Ever want to put your Mac to sleep instantly so you can get to sleep or to avoid that person from seeing what you are looking at?
Here is a tip from Apple that does it. link
Just press Command-Option and then hold the Eject button for about 2 seconds and Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. It doesn’t get much faster than that.
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February 26th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
Yeah I use this for full system sleep, we still need a quick and simple way for only turn off the screen.
My way for the screen only sleep seems to be the most non destructive and if your using Butler already then your set:
http://www.everythingtech.tv/2007/02/08/monitor-sleep-on-your-imac/