Comments on: Lockdown Will Secure Your Mac While You’re Away http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/lockdown-will-secure-your-mac-while-youre-away/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:06:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jackson http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/lockdown-will-secure-your-mac-while-youre-away/comment-page-1/#comment-353322 Jackson Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:53:55 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=7072#comment-353322 Yup, I mentioned that at the end of the post. MacLoc's just a glorified way to do it. Yup, I mentioned that at the end of the post. MacLoc’s just a glorified way to do it.

]]> By: Aibek http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/lockdown-will-secure-your-mac-while-youre-away/comment-page-1/#comment-353269 Aibek Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:50:42 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=7072#comment-353269 Cool tip! Cool tip!

]]> By: Magenta http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/lockdown-will-secure-your-mac-while-youre-away/comment-page-1/#comment-353253 Magenta Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:48:10 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=7072#comment-353253 You don't even need MacLoc to lock your computer. Just go into System Preferences -> Security -> "Require password to wake computer from sleep". Next go to Dashboard & Expose and set one of the active screen corners to "start screensaver". When you want to "log out" just move your mouse to that corner. An easy, quick "log out", but your programs remain running. ~Magenta You don’t even need MacLoc to lock your computer. Just go into System Preferences -> Security -> “Require password to wake computer from sleep”. Next go to Dashboard & Expose and set one of the active screen corners to “start screensaver”. When you want to “log out” just move your mouse to that corner.

An easy, quick “log out”, but your programs remain running.

~Magenta

]]> By: Eric http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/lockdown-will-secure-your-mac-while-youre-away/comment-page-1/#comment-353067 Eric Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:57:26 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=7072#comment-353067 This works great, but what if your Mac is stolen when it is off, or in your laptop bag? I did a search for "mac theft recovery" and came across this: http://www.gadgettrak.com/products/mac/ Not free, but pretty freaking cool, gets location off of wi-fi networks AND uses the camera to take a picture of the bastard and uploads it to your Flickr account. This works great, but what if your Mac is stolen when it is off, or in your laptop bag? I did a search for “mac theft recovery” and came across this:

http://www.gadgettrak.com/products/mac/

Not free, but pretty freaking cool, gets location off of wi-fi networks AND uses the camera to take a picture of the bastard and uploads it to your Flickr account.

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