Midnight for Mac

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• Not recommended deep sleep mode wireless mouse/keyboard

  MrMcMacDecember 30, 2009

  Pros

  Puts the Mac to sleep rapidly, really shutting it down but without quitting your running programs.

  Cons

  Seems to take longer to get back to business than starting the computer from the off position. Does not scan for bluetooth, so if you use a wireless mouse and/or keyboard, you have to use a wired mouse to re-scan and enable them.

  Summary

  I will say I've only used the product a half dozen times. Only because I forgot between uses what a chore it is (for me) to get back to work on my iMac. If I turn off the Mighty Mouse and Wireless keyboard, it presents several problems. The first is, you can't awaken the computer using these devices, you have to use the on/off button on the rear of the machine. When it does power up, the mouse cursor is right where you left it, on the deep sleep button in the Widgets display, so if you attempt to pair the mouse, and I think I did, it puts the computer back into a deep sleep. A connected wired mouse was never initialized, so I could not move the cursor. Now, I may be doing something wrong, out of order, etc., to put myself in this predicament. The only work around I could see was to leave the wireless mouse and keyboard turned off until the Mac was completely restored (and a Time Machine backup finished) then put it back to sleep with the on/off button, power up the bluetooth devices, and go through the process of re-pairing them using the wired mouse. Given the hassle, I (finally) removed this Widget from my Mac, and shall continue to use the tried and true "Sleep" mode from t he Apple Menu or by hitting the on/off switch for a second. So much easier.

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• 100% CPU on iMac G5

  ColinTMay 13, 2007

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  Summary

  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />It pulls 100% cpu on my iMac G5 when loaded.

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