If only we could turn the screen brightness down to complete zero on the iPhone too (it is still visible with the brightness way down). On 12 Aug 2011, at 08:06, Ricardo Walker wrote:
> Hi, > > Just like to add to this, If using a macbook, turning on screen curtain is > not a substitute for turning down screen brightness in regards to battery > conservation. If all you do is turn on screen curtain, your display is still > blazing away just with well, a black curtain over it. lol. > > hth > > Ricardo Walker > rwalker...@gmail.com > Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 > www.mobileaccess.org > > On Aug 12, 2011, at 1:09 AM, M. Taylor wrote: > >> Hello Johnny, >> >> You can enable/disable the screen curtain on the MacBook Pro by >> triple-finger, triple-tapping the track pad. >> >> Mark >> On Aug 11, 2011, at 3:39 PM, John Chilelli wrote: >> >>> Hi! >>> >>> How does one enable and disable the screen curtain? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Johnny >>> >>> On Jul 24, 2011, at 6:22 PM, Missy Hoppe wrote: >>> >>>> Hi! Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, I've already confirmed more >>>> than once that my keyboard's backlight is >>>> completely turned off. I have light perception, and am about 95 percent >>>> definite that the backlight is not glowing at all. >>>> Same with the screen. I keep brightness at 0 and also enable the screen >>>> curtain. >>>> It's an excellent suggestion, though, and I hope it helps someone. >>>> Missy >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor >>>> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:49 PM >>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: IMPORTANT: To MacBook Pro Lion Users >>>> >>>> Hello Everyone, >>>> >>>> After posting my last message to the list regarding the increase in heat >>>> generated on my MBP since installing Lion and the definite lessening of >>>> battery life, I took a closer look at my MBP and discovered what I hope >>>> will >>>> prove to be useful to you. >>>> >>>> F Y I: Until yesterday, I was running Lion on an external FireWire drive >>>> and did not notice the increase in heat since the computer is always >>>> sitting >>>> on my desk when running Lion. Additionally, when I have the FireWire >>>> connected, I also have the power cable connected. >>>> >>>> Anyway, and I have confirmed this twice on my MBP and I called a friend who >>>> installed Lion this morning and she confirmed the same, said same being: >>>> The backlight on the MBP keyboard is set to on when Lion is first >>>> installed. >>>> >>>> >>>> Now I want to be clear, I keep my keyboard backlight off and so it was when >>>> I upgraded to Lion. However, when I looked closely at my keyboard, today, >>>> I >>>> discovered that while it was dimmed, it was not set as it had been before >>>> the upgrade. >>>> >>>> After I turn the backlight off/or to its lowest setting, the increase in >>>> heat went away. >>>> >>>> So, I recommend that those of you noticing a change in heat/battery drain >>>> confirm that your MBP keyboard backlights are set as they were before >>>> upgrading/installing Lion. >>>> >>>> F5 and F6 decrease and increase keyboard backlight, respectively. >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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. 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