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Brightness Control 1.0.4 for Mac

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Price: Free
Operating system: Mac OS X 10.1/10.2/10.3/10.3.9/10.4 PPC/Intel
Date added: January 19, 2006
Total Downloads: 249
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From Splasm Software :

Spending the wee hours burning the midnight Mac oil? Has your Mac taken up permanent residence in your master bedroom? Does your significant other grumble and moan about trying to sleep in broad daylight?

Give your honey a break already. Get Brightness Control, a nifty tool for dimming all your Mac's displays with one slider.

Now, you can go to bed and still keep an eye out for that oh-so-important instant message or email you've been waiting on. Without throwing a pillow over your partner's head. Your mate will positively love this gadget.

And don't panic! The effects of Brightness Control are completely reversible by quitting the application, hitting the escape key, or using its handy 'Restore' button!

What's new in this version:

New Features:

Universal Binary. Brightness Control is now compatible with both Intel and PowerPC Macs.

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Version: Brightness Control 1.0.4

"Great application to have for new iMacs!!!"

by rhodeskl on September 12, 2009

Pros: - Dims screen beyond manufacturers allowed settings
- easily restore default/previous brightness setting by pressing ESC
- Dims all the way to a BLACK screen

Cons: - No cons, this is a simple & great app to have!

Summary: I have a new 24inch iMac (purchased September 2009) & the screen can be EXTREMELY bright at times, especially when I am working with Adobe Creative Suite. This app dims the screen beyond what the iMac can do itself. I dont know why Apple didn't ... read more >>

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