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Energy Saver - Putting Computer to Sleep
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TaliesinSoft
Jan 14, 2009, 1:07:32 PM1/14/09
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In the System Preferences Energy Saver panel one can opt to put the computer
to sleep after a given length of inactivity. I'm seeking a clarification of
just when the computer is considered to be inactive. It appears to me that if
I have an application other than Finder open but not being used that the
application is considered to be active. Is that really the case?
to sleep after a given length of inactivity. I'm seeking a clarification of
just when the computer is considered to be inactive. It appears to me that if
I have an application other than Finder open but not being used that the
application is considered to be active. Is that really the case?
I run my SuperDuper! backups in the middle of the night. When each backup
completes a Growl notification appears on the desktop and states whether a
particular run was successful or failed. Clicking on the notification causes
it to disappear. But it seems that until I perform such a click that the
computer is considered to be active and will not automatically go to sleep
after the specified period of inactivity.
A semi work around is to schedule Energy Saver to put the computer to sleep
at a given time. My preference would be to have the sleep occur at a given
lapse after the completion of the backups which, depending on my day's
activity, can vary in the length of time taken.
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James Leo Ryan ..... Austin, Texas ..... talies...@me.com
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