I am using DO since a couple of years to my total satisfaction (XP, Vista and 7). I'd like to see a feature implemented that prevents the PC from entering any power saving state configured for a defined period of time (i.e. large file transfers). Right now, I am copying files by DO's FTP client/SMB or just from partition to partition. My PC (7 64 bit) enters standby after 30 minutes (as configured) which interrupts the file transfer. I may disable power saving temoparily, but I'd prefer this as an option of DO.
According to http://blogs.msdn.com/delay/archive/2009/09/30/give-your-computer-insomnia-free-tool-and-source-code-to-temporarily-prevent-a-machine-from-going-to-sleep.aspx, there is an API called SetThreadExecutionState, which does exactly this.
Do you see any chance introducing this to future updates of DO?
Regards,
Tom