Keeping iMac G5 on all the time.

Hi everyone,
New to the G5 iMac world, but not new to Mac. Do you think that leaving the computer on withe sleep setting off is a bad thing? I have some apps that don't like sleep mode, as I end up having to reload them and what not. I suppose if there was no other way I could deal with it. So Yes or No. Is it harming the machine, causing excess wear? Also, I do have the display set to turn off.
Tyler

Erik, I have read that the Cron tasks are suppose to run like you said with 10.4.6. I did not have any issues except the network that I know of. I did install i-Life06 from the dvd and the network was restored to high speed for one week, then slowed to a crawl again. Not sure why installing i-Life fixed the network.... Running OnyX fixes the issue. I ran the daily, weekly, and monthly tasks separately to see if I notice any difference after each was run. The daily and monthly tasks had no noticeable effect but the weekly task does fix my network issue. Also my isp has speed tests so I know the problem is in the computer as up and down speeds are good when the network is slow. As long as I can repair the issue this way I am happy! Thanks for the info, Steve

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