That green light just means that Num Lock is on

A brief moment of panic today: I open up my MacBook Pro and can’t log in. The left half of the keyboard doesn’t seem to work, and there’s an odd green light on under the function keys.

Turns out, it’s just Num Lock, which I’ve never used.

Thanks, Apple, for making an entirely inscrutable Num Lock indicator and darkening an otherwise bright day of travel!

© sfoskett for Stephen Foskett, Pack Rat, 2008. | Panic! Green Light and MacBook Pro Keyboard is Half Dead!
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