Caffeine

I now use a tiny program called Caffeine. It keeps my computers awake while I watch videos. The irritation it resolves is watching a video from my desktop, or using my Netbook and my TV set, and having the screen saver come on after 10 minutes. It also continues charging devices that charge via USB, but stop charging when the computer enters sleep mode.

Caffeine is very small and unobtrusive. Just stick the program in your startup folder. The following options might be useful depending on how you use it.

Three Command-line options:

caffeine.exe -startoff Application starts inactive caffeine.exe -exitafter:xxx Application will terminate after xxx minutes caffeine.exe -activefor:xxx Application will become inactive after xxx minutes

I have it available on my desktop, but seldom use it. With my netbook, which I'm much more likely to need it, I have it start off, using "caffeine.exe -startoff". This puts it in the system tray, and I can right click to enable it.

Date: November 2009

This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Keeping clients' computers safe and profitable for over 30 years

Home Forms About Current Newsletter subscribe Search All Articles Browse by Category Security Internet Mobile Business Hardware Fun		Caffeine I now use a tiny program called Caffeine. It keeps my computers awake while I watch videos. The irritation it resolves is watching a video from my desktop, or using my Netbook and my TV set, and having the screen saver come on after 10 minutes. It also continues charging devices that charge via USB, but stop charging when the computer enters sleep mode. Caffeine is very small and unobtrusive. Just stick the program in your startup folder. The following options might be useful depending on how you use it. Three Command-line options: caffeine.exe -startoff Application starts inactive caffeine.exe -exitafter:xxx Application will terminate after xxx minutes caffeine.exe -activefor:xxx Application will become inactive after xxx minutes I have it available on my desktop, but seldom use it. With my netbook, which I'm much more likely to need it, I have it start off, using "caffeine.exe -startoff". This puts it in the system tray, and I can right click to enable it. Date: November 2009 This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
		I attempt to provide reliable information, but make no warranty as to the accuracy or safety of these articles. I disclaim all legal responsibility for what following these instructions may do. Follow my advice at your own risk