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Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / December 2007Disable sleep?
When I close my mac, applications that are running cease to run. Is there any way to turn this behavior off? I realize it's generally a good idea but I want to be able to run Propellerhead's Reason while I've got it in my carrier bag, closed. Thanks much in advance!, Jason >When I close my mac, applications that are running cease to run. Is >there any way to turn this behavior off? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Thanks much in advance!, >Jason http://www.macupdate.com When there put "InsomniaX" in the search window. Download and install. I use it but it has one quirk -- you need to turn off anything in the Energy Saver. For example, I had "Put display to sleep when the com- puter is inactive for: {some finite time}. When InsomniaX was activ- ated, I could close the Powerbook. But after the period of time that is specified in the Energy Saver for the display, the whole Powerbook is turned off. Set to "Never", InsomniaX keeps the Powerbook cooking with the display closed. I just installed a new version of InsomniaX while helping a friend in- stall it on her MacBook. The new version, which I have had a chance to test, may fix the Energy Saver issue.  SignatureVAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)COM "Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?" http://tmesis.com/drat.html In article <e957165e-2641-410b-8eaa-5dffff545487@e25g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, > When I close my mac, applications that are running cease to run. Is > there any way to turn this behavior off? > > I realize it's generally a good idea but I want to be able to run > Propellerhead's Reason while I've got it in my carrier bag, closed. Do you also want to fry your laptop dues to overheating? Hint: There's a *reason* it goes to sleep with the lid closed. SignatureHelp improve usenet. Kill-file Google Groups. http://improve-usenet.org/ In article <e957165e-2641-410b-8eaa-5dffff545487@e25g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, > When I close my mac, applications that are running cease to run. Is > there any way to turn this behavior off? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Thanks much in advance!, > Jason You got a pointer to a tool to help, but it should probably be stressed that going to sleep when the lid is closed is a bit more than "a good idea." Apple engineers certain models to sleep when the lid is closed (and others not) based on how much heat they'll tend to generate compared to how much they'll be able to emit. You're planning on circumventing the general sleep-on-close behavior for the specific purpose of running a fairly CPU-heavy (thus hot) app and then sticking your machine into a closed and somewhat insulated space. You are, in short, setting your machine up for premature death. >In article ><e957165e-2641-410b-8eaa-5dffff545487@e25g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >purpose of running a fairly CPU-heavy (thus hot) app and then sticking >your machine into a closed and somewhat insulated space. I've had my Powerbook open on many occasions. There is not ventilation through the top case. The CPU and other internal heat is vented out via tiny fans. I wouldn't suggest putting it into a laptop bag while running. >You are, in short, setting your machine up for premature death. My Powerbook is running just fine but then, I don't put it in a laptop bag while it is running. SignatureVAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)COM "Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?" http://tmesis.com/drat.html > I've had my Powerbook open on many occasions. There is not ventilation > through the top case. The CPU and other internal heat is vented out via > tiny fans. I wouldn't suggest putting it into a laptop bag while running. Don't know what kind of machine the OP has other than "one of the ones that goes to sleep when the lid closes." My MacBook definitely emits heat through the keyboard and the spaces beside the trackpad, as did my iBook before it. > >You are, in short, setting your machine up for premature death. > > My Powerbook is running just fine but then, I don't put it in a laptop > bag while it is running. It also depends quite a bit on what you're going to be running. Just having it awake, even in the enclosed space, shouldn't be too bad for short commutes and the like. But I'd be worried about something like Reason. > In article <uce-C53414.16530126122...@comcast.dca.giganews.com>, Gregory Weston <u...@splook.com> writes: > >In article > ><e957165e-2641-410b-8eaa-5dffff545...@e25g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > >You are, in short, setting your machine up for premature death. > http://tmesis.com/drat.html It would seem then; That the correct solution; might be; to change InsomniaX so that it's aware of the computer's temperature, and put it to sleep, or a semisleep ( nap ) for awhile when it is overheating, then turn it back on when it drops to 90° or so...??? Scratch that. I should have done a google search first. Duh. me |
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