Hibernate - not sleep

Is there a way to make the Mac really hibernate? The Wikipedia definition of hibernate is:
"Hibernate is a feature of many computer operating systems where the contents of RAM are written to non-volatile storage such as a hard disk, as a file or on a separate partition, before powering off the computer."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernate%28OSfeature%29
I would like to turn the Mac all the way off, and then later turn it on and have it remember the programs and windows that were running when it was turned off. It seems like "Sleep" doesn't turn it all the way off, it's still using battery power or wall power. It seems like "Shut Down" loses all the currently running programs. So neither is doing what I want. Thanks.

eww wrote:
mitchgrrt: My 2.4GHz 15" late 2008 MBP and its AC adapter draw, by actual direct measurement, 2 watts of power while it's sleeping with its battery fully charged. If it sleeps 12 hours a day, which is about right for my use, it therefore wastes a kilowatt hour of electricity about every 42 days, and saves me about three minutes a day that would be spent starting up the computer and reopening the apps and documents I was using when I left off the previous day. 42 times 3 minutes is two hours and six minutes of waiting-around time that I save in exchange for the kilowatt hour it costs me. I call that a bargain.
I haven't done by own measurement, and if what you say is true that's a good argument.
I just am really tired of having vampire electronic devices, which are all always running, each one sucking a little bit of power all the time even when it's not being used. I'm trying to go through all the electronics I have and find a way to turn each one all the way off when I'm not using it. Part of it is I want to feel like I'm in control and not the devices.
About the Mac, I don't mind turning it on in the morning and then getting coffee during the minute it's starting up.

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