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Keep Apps Running When You Lock Or Put Your Mac To Sleep [Tip]

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When a Mac goes to sleep of its own accord, or when you put it to sleep manually, although the apps continue to run, the screen doesn’t lock. There are several apps that let you lock your screen using simple shortcuts and/or icons in the Menu Bar, but the problem with most of these apps is that when you lock the screen, apps are suspended, too. This means if you have iTunes running, it will pause when the screen goes blank. To keep apps like this running but still be able to lock your screen, you need to turn to Mac’s screensaver and the built-in Hot Corner functionality. Read More

Lock Me Now: Easily Enable Keyboard Shortcut To Lock Your Screen [Mac]

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Locking others out of your computer is something that has a certain appeal; whether you’re doing it to protect the highly classified files entrusted to you be the Universal Secret Service, or just to keep your spouse from checking out what you’ve been browsing online, locking your screen when you leave your computer unattended is something we all do. As far as Windows is concerned, this is no big deal, and the very same feature exists on Mac as well. The slight problem with locking your screen on Mac via a keyboard shortcut, is that you are likely to have to go through a long process to get the feature to work. It is entirely doable without an app, but if you aren’t up to the process, Lock Me Now is a free Mac app that adds the feature for you. Details past the break. Read More

WinLockr Locks Your Windows PC With A USB Device

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WinLockr is a portable application which provides extra security for your locked account by disabling the mouse and keyboard, except for the release key combination. With WinLockr you can lock your system simply by plugging in a USB, which has to be configured with this software. This provides additional safety for your locked system and adds an extra layer of security which bars others from accessing your system in your absence. Interestingly, even if a person was to know your password, he/she cannot access your computer if WinLockr is enabled, as it requires a unique key combination to access the system, which only you would have. Read More

Smart Way To Lock Your Windows 7/Vista Computer (PC or Laptop)

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Most tips revolve around default Windows lock feature, but what if you want to lock the computer the moment you move away and unlock it when you come back? Blue Lock is the answer to this question, but it also works using the default Windows lock feature. The downside of the default lock feature in Windows is that you will have to manually enter the password to log back in over and over again. Read More