I agree, This lack of basic customization makes me scratch my head. Why assume every time a person closes the lid they want to put the computer to sleep?
Ricardo Walker [email protected] Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 On Nov 18, 2010, at 3:16 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > And it really sicks. I know I've voiced my opiniononthis before but apple > really needs to change that. I mean you can just close the lid and put it on > your bookshelf and still be able to use it or wht not. I don't see why > youcannot or should not be able to configure this. THat's the onlything I > love about the other platform I use. I can close the lid and let batch > convert files and put it away from me and eat or work on something else. all > while the lid is closed. I really wish apple would take that in to > consideration in lion or in the next or a next update of os 10.6. > > On Nov 18, 2010, at 7:04, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Thanks for the info. I don't think anything has changed. I'm using a a >> 2010 macbook pro I just got last week. lol. >> >> Ricardo Walker >> [email protected] >> Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 >> Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 >> >> >> >> On Nov 18, 2010, at 9:56 AM, Bryan Jones wrote: >> >>> Hi Ricardo - The only way I was ever able to get my macbook or mbp to stay >>> awake with the lid closed was to have an external monitor attached. When I >>> did that, it worked great and I could access everything, put it to sleep, >>> wake it up and restart it using the external USB keyboard, but whenever I >>> tried it without an external monitor attached it would awake for a couple >>> of seconds and then go right back to sleep. The last macbook I had was a >>> late 2008 aluminum model, so maybe things have changed for the better on >>> the newer models, I don't know. >>> >>> HTH, >>> Bryan >>> >>> On Nov 18, 2010, at 6:57 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>>> When closing the lid of my Macbook pro, the computer automatically goes to >>>> sleep. Is there a way to change this behavior? I've looked in the >>>> display and energy savor settings and didn't find anything. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> 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 [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> 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 [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > 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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
