FastUserSwitching Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

The benefits of fast user switching

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 18th, 2013)

I've never used fast user switching on my Mac, but Rob Griffiths of Macworld presents several compelling reasons why enabling this Unix-based feature makes sense. He points out that working in a multiuser environment lets you troubleshoot issues without mucking up your current system setup. ...

Widget Watch: Locker

by Dave Caolo (Mar 22nd, 2006)

Today's widget is quite simple. Locker is a Dashboard widget that performs a single trick: Double click it, and you're sent to a login window via fast user switching. Enter your password and return to what you were doing, with all your applications still running. Since it takes (slightly) less time ...