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Watch what happens when i hit the laptop screen!

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Gentry 3 years ago

That's cool. No other way to put it, it's just plain cool.
SaraLily 3 years ago

dude that is just awesome. it just beats the alarm feature...but just by a teeny tiny bit.
Amanda 3 years ago

No way. Does this work in all Powerbooks with the motion sensor?! I NEED TO TRY THIS ASAP.
eat a bug 3 years ago

Dang, what kind of powerbook is that? i have one too and I want to do it!
LCF 3 years ago

This is a PowerBook G4 15" HD with the Apple motion sensor.
Any powerbook built from mid 2005 onwards i think can do it - you just need the software, XCode and not be too scared of havinng to use Terminal
eat a bug 3 years ago

Eeek. Sounds complicated....on the other hand mine is from early 2005 so i dont have the motion sensor...bummer. Awesome trick though. Have you done the Macsaber thing yet?
LCF 3 years ago

I have - but I have been pretty cautious with that one as you really have to wave the laptop around for it to work well
LCF 3 years ago

You can check if you have the motion sensor btw - go to Apple > About This Mac - click on more info. In Hardware - it will have the overview, at the bottom it should say

Sudden Motion Sensor: State: Enabled - this means you can do this stuff
Amanda 3 years ago

You should know that I spent like, 2 hours this morning trying to get this to work on my computer. For some reason as soon as it says (in Terminal) that it's initialized, my computer freezes, even after reboots. SO ANNOYING, I WANT IT TO WORK.
LCF 3 years ago

Here are some links they may help:

The actual software needed:
blog.medallia.com/2006/05/smacbook_pro.html

Step by step visual instructions:
applegeeks.com/sm/index.php/topic,7135.msg129483.html#msg129483

You need to have XCode installed for this too work (it's on the OSX installtion CD) - also you need to download the source code for desktop manager, not the final app
dalas verdugo 3 years ago

i'm planning on using this method to switch between OSX and Windows when i get my MacBook Pro (soon!).
LCF 3 years ago

I assume you are going ot be using Parralels rather than BootCamp?
Gaby 3 years ago

i have this urge to buy a powerbook now.