Keep sleep and screensavers at bay
Jiggler is a good, free program only available for Mac, that belongs to the category Utilities with subcategory Automation.
More about Jiggler
Since we added this software to our catalog in 2006, it has managed to achieve 1,388 downloads, and last week it had 3 downloads.
The software version is 1.4 and it has been updated on 9/29/2009. This software is available for users with the operating system Mac OS X and prior versions, and it is available in English.
About the download, Jiggler is a not that heavy program that does not require as much storage than the average program in the section Utilities. It's a software very heavily used in Other Countries and .
Changes
Now compatible with OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
A wider range of jiggle delays can now be set
iggler is a little freeware app with one purpose: to keep your Mac awake. When you have some lengthy task for your computer to do, it's annoying to have to turn off your screensaver and turn off the sleep timer, only to have to turn it all back on again when you're done. (The "never sleep" corner will keep your screensaver from kicking in, but still won't prevent your machine from falling asleep.) What you really want is a little helper who will bump your mouse every once in a while to keep your machine alert. That's Jiggler.
Jiggler just wiggles your mouse every once in a while, keeping your machine awake and happy. When you want to stay awake, run it. When you don't want to, quit it. You can even run it while you're working, because you can set it not to wiggle your mouse unless your computer has been sitting idle for a while. Or you can configure it to:
- Jiggle only when your machine is busy working, to make sure it doesn't fall asleep in the middle of a long job
- Jiggle whenever an unburned CD or DVD is inserted, to make sure it doesn't fall asleep while burning
- Jiggle whenever iTunes is playing, so your music doesn't get interrupted
- Jiggle whenever a particular application is running, if there's an app your machine needs to stay awake for!
