I primarily use my macbook (13" silver, new in January) on my desktop with an external monitor. I'd use the clamshell mode, but when the lid is closed I get bad WiFi reception. I want to use my external monitor (with the laptop monitor off) while the laptop lid is open. Right now I have to go through the following process every time I wake my machine up:
1) Wake the machine up with a keyboard stroke.
2) Close lid
3) Enter another key stroke to wake up in clamshell mode
4) Open the lid again
Needless to say, this is a tedious process to go through every time I wake my machine up.
Is there a way to operate in "clamshell mode" by default whenever the lid is open and there's an external monitor hooked up?
1) Wake the machine up with a keyboard stroke.
2) Close lid
3) Enter another key stroke to wake up in clamshell mode
4) Open the lid again
Needless to say, this is a tedious process to go through every time I wake my machine up.
Is there a way to operate in "clamshell mode" by default whenever the lid is open and there's an external monitor hooked up?