Ditching the MacBook Pro for a MacBook Air

Re:Ditching the MacBook Pro for a MacBook Air by 88 on Thursday November 22, 2018 @01:19PM (#18511544)

Not to take away the one redeeming feature of the Touch Bar for you, but have you looked at hot corners for locking the screen? I find that even less friction.

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Re:Ditching the MacBook Pro for a MacBook Air by rem7 on Thursday November 22, 2018 @03:36PM (#18512382)

This is how I lock my computer at work. Just slide all the way to the left bottom corner. Done. Really like that feature

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Re:Ditching the MacBook Pro for a MacBook Air by mozillas on Thursday November 22, 2018 @01:41PM (#18511697)

Control+Shift+Power turns off the display and by checking "Require password after sleep or screen saver begins" in System Preferences you get same effect by using a keyboard shortcut. https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/46170

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Re:Ditching the MacBook Pro for a MacBook Air by eugeniub on Thursday November 22, 2018 @02:23PM (#18511946)

Personally I prefer hot corners because I can lock it with one hand, sometimes as I'm in the middle of getting up.

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Re:Ditching the MacBook Pro for a MacBook Air by jiaweihli on Thursday November 22, 2018 @11:16PM (#18514317)

Ctrl-cmd-q locks out of the box, no customization needed.

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Re:Ditching the MacBook Pro for a MacBook Air by _asummers on Thursday November 22, 2018 @03:09PM (#18512213)

I do a shift modifier on mine and then just throw my pointer into the corner. Works well enough for me!

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Re:Ditching the MacBook Pro for a MacBook Air by zapzupnz on Friday November 23, 2018 @10:08PM (#18520240)

For me, Hot Corners are a pain when they're accidentally activated, so another way is Apple menu -> Lock Screen. After about 5 seconds, the screen turns off.

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