Hey all,

I found this niffy little tool while surfing on Digg.com

This application enables you to completely TURN OFF the display without shutting the lid of your Macbook. (note: this is not dimming the display.. it's completely OFF ). You don't have to wait 1 minte for the display to sleep anymore

Here's the link. Comes in an application or widget form.

http://linestreet.googlepages.com/sleepdisplaywidget

enjoy!

nice....but i am looking for something totally the opposite.....

the laptop remains running instead of going into sleep when the lid is closed.....heheh...

been looking for it for some time but cant find it.....

why in the world would you want that? ur laptop's gonna get really hot if ya do so, coz the ventilation fan is at the joint between the screen and the main body...

Because sometimes you want to keep the download running (maybe porn movies ) while working. Not something nice that you would like your boss to see..

But you CAN do that, well at least when connected to external display, by waking up the notebook with a bluetooth keyboard after closing the lid.

Not sure if it works the same when NOT connected to external display.

it works the same. just that you dun "see" your mac. it's good if you use ur mac as file server.

http://binaervarianz.de/projekte/programmieren/meltmac/

it prevents that


WARNING : The laptop might overheat...I am not responsible for anything...So if it goes kaboomie....Its just to bad...use it at your own risk !

Woah any app that allows my iMac's display to turn off but makes the downloads still run would be neat...I'm looking high and low for such an App...

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Added on April 27, 2007, 8:27 pmWoah any app that allows my iMac's display to turn off but makes the downloads still run would be neat...I'm looking high and low for such an App...

This post has been edited by samus_ng: Apr 27 2007, 08:27 PM

samus_ng, I think the Sleep Display app on the 1st post of this thread would also work. Give it a try!

Just set your display to go to sleep, provided that you didn't set your system to sleep.

That app is weird... I made it go to sleep with that app and in less than a sec it comes back on no matter what.

There's a bug on the software. Just make sure you DON'T set your display to sleep settings at "never". Set it to 5 mins or whatever.

Then you display wouldn't turn off and come on again..

for me to make the display on all the time...i use an app called doze...

Just set the display to "never" sleep. Need extra app meh?

haha thanks you fixed my problem I like the people here, they really help alot.

apparently the software doesn't work for OS Leopard. I'd like to contribute this alternative . Hope this helps.

http://www.imalc.com/Site/SleepDisplay.html

In Leopard, you dont need any 3rd party software.

You can set a "Hot Corner" to sleep the display...

ohh.. many thanks