Yeah call me crazy but I'll find a way to get it done. lol!that's the only thing I don't like about th emac laptops.
S On Nov 4, 2010, at 9:43 PM, Maxwell Ivey Jr. wrote: > ok, not sure how you do it, but like you say there must be a way. good luck, > max > On Nov 4, 2010, at 10:32 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > >> Yeah I know this but I still want my mac to stay away so I can stay in that >> skype call while eating or my computer could do what ever while the lid is >> closed and it is in a vented area so nothing melts. I can do this on a >> windows machine so why not on a mac? I know there is software out there but >> it would reside in the dreaded status menu that is so hard to get to. >> >> S >> >> On Nov 4, 2010, at 7:44 PM, Maxwell Ivey Jr. wrote: >> >>> hello; the process of sleep on a mac is much different than with a windows >>> computer. it takes literally only seconds to be back to full speed and it >>> will be in whatever app it was in when you closed the lid. all your other >>> windows will also still be open. you can set the put screen to sleep to >>> never and uncheck the box i mentioned before but you really don't have to. >>> good luck, max >>> On Nov 4, 2010, at 9:33 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>> >>>> but that will not stop the mac from going to sleep when the lid is shut. >>>> I know I'm different but I in this case want the mac to stay away when I >>>> close the lid. that way I can put it on a higher shelf and eat, or shut >>>> the lid go to a different class and open it and resume taking notes. >>>> On Nov 4, 2010, at 7:30 PM, Maxwell Ivey Jr. wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hmm; i just went to energy saver under system preferences and there is a >>>>> check box that is checked on mine that says put the hard drive to sleep >>>>> whenever possible. its near the end of all your choices. however, I am >>>>> running standard leopard not snow leopard so i may have slightly >>>>> different menus than you. good luck, max >>>>> On Nov 4, 2010, at 8:38 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I have Energy Saving, but nothing under there, either battery or power >>>>>> adapter tabs, about lid behavior. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> • Mark BurningHawk Baxter >>>>>> • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 >>>>>> • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com >>>>>> • My home page: >>>>>> • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
