather than vice versa. However it does the job and has lots of options to overcome potential network and screensaver issues.
Personally I rate this as:
Very Useful – Difficult to Use – Could easily be much better with very little work
What Could Make it be Better?
- Change to logic so it schedules shutdown time first
- Multiple shutdown/wakeup events in a single user interface
- Better Structured Help
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September 11th, 2008 at 10:48 pm - Edit
This is great, I too often times leave the computer on all night, because I dont’ want to wait for reboot and my elect bill is showing the difference, GREAT FIND!!! Thanks,
JR
September 14th, 2008 at 5:54 pm - Edit
That’s really cool. I, too, run my laptop nearly 24 hours a day. I just hate waiting for the boot process every time i turn the sucker on. This will be a welcomed alternative. How do you find such great tools? I don’t expect you to reveal your secrets because then I, or your other visitors for that matter, wouldn’t need to visit your site. Keep up the good work. Thanks.
September 19th, 2008 at 3:34 pm - Edit
alternative …
1. powersaving set to standby at 30 mins (say)
2. use scheduled tasks to wakeup and run jobs required
3. if unable to schedule do a dummy schedule (run notepad, standby after 2 hours)
September 23rd, 2008 at 8:29 pm - Edit
Hmm, I just push the button every morning. Works, too…
September 25th, 2008 at 9:45 pm - Edit
Hi,
Thanks for to everyone for the comments.
panic attack – no secret to finding these just searching the web to see what is available
jbhq – Yes, that will work, just nice to have a utility that does it all for you.
Outlook – I have the power button set for standby so what you suggest works for me as a quick power down/up solution. Having an automatic setting just means I can walk away and not worry about forgetting to manually power down.
Thanks again to you all,
Barry
January 6th, 2009 at 1:28 am - Edit
It is amazing how much energy and money is wasted by leaving products on when they need not be. Even some computers and other appliances still use energy even when shut off. It is best to unplug all these devices when not in use to make sure no extra power is being used for no reason.
March 7th, 2009 at 3:57 am - Edit
It is crazy to see how much phantom power is used by inefficient electronics. Energy Efficient Electronics are easier to find nowdays though, and ideas like this just help us all save money too.
April 14th, 2009 at 2:55 am - Edit
This will be a welcomed alternative. How do you find such great tools? I don’t expect you to reveal your secrets because then I, or your other visitors for that matter, wouldn’t need to visit your site. I like this article.
April 16th, 2009 at 4:45 pm - Edit
Anyone using this in larger companies for managing power on XP computers?
Example, how many seats in your company for this
Seems like a great tool, lots of functionality.
June 24th, 2009 at 9:39 am - Edit
Nice post! Thanks for the information! Though I didn’t use my PC for 24 hours but still it will be useful for me.
June 29th, 2009 at 8:20 pm - Edit
It sounds like a smart idea. Anything to help the environment!!!