A member over at BleepingComputer.com posted this link to a howtogeek.com article recently. Interesting read.
12 of the Biggest PC Myths That Just Won’t Die
Two of the article's sections caught my eye. As a Win 7 PC "Sleep Mode" (Standby) user for years (which allows me to run unattended overnight tasks), the article explains the differences between Sleep, Hibernate, and Shutdown pretty well.
You Have to Turn Your Computer Off At Night
Computers can sleep, hibernate, or shut down. Sleep allows you to quickly resume using your laptop at the cost of... [Read Article]
Shutting down your computer isn’t something you should regularly have to do, assuming you’re using a computer made at any point in the last decade.
No, you don’t want your computer running at full-tilt all night. But putting it to sleep makes it use almost no power, and it’ll be ready to go immediately when you turn it on. On a typical laptop, just closing the lid should make it sleep. Even powerful desktop PCs can use low-power sleep and hibernate modes.
Computers can be set to automatically hibernate after a while, and they’ll use no power in this mode — but all your open applications and work will be ready when you sit down at your computer again. Going through a full shutdown every night and restart the next day isn’t necessary at all and just wastes your time. You might want to reboot occasionally, but you don’t need to shut down every day.
As a keyboard shortcut IE addict 
, this next section stood out for me. Excepting for some IE crashes/stops, I haven't had more problems that some have had with IE's reputation (less secure, more malware/PUP's, etc) compared to some of my friends that use Firefox, for example.
As Norton AV users, we know that perception isn't necessarily reality (ie Norton is bloated, resource hog, etc). IE due to its early-day issues has had to climb a tall mountain over the years to dispel a significant perception obstacle regarding its browser reputation.
Fortunately for me as a keyboard nerd, almost all of the IE shortcut key/combo's are ported over to "Edge" (Win 10's browser).
Internet Explorer is Slow, Vulnerable, Non-Standard, and Bad
It’s common knowledge that almost every single geek hates Internet Explorer with a passion, but have you ever wondered why? Let’s take a fair look at the history and where it all began… for posterity, if nothing else. [Read Article]
Among geeks in the know, Internet Explorer is a joke. Microsoft is even replacing Internet Explorer with a new browser named Edge in Windows 10 to get away from Internet Explorer’s reputation.
But recent versions of Internet Explorer are actually pretty good. Internet Explorer 9 improved things dramatically, and IE 10 and 11 are even better. Modern versions of Internet Explorer support a lot of the modern HTML standards found in other browsers and have speedy JavaScript engines. Internet Explorer also has a “protected mode” sandbox and a multi-process design, two important features Mozilla Firefox still doesn’t offer. Some tests have even found that Internet Explorer is easier on a Windows laptop’s battery than Chrome, Firefox, and Opera.
No, we’re not saying you necessarily need to use Internet Explorer — we’re still mostly Chrome users here at How-To Geek. But Internet Explorer isn’t the laughing stock it used to be.