A common question from switchers to OSX from another operating system, is how they lock the screen with a keyboard shortcut.
There is no built in method, but there is a free addon that does it for you: LockTight which you can get here http://www.gkoya.com/2006/11/23/locktight-for-mac-os-x-intel/
Update: I accidently deleted the startup item to make LockTight available on start. I discovered that you can replace it by navigating to:
~/Library/PreferencePanes/LockTight then right click or CTRL click, select 'show package contents' then go to Contents/Resources and look for 'SleepTightAgent'.
If you place this in StartUp items it will be available from startup.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Apple Mac OSX, keyboard shortcut to lock screen
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Hi - I've documented another approach here:
locking your screen under osx
Cheers,
Mark
hey
I created a simpler way to lock your session, based on the idea of LockTight: Just type "Shift-CMD-L"
Check out my program:
http://www.aebischers.com/2010/04/07/applelock-beta-lock-your-mac/
BB
Better yet, why not help build a keyboard locking application for Mac OS X: http://www.indiegogo.com/Mac-OS-X-Keyboard-Lock-Application-Lockey
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