25 Jun
2007
25 Jun
'07
12:11 p.m.
>> If I push the start button on floorboard of my
car to shut it down (I
>> don't see any "Start key" anywhere), I'd expect a lot of ground
gear
>> metal in return, plus the need to replace the starter.
>
Many high-end luxury cars are coming with them
nowadays, because they're
coming with keys that work over radio, meaning you don't have to take
them out of your pocket to unlock the door or start the engine.
I have to turn the key and push in the clutch to start my car. I often have the key turned
long before my
akie old knee gets the clutch to the floor engageing the starter in my 13 year old saturn.
And I know that
improper use of the clutch can stop the car.
But in an attempt to put this back close to the origional topic, the best way to shut down
a computer that
does not have a big red button, right now, no delay, is to pull the quick disconnect power
cord from the
back of the case with a swift movement of the hand or foot. There are a number of Web and
telnet
enabled switch boxes that allow one to greatly entend the length of ones foot to kick the
power cord on a
system from many miles away, and plug it back in when desired. I use an APC masterswitch
as a
reminder to my systems downtown just who is in control of their electrons should one start
spewing.
later
Bob