Programmed Screen saver behavior 1

[MasterRacker]

I am setting up a PC what will run as "heads up" server/network monitor. I want it visible all day but I do still want to delay burn-in.

I would like to have the screen wake up @ 8:00 AM and go into screen saver mode @ 5:00 PM. I can set the Windows Screen saver for 540 min. delay but that still requires my intervention to wake the screen in the morning.

Using free tools can anyone suggest a way to do this?

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Jeff
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[Davetoo]

Assuming it's somewhere close by (since you need to be able to see it), might I suggest you turn the monitor on in the morning when you arrive for work...and turn it off when you leave?

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[LawnBoy]

Or buy a $5 timer from the hardware store and plug the monitor into it...


"We must fall back upon the old axiom that when all other contingencies fail, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." - Sherlock Holmes

 

[Davetoo]

Now now...he said "free"... ;-)

I'm Certifiable, not cert-ified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.

 

[LawnBoy]

Lol, but the programming interface is very user friendly...


"We must fall back upon the old axiom that when all other contingencies fail, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." - Sherlock Holmes

 

[MasterRacker]

I can barely remember to take my phone off cover in the morning, which is why I'm trying to automate. Memory is tough for us "old" guys ;-) (Besides, I'm lazy - I like to sit and watch stuff happen automatically instead of actually having to do something. LOL

A good old fashioned timer...talk about "out of the box" thinking! I just may go that way.

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Jeff
[small][purple]It's never too early to begin preparing for [/purple]International Talk Like a Pirate Day
"The software I buy sucks, The software I write sucks. It's time to give up and have a beer..." - Me[/small]

 

[LawnBoy]

I'm a firm believer in the old KISS! axiom (keep it simple, stupid!).



"We must fall back upon the old axiom that when all other contingencies fail, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." - Sherlock Holmes