Comments on: LockTight utility for Intel Macs http://muffinresearch.co.uk/archives/2006/07/28/locktight-utility-for-intel-macs/ the personal blog of Stuart Colville covering modern web development techniques and best practices Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:44:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Stuart Colville http://muffinresearch.co.uk/archives/2006/07/28/locktight-utility-for-intel-macs/#comment-7135 Stuart Colville Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:29:47 +0000 http://muffinresearch.co.uk/archives/2006/07/28/locktight-utility-for-intel-macs/#comment-7135 @Norm: That's far too advanced! @Norm: That’s far too advanced!

]]> By: Mark Norman Francis http://muffinresearch.co.uk/archives/2006/07/28/locktight-utility-for-intel-macs/#comment-7134 Mark Norman Francis Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:21:00 +0000 http://muffinresearch.co.uk/archives/2006/07/28/locktight-utility-for-intel-macs/#comment-7134 I just use Salling Clicker and Quicksilver personally. I have Apple+Escape set to run the LockScreen program that comes with one of the standard bundles. Then, incase I've forgotten to press it and wander off, Salling Clicker has a phone event set to pause iTunes and start the screensaver when my phone drops out of range. I just use Salling Clicker and Quicksilver personally.

I have Apple+Escape set to run the LockScreen program that comes with one of the standard bundles. Then, incase I’ve forgotten to press it and wander off, Salling Clicker has a phone event set to pause iTunes and start the screensaver when my phone drops out of range.

]]> By: Stuart Colville http://muffinresearch.co.uk/archives/2006/07/28/locktight-utility-for-intel-macs/#comment-7119 Stuart Colville Fri, 28 Jul 2006 08:12:34 +0000 http://muffinresearch.co.uk/archives/2006/07/28/locktight-utility-for-intel-macs/#comment-7119 @Neil: That's a fair comment Neil, however I got used to using LockTight and so I just wanted to fix it to work on my new mac and I thought whilst I was at it I could make the files available for the one or two people that might be looking for a version that worked on macintel! I think the reason why I like it is I am used to doing windows + L from my previous life when I was mainly running windows. I think there's a lot that you could do better around locking your machine, one of my colleagues is currently writing an applescript that pauses itunes set's adium's status and then locks his machine. But for me I like the simplicity of LockTight ;-). @Neil: That’s a fair comment Neil, however I got used to using LockTight and so I just wanted to fix it to work on my new mac and I thought whilst I was at it I could make the files available for the one or two people that might be looking for a version that worked on macintel!

I think the reason why I like it is I am used to doing windows + L from my previous life when I was mainly running windows.

I think there’s a lot that you could do better around locking your machine, one of my colleagues is currently writing an applescript that pauses itunes set’s adium’s status and then locks his machine. But for me I like the simplicity of LockTight ;-).

]]> By: Neil Crosby http://muffinresearch.co.uk/archives/2006/07/28/locktight-utility-for-intel-macs/#comment-7116 Neil Crosby Fri, 28 Jul 2006 05:59:29 +0000 http://muffinresearch.co.uk/archives/2006/07/28/locktight-utility-for-intel-macs/#comment-7116 I might be wrong, but this sounds like it could be achieved simply by setting up your Mac to require a password when coming out of sleep or screensaver, and then setting up your screensaver to run from a hot corner. Then whenever you want to lock your mac down just throw your mouse into that corner. No muss, no fuss. I might be wrong, but this sounds like it could be achieved simply by setting up your Mac to require a password when coming out of sleep or screensaver, and then setting up your screensaver to run from a hot corner. Then whenever you want to lock your mac down just throw your mouse into that corner.

No muss, no fuss.

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