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idk if this is the right forum to put it in but,anyway!

 

i was on a website a while back and there was a screenshot of a program that clocks your desktop nad makes it blank but your background and a square at the bottom like the volume control that had a lock on it and its password protected... does anyone know where i can find this again?

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Not 100% sure of what you want, but here are two:

 

1) Turn on a Screensaver in System Preferences. Then in Security in System Preferences, turn on requiring a password to unlock the screensaver.

 

2) Keychain access can put an item in the menu bar. Select the item and it will blank the screen and require a password to get back in. To do this:

 

Open your Keychain Access utility in the Applications / Utility folder. Under the Keychain Access -> Preferences menu at the top, click on the General tab and then the "Show Status" button. A black padlock will appear in your taskbar in the upper right-hand corner. Close Keychain Access. Now when you click on the padlock, you have a "Lock Screen" option in the drop-down. Selecting it will cause your screen to fade to black and engage your screen saver. Click any key to open a login / password dialog box, and you're back in.

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