Advanced Power Management Program?

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  1. tobefirst, Aug 19, 2006

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    I was wondering if anyone happened to know of a freeware or shareware program that adds advanced power management options to my MacBook.

    I would like a program that would allow me to set more precisely how much I want the screen to dim when using the battery, as well as turn on and off bluetooth based on whether the adapter is attached or not.

    Does anyone know of a program like this? Thanks for your help.
     
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  2. ghall, Aug 20, 2006

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    I'm looking for the same thing for my MacBook Pro. Specifically, I wonder if there's a way to conserve power by using only one core when running off the battery.
     
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  3. tobefirst, Aug 21, 2006

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    Does anyone have any ideas? I figure now that it's Monday morning, someone might be able to think of something. :)
     
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  4. crazzyeddie, Aug 21, 2006

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    Doesn't exist. You can turn the auto-dim off and simply adjust it yourself though.

    What adapter? Bluetooth is internal? Do you mean if its paired or not? How can bluetooth pair if bluetooth is off?
     
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  5. tobefirst, Aug 21, 2006

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    The power adapter. Duh. Can't you read my mind? :) Haha. Sorry for the confusion.

    I'm adjusting the screen brightness manually right now, but I'm looking for ways to become even lazier!
     
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  6. crazzyeddie, Aug 21, 2006

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    You would have to do some scripting yourself. I've never seen such an app.

    EDIT: I found an app that uses scripting to turn bluetooth on and off, so you might want to try to do something similar. http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/21986
     
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