Mouse Jiggler Keeps Your Computer Awake for Video Watching, Reading
This is a good one for all the fellas out there that need have their hands free for other use while you're watching video...for some unknown reason...or so I'm told because I have no personal reason for any such functionality....
Mouse Jiggler Keeps Your Computer Awake for Video Watching, Reading
Windows: If you have a quick-launching screen saver or a have your laptop's screen dim itself on battery power, reading and watching videos can get annoying. Free app Mouse Jiggler keeps your computer awake so you don't have to worry about it.
Most modern video players will disable the screen saver automatically, but a few have yet to gain this feature (I'm talking to you, HTML5-powered YouTube). Furthermore, if you're trying to do some reading, it can get annoying to have to jiggle the mouse yourself every few minutes to stop your screen saver or un-dim your laptop's monitor. ScreenJiggler is a tiny program that runs on your desktop and subtly jiggles your mouse to keep your computer awake.
You can also turn on "Zen Jiggle", which will simulate mouse jiggles without actually moving the cursor. The app's window doesn't minimize or hide itself, either, so you're never confused about when it's on or off—you don't want to leave the house with your screen saver still disabled. I will, of course, still go behind windows, so this "feature" won't interfere with your reading or video watching.
Mouse Jiggler is a free download for Windows only. Mac users, check out previously mentioned Jiggler for similar functionality.
Mouse Jiggler [via Download Squad]Send an email to Whitson Gordon, the author of this post, at whitson@lifehacker.com.
