My New Mac, Lion Edition

Sleepy Time

To define when your Mac automatically goes to sleep, you’ll need to define the inactivity time, which is the amount of time your Macintosh waits after it detects no activity (such as your moving the mouse or typing) before going to sleep. Everyone has his or her own idea of the most appropriate inactivity period. Some people use a short inactivity period, such as 10 minutes, but you may find that’s too short and your Macintosh will actually go to sleep while you’re reading something on the screen. On the other hand, if you define a long inactivity time, such as 2 hours, your computer could waste electricity while you’re away from it. Around 15 to 30 minutes can be a reasonable amount of inactivity time, but see what works for you. ...