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Set Password Activation Time in Snow Leopard

In Snow Leopard, you can now set an amount of time after your Mac goes to sleep or engages the screen saver before it requires a password to log back on. In Leopard, the option was simply to require the password or not. Choose among several increments, between 5 seconds and 4 hours, from System Preferences > Security.

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Tips on Traveling with Gadgets from the TSA Blog

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If you've done any air traveling in the last several years, you know part of the process is handing over your laptop, phone, and any other gadgets for security screening. The Transportation Security Administration, responsible for air travel security measures in the U.S., offers tips in a new blog post on traveling with small gadgets such as e-readers, netbooks, and, yes, the iPad.favicon follow link

 

Comments about Tips on Traveling with Gadgets from the TSA Blog

PixelTrickster  2010-04-08 08:15
Someone should inform the TSA that "killers" is not a good word to use on its blog.