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MacBook recognises my presence?

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umiwangu

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I know this is going to sound like a crazy question, but I think my MacBook senses when I walk in the room.

This is a first gen Intel MacBook, 95% of the time running Windows 7 (yes, this obviously has a bearing on what's happening, so feel free to move this to the Windows on Mac forum).

I installed 7 about two months ago. 2 or 3 times I noticed that when the screen was off, and I walked towards the laptop, the screen would turn back on. At first I thought it was the bluetooth on the phone in my pocket, telling the MacBook it was back in range. But 15 minutes ago, the laptop screen came back on, and Bluetooth was off.

How the hell does it know I'm close by?

Is it possible that the infrared port is being used? The iSight camera is always off. Or the microphone?
 
umiwangu said:
No kidding. Maybe I've discovered a new feature of Win 7. I'll have to set the screen to go off in 1 minute, leave the room, and see if it comes back on when I walk in. :)
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Well, turning the screen off and walking back into the room didn't work. I also made a noise to the computer, to see if it was using the microphone.

I guess I'll just have to enjoy the nice feature.
 
External mouse attached+heavy walker?

I've woken a computer from sleep by jumping too close in the past, lol...and no, I'm not fat :p
 
haha my iMac(s) did that.. I think because my room is upstairs and it kind of vibrates when you do anything faster than walk. My brother was really freaked out! haha
 
It's your Mac telling you that it wants you to start using OS X since that's what it was made to run and get that crap Windows off of it. ;)
 
MacMini2009 said:
It loves you so when you get close, it gets so excited it wakes up.
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I wish... :)

NewMacbookPlz said:
External mouse attached+heavy walker?

I've woken a computer from sleep by jumping too close in the past, lol...and no, I'm not fat :p
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You normally jump around in your house? I've got cement floors, and no external devices, except for the LAN cable.

HLdan said:
It's your Mac telling you that it wants you to start using OS X since that's what it was made to run and get that crap Windows off of it. ;)
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I also wish, although I've been enjoying Windows 7. It makes life a bit more bearable. Thanks to particular client who wants to stay with ASP, I still use IIS (with WAMP for my PHP projects) on Windows.
 
Yes, our macs have personalities. They are almost like our living friends. So don't install Windows on it. It's like leaving your dog in a car without ventilation!
 
isaaclimdc said:
Yes, our macs have personalities. They are almost like our living friends. So don't install Windows on it. It's like leaving your dog in a car without ventilation!
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LOL! thats a pretty graphic comparison haha.

I would just live with it. Maybe check to see if you have timed wake ups or something
 
bc008 said:
I would just live with it. Maybe check to see if you have timed wake ups or something
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Yes, I'll just enjoy it as a feature, although it doesn't happen all the time. And no, I don't have timed wake ups (this is Windows...).
 
umiwangu said:
Yes, I'll just enjoy it as a feature, although it doesn't happen all the time. And no, I don't have timed wake ups (this is Windows...).
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oh yea sorry it was late when I read that last night haha. (whoa.. I should have went to bed last night.. I didnt realize I made that post like 3 seconds before this LOL)
 
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