I do hold the power button to turn it off, that's how I can get the desktop the 
second time.  

I shut it down with the regular shut down sequence via the apple menu to shut 
it down when I am done with it.

Hope that helps.

Jenny
On Apr 17, 2012, at 10:07 AM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote:

> I wonder if the power button is set to put the computer into sleep or 
> stand-by, rather than use\e turn it off and on again?  When I press my power 
> button, I still have to choose whether to sleep or restart or shut off, 
> unless I use the "panic button," method of just holding it down until the 
> computer goes off.  Jenny, try checking in Apple / System pref / power and 
> see what the settings for it are.
> 
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