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| From | Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: Super Duper v. CCC for rotating/incremental backups. |
| Date | 2014-02-21 17:13 +0000 |
| Organization | People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates |
| Message-ID | <bmpfqhF1uueU3@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (4 earlier) <slrnlgc7e9.ku.g.kreme@oswin.local> <le59du$6ig$1@reader2.panix.com> <slrnlgcfoj.2c2.g.kreme@oswin.local> <bmmtncFevf5U10@mid.individual.net> <slrnlgdb6o.hco.g.kreme@oswin.local> |
On 2014-02-21, Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > In message <bmmtncFevf5U10@mid.individual.net> > Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote: >> On 2014-02-20, Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: >>> In message <le59du$6ig$1@reader2.panix.com> >>> billy@MIX.COM <billy@MIX.COM> wrote: >>>> Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> writes: >>> >>>>> And my screen is *never* unlocked unless I am using the machine. Not on >>>>> any machine I've ever used. >>> >>>> For those unaware of it, run Keychain Access, open its Preferences, >>>> and check the "Show keychain status in menu bar" box. Then, when you >>>> want to lock your screen, just click on the lock icon and select Lock >>>> Screen. >>> >>> ⇧^-Eject is much faster. > >> Not sure what keys you mean. All I see is an up arrow followed by a >> superscript letter A followed by "-Eject". > > Odd, you got the UTF-8 cahracter but not the ^ indicating control? Hmmm... Well it's possible that I misread the ^ for the letter A, possibly due to the font I use for display. Here's a screen shot: <http://jollyroger.kicks-ass.org/slrn/control_char.png> Sure looks like a superscript letter A to me! > Control shit LOL! : D > and eject turns the screen off. If you do not have stupid > security settings, this locks the screen. Nice. I wasn't aware of that key combination. I'll commit Control-Shift-Eject to memory. Thanks! : ) >> Command-Option-Eject puts the computer to sleep, which isn't the same >> thing as locking the screen. > > My computers never sleep because every time you let a computer sleep you > delay SkyNet. : ) If I don't sleep my 2008 Mac Pro, my energy bill is higher. Plus, I'm trying to get as much life out of it as possible, and figure after many years of never letting the thing sleep, it deserves a little rest when not in use. : D -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR
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Super Duper v. CCC for rotating/incremental backups. Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-19 16:52 -0500
Re: Super Duper v. CCC for rotating/incremental backups. Jim Gibson <jimsgibson@gmail.com> - 2014-02-19 16:15 -0800
Re: Super Duper v. CCC for rotating/incremental backups. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-20 00:39 +0000
Re: Super Duper v. CCC for rotating/incremental backups. me@home.spamsucks.ca (Király) - 2014-02-20 03:09 +0000
Re: Super Duper v. CCC for rotating/incremental backups. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-20 15:22 +0000
Re: Super Duper v. CCC for rotating/incremental backups. billy@MIX.COM - 2014-02-20 16:10 +0000
Re: Super Duper v. CCC for rotating/incremental backups. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-20 16:33 +0000
Re: Super Duper v. CCC for rotating/incremental backups. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-20 17:44 +0000
Re: Super Duper v. CCC for rotating/incremental backups. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-20 17:52 +0000
Re: Super Duper v. CCC for rotating/incremental backups. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-21 01:32 +0000
Re: Super Duper v. CCC for rotating/incremental backups. Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-21 17:13 +0000
Re: Super Duper v. CCC for rotating/incremental backups. Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-20 17:39 -0500
Re: Super Duper v. CCC for rotating/incremental backups. Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-21 01:33 +0000
Re: Super Duper v. CCC for rotating/incremental backups. Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-20 20:44 -0500
Re: Super Duper v. CCC for rotating/incremental backups. Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-20 17:37 -0500
Re: Super Duper v. CCC for rotating/incremental backups. Ned Mantei <ned.mantei@biol.ethz.ch> - 2014-02-20 09:21 +0100
Re: Super Duper v. CCC for rotating/incremental backups. billy@MIX.COM - 2014-02-20 16:20 +0000
Re: Super Duper v. CCC for rotating/incremental backups. Bread <BreadWithSpam@Fractious.net> - 2014-02-25 15:49 -0800
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