How Do I Disable My Gadgets' LEDs? 259
pHatidic writes "My college dorm room is never dark, even with the lights turned off. This is because of LEDs. Between the Airport Express, laser printer, surge protector, and Logitech mouse there is the constant nuissance of light polution. The powerbook has to take the cake though, with a green LED built into the power adapter and a white pulsating LED indicating it's in sleep mode so bright that I can actually detect it even with my eyes closed. Short of actually unplugging all of my devices every day, is there any way to disable all of these LEDs so I can actually get some sleep?"
Black Electric Tape (Score:5, Insightful)
Unplug it at the wall.... (Score:2, Insightful)
Why do people insist on running things 24x7...
gus
One idea (Score:4, Insightful)
Bluetack (Score:2, Insightful)
Aesthetic Geek.
Re:unplugging devices...with a power strip (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Black Electric Tape (Score:5, Insightful)
Or, if you prefer (as I do), use the "handy man's secret weapon": duct tape. Duct tape fixes everything.
Re:Everyone has suggested taping the LEDS.... (Score:2, Insightful)
Best, most obvious answer (Score:2, Insightful)
Answer is bloody obvious (Score:4, Insightful)
Cover lights in tape
or
open device, disconnect lights
Why is
Re:The final deaththows of Slashdot.... (Score:2, Insightful)
On second thought, I guess I'm complaining more about the fact that a question with such an obvious answer was even allowed on Ask Slashdot.
Oh, wait.
Nevermind.
Ask Slashdot.
Slashdot. Slashdot editors.
My bad.
Boiling down your options... (Score:5, Insightful)
Here are your options, in a nutshell:
That's it, unless you can find a way to install some form of ultra-massive gravity in your dorm room that causes all light to bend towards it (and away from your eyes), although on second thought this would probably destroy all your stuff in the process.
Yaz.
Make a fort (Score:5, Insightful)