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Article #45498Re: Simple "password" application?
From: Brian R. Holt
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 1990 21:53
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 1990 21:53
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In a previous posting Charles Allen writes:
>I'm looking for a "password" application. I want to be able to invoke
>a password dialog on demand, after an idle period, and at startup to
>discourage unwanted people from diddling with a Mac at work. Extreme
>security is not the point.
Sounds like you just want to put a Post-it note on your screen that says:
Please don't use my Mac without asking me.
This will give you the level of security you described, with no bells
and whistles. I do it all the time.
=brian
P.S. Post-it is a trademark of 3M
brian@ima.isc.com
US 617-661-7474 x206
near the last bend in the Charles River
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