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BigMcGuire

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Jan 10, 2012
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I have a 2011 13' Macbook Air with an Apple Wireless Keyboard. Whenever I come home from work I use a Display Port (thunderbolt) to DVI and plug it into my Dell Ultrasharp.

Is there a way to map the Media Eject button (top right button that looks like an up arrow with a line under it) to be the On/Off button on my Macbook Air so I don't have to keep opening/closing the lid to turn it on when I get home?

Thanks,
-Paul

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Well carp... I just found the shortcut...http://www.daskeyboard.com/support/ after googling for a bit.

Supposedly CTRL --> Media Eject button is the power on/off button. I assume this won't work when the laptop is off tho?

Thanks,
-Paul

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Ok just tested this... Yeah, it doesn't work when the laptop is OFF.

Anyway to turn on the laptop without having to open the lid and press the power button ?

It would be awesome to get home from work, plug in the Display Port, and power up the laptop while it is still closed.
 
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