File under "things my computer should have come with"
So, as anyone with an iMac knows, there’s no easy way to shut off the display. It’s possible to set the display sleep timer to 1 minute, but this causes the display to shut off every time you stop to read something. On Macbooks it’s possible to dim the screen all the way and have it shut off completely, but that doesn’t work on iMacs. I suppose the inability to shut off the display doesn’t make much difference if your iMac is in an office, but if it’s in your bedroom (like mine) it’s pretty annoying having to wait 15 minutes for the display to shut off if you’re using the machine right before bed. Luckily, I just found a widget that’ll automatically shut the display off, yeah!
via Infinite Loop