For many years the Power Button function has been an option in
Windows. Most people want it to shutdown in an orderly way, so tapping
the button signals Windows to shutdown.
The force 5 sec pinch is nice to have for emergencies, but I always
run a chkdsk afterwards because I assume _some_ files w
Yet another example of the Apple way vs. the PC way. The key came off
shortly after Apple switched from their own ADB cable to Intel's USB
cable. Apple discovered the hard way that USB didn't work the way it was
supposed to work. That button on USB keyboards proved to be unreliable.
>Yeah, I th
t recall any mention of
how long to hold button.
Randall
- Original Message -
From: "Alvin Auerbach" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 12:37 PM
Subject: [CGUYS] Power Buttons
It's (almost) all in the book!
Why do people resist readin
b_s-wilk sez:
>My new white Mac keyboard doesn't have a power key--doesn't need one.
>Command+eject will bring up the sleep/reboot/shutdown dialog box.
>
>Too bad that command isn't obvious except by reading help files [is that
>in Help?], and I use a Mac so that I don't have to read so many hel
It's (almost) all in the book!
Why do people resist reading the manual for something as complex and
expensive as a computer?
Perhaps because they are so smart that just one glance gives them all
of the facts!
Fact: The earth is flat. Obvious -- just look around.
Fact: The sun revolves arou
At 11:08 AM 05/10/2007 -0500, Randy wrote
Oh!!!so that's why it doesn't always turn off! Actually a friend
just told me that he had this same issue, which it took a tech call to the
computer support line to straighten out. Of course, how many switches or
buttons to turn things on/off re
Another usability issue with power buttons: what should they do and when?
In the old days, push a power button and something turns on or off.
On many computers nowadays, push the button for less than 3-8 seconds (it
varies by manufacturer) and it does one thing. Hold it in for longer and it
wi
>> On many computers nowadays, push the button for less than 3-8 seconds (it
>> varies by manufacturer) and it does one thing. Hold it in for longer and
>> it will power off the computer.
That longer press is to force the computer off. This puts open files and
cached data at risk. Better to tur
or several
seconds?
Randall
- Original Message -
From: "John DeCarlo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 8:29 AM
Subject: [CGUYS] Power Buttons
Another usability issue with power buttons: what should they do and when?
In the old days, push a power
Another usability issue with power buttons: what should they do and when?
In the old days, push a power button and something turns on or off.
On many computers nowadays, push the button for less than 3-8 seconds (it
varies by manufacturer) and it does one thing. Hold it in for longer and it
wi
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