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How Do I Disable My Gadgets' LEDs?

Posted by timothy on from the back-to-school-day dept.

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?"

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  1. Black Electric Tape by photon317 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Cheap, Effective.

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    1. Re:Black Electric Tape by TheWanderingHermit · · Score: 4, Insightful

      And if the tape doesn't block it out by itself, you can use it to tape a piece of paper or cardboard over the LED.

      Or, if you prefer (as I do), use the "handy man's secret weapon": duct tape. Duct tape fixes everything.

  2. One idea by Izanagi · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Get a night mask.

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  3. Answer is bloody obvious by Celt · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Well it is...
    Cover lights in tape
    or
    open device, disconnect lights

    Why is /. posting a question that a 10 year old could answer, even a 5 year old might suggest the tape as a idea.

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  4. Boiling down your options... by Yaztromo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Here are your options, in a nutshell:

    • Remove power to the devices in some manner,
    • Remove/disable all the LEDs,
    • Shield the LEDs,
    • Shield your eyes.

    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.

  5. Make a fort by blogan · · Score: 4, Insightful

    In college, I had the bottom bunk, so I just hung blankets from the bunk and had a place to sleep that was darker than you could imagine. My roommate could still have the lights on and it didn't affect me.