Just out of curiousity, is this the same if you (i) do, versus (ii) do not plug the mic back in before unsleeping? That is, what if you don't pull the mic out until you have closed the lid and slept, and then make sure to plug the mic back in before you unsleep/open the lid? How would the Mac know you've unplugged the mic? On Thu, 17 Apr 2008, John wrote: . . . > or back I usually pull out the USB mic and close the lid on my > computer. Dictate complains about loosing the microphone and when I > resume the computer (open the lid) Dictate refuses to reacquire the > mic. I have to shut it down and restart Dictate.