On Apr 7, 2013 9:35 PM, "Fred Erickson" <fredferickson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 7 Apr 2013 20:40:19 -0700
> Richard Vickery <richard.vickeryrv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 8:13 PM, Joe Zeff <joe@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > On 04/07/2013 07:45 PM, Richard Vickery wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi,
> > >>
> > >> It happens often enough that I leave the computer long enough for
> > >> it to blacken the screen. Is there a combination key stroke to get
> > >> x back?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks.
> > >>
> > >>
> > > Check your screen saver settings. It sounds like it's set to lock
> > > the screen when it blanks, as that's the default.
> > >
> >
> > Why does it lock on default? That is not the best solution. At least
> > I know a little bit about how to fix it, but I can just imagine the
> > person coming over from the MS world having a heart attack just
> > trying how to keep the computer from crashing.
>
> It's a matter of opinion, many people would find locking to be best.
> People working on sensitive or important data in an area where
> other people or especially children were around find that useful. As
> far as people from the MS world...from what I've seen, they have plenty
> of experience with crashing computers =:)
> --
In the case where you have sensitive information that you don't want people looking at it, or children deleting it, how does one get back from this screen without rebooting and losing ones work?
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