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Sep 1, 2005, 09:59 AM
 
when i am running a process (like an audio conversion), or downloading a large file...
i set energy saver to sleep my powerbook "never", and set the screensaver to run "never".

then i put both settings back to where they were.


is there a way to shortcut this? an app, an automator script...?


thanx!
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Sep 1, 2005, 10:16 AM
 
Just don't bother. If there is a task like that running, it won't go to sleep. To prevent the screensaver from activating, set a hot corner to disable it.
     
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Sep 1, 2005, 10:25 AM
 
Originally Posted by wataru
Just don't bother. If there is a task like that running, it won't go to sleep. To prevent the screensaver from activating, set a hot corner to disable it.

thanks much...don't know why i forgot about hot corners...

but if i wanted to do this anyway...is there an app or something??
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Sep 1, 2005, 10:57 AM
 
You could create an Automator workflow to do that.

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Sep 1, 2005, 11:41 AM
 
sleepless and a disable-screensaver hot corner seem to do the trick...
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