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June 25, 2010
Mouse Jiggler Sleep Mode Preventer
I didn't even know such a thing existed until I happened on the item while paging through a catalog.
"Override screen saver and sleep settings with a
simple USB dongle that unobtrusively moves your mouse cursor 1 pixel every 20
seconds."
"If you are using your PC intermittently, the Mouse Jiggler's tiny cursor movement prevents your computer from locking up or logging off. Works with any computer that can use a USB mouse."
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Randee... Yes to A, but then someone wouldn't be selling you something for $20. Or, more importantly, you wouldn't buy something from someone for $20.
Posted by: Rocketboy | Jun 25, 2010 10:27:50 PM
For us Mac users there is a free utility also named Caffeine available from http://lightheadsw.com/ that is very handy to have installed to watch movies/videos sans interruptions.
Posted by: HeavyG | Jun 25, 2010 7:11:41 PM
Justin did a better job than I would have, but free programs to do this have been around since the early Seventies, if not before. I used to have one, not only because the old CRT monitors had "burn-in" problems but because for some reason downloading something did not count as "activity" and the OS would kill the application.
Posted by: John A | Jun 25, 2010 2:01:02 PM
@randee a) some folks have to work on locked down workstations that prevent changing any computer settings, of course the software solution on windows is http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/caffeine/index.html b) never had a problem with this
Posted by: Justin | Jun 25, 2010 10:12:52 AM
b) LCD screens are not vulnerable to burn-in
a) It does seem weird that the target audience for a technological device are people so uncomfortable with technology that they can't turn their screen saver off
Posted by: Nathan | Jun 25, 2010 10:06:42 AM
But a) wouldn't just going into your computer's settings and turning off the sleep/hibernation mode do the same thing and b) what about screen burn (which the saver was designed to prevent in the first place)?
Posted by: randee | Jun 25, 2010 9:44:06 AM
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