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LightMe - 1.5

switch off/on your LCD screen with keyboard shortcuts

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All Time:	(3.6)
Version 1.5:	(3.3)
Selected Version:	1.5
Release Date:	2007-04-09
License:	Freeware
Downloads (version 1.5):	864
Downloads (all versions):	5,745

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Product Description:

LightMe 1.5 is a small preferences panes and background daemon that allows you to change brightness and power of your monitor with customizable keyboard shortcut. Using Lightme you will can reduce to a preset value the brightness, restore it to the last value (and with anther click of your restore shortcut you can switch to the max value) and poweroff the monitor. Lightme core is a little lightweight background daemon compatible both with Intel and PPC processor. You can install it at login, activate or deactivate it with a simple click from preferences pane.

What's new in this version:

Lightme daemon is re-written from scratch
Lightme have now a preferences pane
You can install it at login or deactivate/activate it with a simple click
You can decide the reduced value of your monitor brightness
You can decide what lightme should do when you restore the brightness
You can poweroff the display!!

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Mac OS X 10.3

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.3 or later (tested only on 10.4)

Feedback Summary:

Version 1.5:
Overall Rating:	(3.3)	Features:	(4.3)	Support:	(4.0)
Ease of Use:	(4.3)	Quality / Stability:	(3.0)	Price:	(5.0)

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Nice, few issues - Version: 1.5, 5/25/2007 12:15AM PST

picodom

I like this PrefPane very much on my PowerBook, and it does as advertised. My only issue is that it does not stay active after restarting or logging out, even if "Install At Login" is pressed and "Active Monitor Shortcuts" is checked. But otherwise very nice, I have been bugged for a long time that I couldnt fully turn my screen off without sleeping my laptop.

Thanks and keep up the good work.

Works Fine - Version: 1.5, 4/11/2007 08:26AM PST

Kori42

Works exactly as advertised. I find it especially useful on an iMac that I use as a server. Simple and effective!

DOES NOTHING - Version: 1.5, 4/10/2007 05:06AM PST

kimballk

Running 10.4.8 on a G5 PPC with dual monitors: 30" & 22".
LightMe with default keyboard shortcuts does nothing to either monitor.