Energy

If you are ever in a hurry to change the active state of your Mac, here are a few keyboard shortcuts to get the job done quickly.

CONTROL-EJECT - This will bring up the dialog asking you what you want to do - Restart sleep or shut down.
COMMAND-OPTION-EJECT - This will put the mac to sleep right away.
CONTROL-COMMAND-EJECT - This will restart your Mac instantly. READ MORE »

Mac OS X has some built in features to help you save energy. Not only does this help the environment, but it saves wear and tear on your mac & your wallet (electric bills!).

I sit down at my Mac at 7:30AM every morning. So, instead of leaving my mac on all night, I have it wake itself up before I even arrive at my desk. I have it shutdown at 9PM in the evening too (that's where the energy savings comes in).

Here is how to do it:
Finder-> Apple menu -> System Preferences.

Next, choose 'Energy Saver'.
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