Comments on: LockTight for Mac OS X Intel

By: Shadows and Images :: Mac Software

Shadows and Images :: Mac Software — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:26:05 +0000

[...] if you do need to do secure file transfer using those protocols, it’s pretty good. Locktight: http://www.gkoya.com/2006/11/23/locktight-for-mac-os-x-intel/ This is a useful little gadget – it lets you set a global keyboard shortcut (I use [...]

By: Ben Haylock

Ben Haylock — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:55:01 +0000

You need to go into the Security control panel item in System Preferences, and set the delay to “immediately”. I believe this fixes the bug ;-).

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:44:55 +0000

It doesn’t work for me. I hit the hotkey, the padlock button comes up, screen goes black for a second and then it goes back to the desktop.

Running Snow Leopard

By: Bloquear ordenador : macnauta

Bloquear ordenador : macnauta — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:43:50 +0000

[...] LockTight Gratuito. Programita para bloquear nuestro equipo. Nos pide la contraseña para desbloquearlo. El autor dice que se use bajo la responsabilidad de cada uno, porque solo lo ha probado en su equipo. [...]

By: G0Dzilla

G0Dzilla — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:12:24 +0000

It’s really work! Thank you, author!!!

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:09:12 +0000

As of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, there is one more way to accomplish this, without any extra or third party software.

Use Automator to create and save a ‘Start Screen Saver’ service that accepts no input and is available to all applications. You can find the appropriate Automator action under ‘Utilities’. Then you can simply assign this new service a shortcut from the Keyboard Shortcuts preference pane.

If you would prefer to lock the screen rather than use a screen saver, use Automator to run a shell script with the following command:

/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu\ Extras/User.menu/Contents/Resources/CGSession -suspend

Then set the keyboard shortcut as before. Huzzah!

See this (more general) tip:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20090903085255430

By: Snow Leopard Compatibility: Applications H - N

Snow Leopard Compatibility: Applications H - N — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:42:39 +0000

[...] http://www.gkoya.com/2006/11/23/locktight-for-mac-os-x-intel/ [...]

By: Ben Haylock

Ben Haylock — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:07:23 +0000

Hi Rob

It’s not my source. As you will have read, it belongs to Menno.

All I’ve done is updated the XCode project for 10.4 and 10.5 Intel, and for 10.6.

All the source and project files are in the download packages: so, drop Menno a line as a courtesy, and start re-mashing-up the project. Assume that it’s kinda “abandonware” and that as long as you’re not going to commercialise it, you could gently rebuild it.

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:48:54 +0000

Disregard previous post. Just downloaded and found source folder.

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:47:58 +0000

Would you mind opening up the source code under GPL so others could support of modify as needed.