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Very Quick Question: Possible to lock keyboard/mouse/OS?
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formerly crazyreaper
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Hey, im having a house party tonight and wanna leave my mac running in my room with music on, but would like to lock the keyboard/mouse/OS X to stop people from.... basically going on porn website. is it possible to do such a lock out?
Matt
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Set a screensaver password!
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formerly crazyreaper
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Champion, thank you very much 
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You can set a hot corner for the screen saver if you want, too. This way, you move the mouse to one corner of the screen to activate it.
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I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
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You can do this as well:
Finder > Application > Utilities > Keychain Access. Open Preferences and select 'Show status in menubar'. You'll see a lock in the menu bar. Click the lock and select 'Lock Screen'.
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After you do this, disconnect the keyboard and mouse and hide them in a closet!
Steve
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Celebrating 10 years and 4000 posts on MacNN!
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Originally Posted by ibook_steve 
After you do this, disconnect the keyboard and mouse and hide them in a closet!
Steve
I was going to say that!
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formerly crazyreaper
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thanks for the answers, i only read from and in OreoCookie downwards today but i did what OreoCookie said and applied a hot corner anyway. i wanted to keep the keyboard and mouse infront of the computer so i could use it when needed to change albums ect. was an awesome night, not tubs are so much fun just got to get round to cleaning the house now 
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formerly crazyreaper
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thats a bit cool, shame ive just flogged my wii to get an xbox though
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formerly crazyreaper
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what? why did i get shot of my wii?
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Yeah, in the light of the wii controller systems being so much funner IMO than traditional input mechanisms, I wouldn’t even consider a traditional console anymore, personally. Like, for instance, there’s this one ultra violent game, I can’t remember the name, where you just run around and punch and stab and rip people’s organs out left and right, using nunchuks as controllers. I just don’t see that kind of immersion even being possible with traditional pads or joysticks, you know. Not a hardcore gamer, it’s just this impression I got of X-Boxes and Playstations being old-fashioned and overly static.
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formerly crazyreaper
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lol quality! i never played my wii, so couldn't see the point in holding on to it and i am quite the gamer so thought the xbox seemed a better option as my imac isnt keeping up with the latest games.
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Ah, right. Logical enough.
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