tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post8967668599292177222..comments2024-02-28T18:29:41.120-08:00Comments on Not of General Interest: A nice moment and a tech tipundinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-78694428149404164952011-08-20T15:11:56.948-07:002011-08-20T15:11:56.948-07:00Bardiac, that's what I'm hoping for. (And ...Bardiac, that's what I'm hoping for. (And I meant to leave a comment on your Bath post!)<br /><br />Dr. Koshary--I'm not sure what to do with that, but the Apple geniuses could tell you. I do know that it's a big problem, apparently; I kept running into forums where everyone was complaining about this "feature." Maybe there is a deeper setting to change. <br /><br />Sisyphus--I did try that at the urging of the Mac students yelling for me to do that when I was at the front of the class, but it only worked on the screen, not for the projector. The Apple genius said that the issue for this particular update was the amount of power being drawn by projecting to an external projector, although I also unchecked the "change brightness" feature just to be safe.undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-35226774037009965952011-08-20T07:00:04.596-07:002011-08-20T07:00:04.596-07:00You can also go to "System Preferences" ...You can also go to "System Preferences" and "displays" and uncheck the box "automatically change brightness levels as the ambient light changes." That's how I've been dealing with going outside with the laptop. Although I certainly don't want to be outside now that I am back here!Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-17681255922878884522011-08-20T06:14:18.761-07:002011-08-20T06:14:18.761-07:00Clever, but what if my MacOS doesn't include t...Clever, but what if my MacOS doesn't include this functionality? Presumably, this means that I'm working with an older version of Leopard (I bought my notebook before Lion was released), so that stuff just isn't there in my Energy Saver settings. Is there anything I can do to keep the screen from darkening slightly when I'm showing videos and stuff, while the computer is plugged in? (I always bring my power cord with me, and most podiums I've encountered have a plug to keep the computer charged up during presentations.)<br /><br />I know: probably nothing. But I've always wondered.Dr. Kosharyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777054788430587906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-30298042112497430712011-08-20T02:27:59.779-07:002011-08-20T02:27:59.779-07:00Smart! And it will make the technology issue so m...Smart! And it will make the technology issue so much less stressful during the actual classes!Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.com