We are using Microsoft Project for routine projects and resource planning, and it’s usual to see it in the windows taskbar. Most of our managers use laptops, so they can be in touch with customers and team members from anywhere.
As one of good approaches for daily work, we use ‘stand-by’, ‘suspend-to-ram’ or hibernate options provided by Windows. It allows starting work immediately when you receive an urgent call or resume your work – no time to spend on Windows startup. Some managers have several weeks uptime on their laptops. But sometimes you need to pause (go for a meeting or the last-minute train), and usually there is a shortcut (my Acer has Fn+F4) to suspend your computer.
Once when I pressed it, I wasn’t allowed to go… and I discovered the cause – if you have Microsoft Project 2003 loaded and connected to the Project server it won’t allow the computer to go off. As a result, you may find one morning your laptop with a drained battery. The solution is – shutdown Microsoft Project and now you can go off faster with your shortcut 
