Try the screen brightness button. My cat dims my laptop displays to nothing all the time.
eta: Cats seem to know all sorts of keyboard shortcuts that do weird things....
Buffy: How was school today? Dawn: The usual. A big square building filled with boredom and despair.
Buffy: Just how I remember it.
'The Killer In Me'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
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tommyrot - Jun 21, 2012 5:13:45 am PDT #20326 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Sophia Brooks - Jun 21, 2012 5:16:53 am PDT #20327 of 25501
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
The brightness button doesn't work :(
tommyrot - Jun 21, 2012 5:21:35 am PDT #20328 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Rats. Must be some secret key combination only kitties know.
Rob - Jun 21, 2012 10:28:25 am PDT #20329 of 25501
Closing the MacBook and opening it again doesn't make the screen come on?
Sophia Brooks - Jun 21, 2012 1:00:26 pm PDT #20330 of 25501
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
No! But apparent shift control eject does!
Gris - Jun 21, 2012 1:22:01 pm PDT #20331 of 25501
Hey. New board.
Huh! That puts my display to sleep, but all I need to do to wake it up is press any key. A cool keyboard shortcut though!
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tommyrot - Jun 22, 2012 9:43:23 am PDT #20332 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Microsoft Surface Reportedly Wi-Fi-Only, Will Start at $599
Microsoft’s Surface tablet will launch as a Wi-Fi-only device, according to a report from Bloomberg. And though Microsoft has remained ambiguous about its tablet’s pricing, saying it will be “comparable” to tablets with similar specs, a report from The Next Web indicates the Windows RT model will start at $599, and the Windows 8 Pro model will start at $999.
At the Surface’s unveiling Monday, Microsoft execs pointed out that the tablet comes with 2×2 MIMO antennas, giving the device a very strong Wi-Fi connection. But there was no mention of 3G or 4G connection capabilities.
tommyrot - Jun 22, 2012 10:39:47 am PDT #20333 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So I finally installed OS X Lion on my MacBook Pro.
For those who are using Lion and have not changed the up/down trackpad scrolling direction back to the way it was in pre-Lion days, how long did it take you to get used to the change?
Tom Scola - Jun 22, 2012 10:41:04 am PDT #20334 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
For me, only a couple of days, but then I was already used to scrolling that way on my iPhone.
tommyrot - Jun 22, 2012 10:43:29 am PDT #20335 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I was already used to scrolling that way on my iPhone.
Me too.
This will be a test of brain plasticity. I hope my old noggin can adapt in a few days too.