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Turn iMac screen off?
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System Preferences > Expose and Spaces. Click the Expose tab, and pick a hot corner to turn the display off.
Whenever the mouse pointer is put in that corner, it will do that action.
Whenever the mouse pointer is put in that corner, it will do that action.
Press shift-control-eject simultaneously.
Now, if someone could find a way for the screen to STAY OFF, and not respond to keyboard/mouse/IR remote input, that would be handy.
I wish I could do something like, only wake the display when I press the space bar. Sometimes there is enough tension in my mouse cable that it moves the mouse like a millimeter and wakes the display! Sometimes I wanna use my IR remote to control iTunes while keeping the display off!
Luckily my iPod Touch with 'Remote' app lets me control iTunes without waking the display!
Now, if someone could find a way for the screen to STAY OFF, and not respond to keyboard/mouse/IR remote input, that would be handy.
I wish I could do something like, only wake the display when I press the space bar. Sometimes there is enough tension in my mouse cable that it moves the mouse like a millimeter and wakes the display! Sometimes I wanna use my IR remote to control iTunes while keeping the display off!
Luckily my iPod Touch with 'Remote' app lets me control iTunes without waking the display!
That's what I mean. Keep display off regardless of keyboard and mouse activity. With my MacPro I can just turn the Cinema display off. What about the iMac? Heck of an oversight. A simple on/off button for the screen would've been great.