[MacNNUK]

I am looking for a small program that will put my iMac into sleep mode immediately after starting up.
Probably have it as a login item.
I like to switch on my iMac, then go and do something, like make a cup of tea, have a shower etc, and would like for it to auto go into sleep mode immediately without my input, to save screen, HDD etc

I've googled to no avail, please help.
Perhaps even a simple terminal command that the iMac can auto run.
Or something that emulates the keyboard shortcut for sleep, which I use a lot.
I don't want to set Energy saver to zero.

[ibook_steve]

The few minutes you're talking about will not have any noticeable affect on your screen or hard drive, etc. I wouldn't be concerned about this at all. If you must, set Energy Saver to a low value and turn off auto login if you want.

Or an even better idea: don't turn it off. Just sleep it. There's really no need to shut down or restart a Mac unless you have to install something or you're putting your machine in storage.

Steve

[steve626]

Why not just use the manual key combination that puts the system to sleep immediately? You said you use it a lot. Or set Energy Saver to do it after ~ 5 minutes. I don't think your screen or HD will suffer much from being on for 5 minutes.

[nitant]

All you have to do is create a simple script in AppleScript Editor, with the following lines

Code:
tell application "Finder"
	sleep
end tell

Now save it as an application and set it to run at startup.

or

Just use this. https://rapidshare.com/files/3817809840/Sleep.app.zip
I just made it using the steps above.

[Big Mac]

UK, there's no reason to shut down your Mac all the time (as stated in previous posts), and there's no reason to immediately put your Mac in sleep mode after it logs in. If you're concerned about your hard drive, you're putting more stress on it with superfluous wake and sleep cycles than you would be by just keeping it on for slightly longer periods. I say if you're going to be a way for awhile (and for myself that means hours, but for you it may be 30 minutes), use sleep. Otherwise just let it run. Restarting is only need occasionally for maintenance reasons, and full shutdowns should only be used for really extended periods of non-use. IMHO.

[MacNNUK]

Originally Posted by nitant 

All you have to do is create a simple script in AppleScript Editor, with the following lines

Code:
tell application "Finder"
	sleep
end tell

Now save it as an application and set it to run at startup.

That works a treat, thank you.
It's exactly what I was looking for.


(That's my first AppleScript Editor time !)