Hi I was always used to staying online with ichat with my imac and now with my macbook pro i dont know how to keep it online when i close it. I just think its irritating when my aim shuts down cause there's no connection. anyone have a solution other then keeping it open? thanks
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how to stay online when closing my macbook pro
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Make sure you have a mouse and/or keyboard attached. Close the lid. The internet connection will close and the computer will sleep. Press a button on the mouse or keyboard and it will wake up allowing you to use it with an external monitor.
Yes, you need an external monitor for what I posted above. When you close the lid, it will go to sleep disconnecting the internet. Once you click the mouse or type a key on the keyboard, it will connect. The monitor will allow you to see what you are doing so you can reconnect the internet if it doesn't auto connect such as with wifi.
wow dude thats sick! thanks a lot. now will this do anything negative to my mbp. such as overheating or keep the screen on or anything?
i have the same problem with my macbook. also, it's set up to automatically connect to the internet when i turn it on, but it never does that either. I'm totally new when it comes to macs though, so i'm probably just doing somthing wrong.
I guess i may as well link to the developer's site. He has a bunch of cool little apps...
http://semaja2.net/insomniaxinfo/
No, I've been using InsomniaX for awhile now, and it hasn't done anything negative to my computer, when you use the program it shuts of the screen, but it doesn't put the computer to sleep, so you don't get disconnected from things etc.