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Thread ID: 55805 2005-03-20 00:47:00 how to close a CD-rom drive. robsonde (120) PC World Chat
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335976 2005-03-20 12:07:00 I have a small 'joke' program installed which opens and closes my cd/dvd drawer. It was a 135kb download and works well.

I made a keyboard shortcut to it, so ctr+alt+h opens a very small box in the current window, then I press Enter to open the drawer or tab+enter to close it.
Alternatively, there is an icon on the taskbar to mouse click on, then press enter or tab+enter.

The program was a joke called 'The Cupholder' and the options to open or close the drawer are labelled 'extend cupholder' and 'retract cupholder'

Here is the address of the free download. They state that you should check for viruses before any installation.

www.thepocket.com

It is listed alphabetically under the letter T, for 'The Cupholder'.
xxll (5902)
335977 2005-03-20 12:20:00 I can open and close the CD drawer from the keyboard.
Mac innovation, I guess the rest will catch up eventually.
Safari (3993)
335978 2005-03-20 21:55:00 I can open and close the CD drawer from the keyboard.
Mac innovation, I guess the rest will catch up eventually.

It can be done in Windows too, but requires software (free) to map the appropriate keys
Greg (193)
335979 2005-03-24 08:34:00 I can open and close the CD drawer from the keyboard.
Mac innovation, I guess the rest will catch up eventually.

As soon as the mac "inventors" devise a scroll button in the default mouses, then we'll talk. kthxbai
Edward (31)
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