[Dakkon]

i want to know how i can set it up so when i close the lid and the pb doesnt log me off, just goes to screen saver, and keeps all the connections active, internet and bluetooth...

thanks guys.

[analogika]

NB: It doesn't "log you off", it goes to sleep.

AFAIK, that can't be done.

HOWEVER, you CAN use the 'book with the lid closed, it's called "clamshell mode". You need an external keyboard and/or mouse for that, though, and it's probably not what you're looking for.

[Dakkon]

nope, i want to keep my connections alive, while i go to work and shut the lid instead of leaving it open.

[pat++]

Originally Posted by Dakkon

nope, i want to keep my connections alive, while i go to work and shut the lid instead of leaving it open.

What's the purpose of having the "connections alive" ? do you have a wireless internet connection available at any time when you go to work?

[albook]

Try SleepLess: http://www.alxsoft.com/mac/sleepless.html

NB! Dont put it in your backpack while its awake!

[chabig]

Dakkon: Since you're not in the house, what difference does it matter whether the lid is open or closed? Just leave the lid open and let the screensaver run.

Albook: How could you possibly fit an open laptop in a backpack?

[analogika]

Originally Posted by chabig

Albook: How could you possibly fit an open laptop in a backpack?

I thought this thread was all about having it awake and SHUT!?

[chabig]

Originally Posted by analogika

I thought this thread was all about having it awake and SHUT!?

It is. But Albook admonished us not to put it into a backpack while it is awake, and the only way it can be awake with the lid closed is if an external keyboard, mouse, and display are attached. Since it is unlikely that anyone would want to put all of those into a backpack together, I assumed he meant not to put the Powerbook into a backpack with the lid open.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300562
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86286

Chris

[pcummins]

If you check the Sleepless link that Albook posted you would realise that it overrides the "when lid closes, sleep the laptop" function of the laptop. Normally, you would require a keyboard/mouse/display to work it in clamshell mode, but Sleepless overrides that requirement (for whatever reason). However, since the laptop now does not sleep when you close the lid, it is possible to damage the laptop's HDD or through thermal overload if you leave it running in an enclosed/moving location such as a backpack (and having mistakenly forgotten to make it go to sleep).

[chabig]

pcummins...Thanks. I get it now.

Chris

[hmccorkle]

Originally Posted by Dakkon

nope, i want to keep my connections alive, while i go to work and shut the lid instead of leaving it open.

Dakkon, why don't you instead go to System Prefs -> Security and Require a Password to wake the computer from screensaver and then set Expose to run the screensaver when you put your cursor in the top-right corner (or wherever) and wait for the display to shut off- or adjust your brightness to zero- and rely on that for some security? That's what I have running, and I have had no problems.

[albook]

Originally Posted by chabig

Albook: How could you possibly fit an open laptop in a backpack?

Originally Posted by chabig

It is. But Albook admonished us not to put it into a backpack while it is awake, and the only way it can be awake with the lid closed is if an external keyboard, mouse, and display are attached. Since it is unlikely that anyone would want to put all of those into a backpack together, I assumed he meant not to put the Powerbook into a backpack with the lid open.

OMG! I linked to an application that allows you to close the lid on a PB without it going to sleep.
Of cource I understand that it dont fit in a backpack with the lid open!