Comments on: How to lock your Mac OS X http://theiterator.com/2009/02/how-to-lock-your-mac-os-x/ This is my blog. There are many like it, but this one is mine. Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:18:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: neutralevil http://theiterator.com/2009/02/how-to-lock-your-mac-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-283 neutralevil Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:36:56 +0000 http://theiterator.com/?p=61#comment-283 Another way: Just click on the user name in menu bar and click "Login Window...". Another way:
Just click on the user name in menu bar and click “Login Window…”.

]]> By: Timo http://theiterator.com/2009/02/how-to-lock-your-mac-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Timo Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:26:45 +0000 http://theiterator.com/?p=61#comment-10 Hot corners are evil because it is too easy to hit them accidentally. I like the Keychain way of locking the screen but this is one of few things where Windows does it better. Hot corners are evil because it is too easy to hit them accidentally.

I like the Keychain way of locking the screen but this is one of few things where Windows does it better.

]]> By: admin http://theiterator.com/2009/02/how-to-lock-your-mac-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-9 admin Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:16:25 +0000 http://theiterator.com/?p=61#comment-9 Yea, that's fine too, if you don't mind entering your password every time you exit the screensaver. Personally, I do, so the Menu Bar approach is better. Yea, that’s fine too, if you don’t mind entering your password every time you exit the screensaver. Personally, I do, so the Menu Bar approach is better.

]]> By: Aki Björklund http://theiterator.com/2009/02/how-to-lock-your-mac-os-x/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Aki Björklund Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:54:31 +0000 http://theiterator.com/?p=61#comment-8 There is another way that does not clutter the menu bar: 1. Go to System Preferences | Desktop & Screen Saver | Screen saver | Hot Corners... Set a hot corner for your screen saver. 2. Go to System Preferences | Security and check the "Require password to wake this computer from sleep or screen saver" option. This is <em>much</em> easier on Windows, just hit Win-L. There is another way that does not clutter the menu bar:

1. Go to System Preferences | Desktop & Screen Saver | Screen saver | Hot Corners… Set a hot corner for your screen saver.
2. Go to System Preferences | Security and check the “Require password to wake this computer from sleep or screen saver” option.

This is much easier on Windows, just hit Win-L.

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