Another Day With My PC

The tool that enables us to work at Speedy Gonzales’ pace and punch out at the bundy clock faster than our boss could say “overtime!” is ironically also the very thing that could sometimes keep us from catching the 5 p.m. bus.

I’m sure there have been times when Windows wasn’t so enthusiastic as you in rushing out of the office. Laggard shut down times puts a shame on dual or multiple core processors. If only we could simply press the power button to automatically shut down the system. We all know that this is a no no, though, as abruptly shutting down the computer could bring about catastrophic consequences, such as data loss and future system crashes.

However, Windows Vista allows us to jump over this rule by giving users the option to reprogram the power button. To do this, click Start, type power options, then press the enter key. Click on Choose what the power button does, then select Shut down. Save the changes and presto! It’s as easy and simple as that