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AllOff turns your PC off when you're not using it

AllOff
You know how you can set your computer to go to sleep if you haven't touched anything for a while. AllOff is a free utility for Windows that lets you go a little further and turn your PC off if there hasn't been any activity for a while.

AllOff keeps track of mouse and keyboard movements and CPU load. You can specify what counts as activity. For example, if you want to automatically shut down your computer if the CPU load has been under 5% for 15 minutes you can do that. Or if you want to shut it down when it's been under 30% for 5 minutes you can do that too, although I don't know why you'd want to, since it seems likely that your computer is still chugging away at whatever task you recently set it for.

This program could come in handy if you want to turn your computer off after it's done ripping a DVD, downloading a video, or doing some other task while you're away or asleep. You need to register for a license to use AllOff, but it's free for non-commercial use. For a registration free alternative, check out AMP WinOFF.

[via gHacks]

Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Productivity, Freeware

Schedule a PC reboot, shutdown, or hibernate with WinOFF

WinOFF
So you're in the middle of downloading a large file, or sending a huge batch of photos to your mom. The file transfer's going to take another 40 minutes, and you really want to hit the sack. But you don't want to leave your computer on all night sucking up energy.

WinOFF is a nifty utility that lets you schedule all sorts of power-related actions. You can set your computer to shutdown 60 minutes from now. Or you can tell it a specific time to shut down. There's even an option to shut down the system when your CPU is idle, under the assumption that this means your computer is probably finished with whatever task you set for it.

Don't want to do a complete shutdown? You can put your computer in suspend or hibernate mode. Or if you just want to make sure your PC is fresh and ready to go in the morning, you can schedule a middle of the night reboot.

[via CyberNet]

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