Comments on: Back to School Tip: Require Password to Wake from Sleep http://macapper.com/2008/09/04/back-to-school-tip-require-password-to-wake-from-sleep/ Mac Apps, Reviews, Previews, Interviews, and Giveaways. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:57:29 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: James http://macapper.com/2008/09/04/back-to-school-tip-require-password-to-wake-from-sleep/comment-page-1/#comment-151712 James Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:09:22 +0000 http://macapper.com/?p=4606#comment-151712 These things are minor security enhancements. Anyone with any Mac knowledge at all can get by these. But at least they deter the snoopy co-worker, classmate, roommate, etc. I mean, if you leave your Mac sitting around unattended long enough for somebody to bypass these minor deterrents then you probably deserve to have the whole laptop stolen! These things are minor security enhancements. Anyone with any Mac knowledge at all can get by these. But at least they deter the snoopy co-worker, classmate, roommate, etc. I mean, if you leave your Mac sitting around unattended long enough for somebody to bypass these minor deterrents then you probably deserve to have the whole laptop stolen!

]]> By: rampancy http://macapper.com/2008/09/04/back-to-school-tip-require-password-to-wake-from-sleep/comment-page-1/#comment-151605 rampancy Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:29:36 +0000 http://macapper.com/?p=4606#comment-151605 It's hardly a bullet proof security solution; it certainly doesn't preclude people doing a force restart on your Mac to bypass it if you've set your Mac to automatically log you in to your account (or "hacking" their way in through other means). However, for roommates who aren't Mac-savvy or even tech-savvy, it's a good thing to do if you're leaving your Mac unattended for brief moments. What I generally do though is quickly invoke the login screen through Fast User Switching with a utility like MacLoc (http://ourapples.com/downloads) It’s hardly a bullet proof security solution; it certainly doesn’t preclude people doing a force restart on your Mac to bypass it if you’ve set your Mac to automatically log you in to your account (or “hacking” their way in through other means). However, for roommates who aren’t Mac-savvy or even tech-savvy, it’s a good thing to do if you’re leaving your Mac unattended for brief moments.

What I generally do though is quickly invoke the login screen through Fast User Switching with a utility like MacLoc (http://ourapples.com/downloads)

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