Power ON Macbook Pro with keyboard

Hi,
Does anyone know if there is a way to set up my Apple wireless keyboard to turn on my Macbook pro (using Lion)?
My old G4 used to power ON with the wired keyboard, would be helpful to do the same with this new configuration.
Thanks,
fotoz

Question - Is it harmful to the laptop to allow it to sleep only and never turn it OFF?
Not harmful to the computer itself, but if your machine sleeps longer than three or four days without the AC adapter connected, you're likely to find its battery dead when you try to rev it up again. And if the battery is left discharged for long, it may never come back to life.
And if "never" in your post really means never at all, that won't really do it any harm either, but it's neither wise nor likely to be possible. If you really mean "almost never", like once every few weeks or months, that's perfectly OK. My own MBP hasn't been shut down for a grand total of twelve hours since I got it more than three years ago. It sleeps whenever I'm not using it.

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