March 24th Is Computer Shut-Down Day - Will You Be Taking Part?

February 23rd, 2007 • Related • Filed Under

On March 24th there will be a global experiment to see how many people can go without a computer for one whole day. At first I thought I wouldn’t be able to participate in Computer Shut Down Day do it as I need to use a computer at work, and even if I’m not blogging, I don’t think I could come home at night and not fire up my PC which truly is the hub of my home as it powers my music, TV and phone.

However after checking my calendar, I realised that March 24th is a Saturday so I think I will be able to manage one day without using my PC. Leave a comment if you’re going to join me.

What I would love to see (on the 25th of course!) is how quiet the blogosphere will go. For instance, as a non-American I was stunned by the lack of posts during the Superbowl. I was at least expecting a few posts from people saying where and how they were watching the game, but the web went virtually silent for a whole day!

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Everton is based in London and has worked in the internet and mobile space for over ten years now, and before that worked in corporate strategy and consulting. He has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University, and currently runs the Portal and online operations for one of the largest ISPs in the UK. He also writes for Windows 7 News.

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  1. #1

    Pingback by Computer Shutdown Day – Can you live without computer for a day? on 23 February 2007:

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  2. #2

    Comment by Ajay on 23 February 2007:

    Its still a little early for me to decide on this… though I don’t think I will be switching it off…

  3. #3

    Comment by LadyBanana on 23 February 2007:

    Lets hope the weathers good then it’ll be nice turn it off, get out and take some photos to upload on the Sunday! :)

  4. #4

    Pingback by Successfully Upgraded To WordPress 2.1.1 - Enblogopedia.com on 24 February 2007:

    [...] so I turned off my computer in the middle of the upgrading process! Hopefully, today was the Computer Shut-Down Day so I hope no one notice the [...]

  5. #5

    Comment by Everton on 24 February 2007:

    come on Ajay!!!! It’s only for one day-go out on your bike or something.

  6. #6

    Pingback by Don’t Forget It’s Computer ShutDown Day This Saturday | Connected Internet on 20 March 2007:

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  7. #7

    Comment by knupNET on 20 March 2007:

    With March Madness games going on I might not be able to wait til Sunday to check updated bracket standings ;)

    I’ll give it a shot.

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