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Mac 101: Locking your Mac with a hotkey, like you can with Windows

by Jason Clarke (Jun 19th, 2009)

One of the things that confused me the most when I switched to the Mac platform was the fact that there's no built-in way to lock the computer manually with a hotkey when walking away from it. This is something that was drilled into me from working in an office full of pranksters where leaving your ...

Mac 101: SizzlingKeys - control iTunes with keyboard shortcuts

by Jason Clarke (Jun 18th, 2009)

Controlling your music while you're working (or playing) on your computer should be virtually seamless. While these days it's almost impossible to buy a keyboard without media keys built-in, there are many users that either don't have media controlling keys on their keyboards, or would simply prefer ...