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]]> One of the easiest way to secure your computer from the prying co-worker’s eyes is to set a screensaver password. But if often leave your computer in a short moment only to repeatedly type the password, this simple security system could be annoying. Snow Leopard let the users decide how long should the screensaver (or sleep mode) run before you need to type in the password.
So if a user goes for a glass of water in the dispenser, he/she can continue right away.
Delayed Screensaver Password

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]]> One of the oddities of my computer use style is that I don’t like to have my system go into screensaver or lock automatically very quickly. When I leave the keyboard, I like to be able to activate the screensaver/lock manually. Since I’m also not a fan of active screen corners, I want to be able to do so by keystroke.

Annoyingly, OS X doesn’t let me bind a key to activate the screensaver. There used to be a couple utilities that enabled this, but they haven’t been updated since 10.3.

The screensaver engine itself is an application, but we still need a convenient wayto activate it. Enter Quicksilver. Quicksilver’s Triggers let us bind Quicksilver actions (including, conveniently, opening Applications) to keypresses.

So, to create a key to activate your screensaver or lock your system with Quicksilver, follow these simple steps:

  1. Create a Quicksilver trigger to open the screensaver engine. The engine is /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/
    Versions/A/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app

    QuickSilver Trigger Window

    QuickSilver Trigger Window

  2. Bring up the Trigger’s info pane.
  3. Set a key shortcut for the trigger. The combination of options I’ve got selected mean that the trigger only goes off if I hold the keys down for three seconds, and Quicksilver brings up a display window to let me know that I’m activating a trigger. Very handy!  Mine’s set to cmd-alt-ctrl-L)

    4. quicksilver hotkey window

    4.  Don’t forget go to Leopard -> System Preferences -> Security -> General. And check the “require password” checkbox.
    system_preferences.security

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